World Grain - October 2013 - 17

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Cargill to build $29-million feed mill in Iowa
HEDRICK, IOWA, U.S. — Cargill’s pork
business broke ground this week for construction of a new, $29-million, state-of-theart, feed mill in Hedrick, Iowa, U.S., Cargill
said on Aug. 4.
The new feed mill, capable of producing
350,000 tonnes of pelletized hog feed annually, is strategically located in proximity to
feedstock raw material supplies; hog finishing operations in southeast Iowa and northern Missouri; as well as to the company’s
pork processing plants at Ottumwa, Iowa,
and Beardstown, Illinois, U.S.
The feed mill also will be located near key
transportation corridors serving the region.
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S., firm Younglove Construction, LLC, will build the feed mill, which
is scheduled to be completed in late 2014.
“As our pork business grows due to customer and consumer demand, this feed mill
will help us improve our efficiency, reduce
costs and provide hog farms with feed that
is formulated by our nutritionists,” said Dirk
Jones, president of Wichita, Kansas, U.S.based Cargill Pork. “Additionally, it will

improve our feed ingredient sourcing, food
safety and feed quality management. This
feed mill is a strategic fit for our pork business throughout the region. The benefits are
significant and will help us remain cost competitive in our ongoing efforts to always provide superior fresh pork products and services
to our domestic and international customers.”

In 2011, Cargill purchased a 21,500-acre
site near Dalhart, Texas, U.S., for $33 million, to increase its pork production capabilities. That facility, which will reach full
production capacity in late 2015, is continuously increasing the number of hogs being
sent to farms in the region that will benefit
from the new Iowa feed mill.

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Cargill building oil crush plant in Russia
VOLGOGRAD, RUSSIA — Cargill announced on Sept. 19 that it has begun construction on a new sunflower oil crush plant
in the town of Novoanninskiy in the Volgograd region of southern Russia.
The company will invest in excess of
$200 million in the facility, which will process up to 640,000 tonnes of sunflower seeds
per year.
“Cargill is a significant participant in Russian agriculture,” said Andreas Rickmers,
head of Cargill’s grain and oilseeds business
in Europe. “We continue to see excellent
potential in the country’s agricultural sector.
Our customers in the food and feed industry
will benefit from this new reliable source of
oil and protein meal.
“This investment is in line with our strategy to focus on the growth and development
of our offering to farmers in Russia. The new
plant’s capacity will ensure a local outlet for
their crops. This is an important part of our
total offering which includes a range of services, advice and financial tools.”
The state-of-the-art facility will conform
to the highest health and safety standards and
is expected to be operational in time for the
2015 harvest. It will serve Cargill’s food and
feed industry customers, both in the Russian
domestic market and around the world.
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