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Bakers and millers in the Philippines have been authorized by President Ferdinand Marcos to import
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in the Philippines over the authority
to import.
The Philippine Federation of Bakers' Associations (PFBA) formed a
corporation, Philippine Bakers, Inc.
(Philbake) to engage mainly in imSRUWLQJ WKH ZKHDW DQG ÀRXU UHTXLUHPHQWV RI LWV DI¿OLDWHG DVVRFLDWLRQ
and 10,281 baker members.
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was taken over by the National Food
Authority in response to urgent requests. This was due to complaints
by PFBA of "rampant over-pricing,
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committed by unscrupulous traders
and dealers."
"As long as the bakers are also
allowed to import wheat and wheat
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users are assured of a steady and
continuous supply of the commodLW\ IRU WKH EHQH¿W RI FRQVXPHUV RI
bread and other bakery items," said
Bartolome Hermosura, president of
PFBA. The association executive
said that the move would afford bakers protection from adverse supply
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nal schedule called for operations to
begin in April.

1996
Norvell Co., Inc., a manufacturer
of grain sieves, agitators and sifters
for the milling industry, is now under
new ownership and management.
M. Alan Hale has purchased the
49-year-old company from Hough
International of Albertville, Alabama, U.S. Hale will serve as president and director of sales. He previously was a regional production superintendent for ADM Milling Co.,
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S., with
oversight responsibilities for 10
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Norvell products can be found
around the world and is one of only
two companies in the U.S. manufacturing equipment of this kind.
Grand Moulins de Paris has announced plans to build a new milling complex on the city's western
outskirts.
The existing mill complex,
France's largest capacity plant on a
single site, is located near the center
of Paris. Due to city planning, the
mill must leave that urban location.
The project includes two independent milling units and related
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to oversee AWB's management of
the monopoly, had no choice but to
reject it. CBH Chairman Tony Critch
said he was disappointed but not surprised by AWB's decision, which
has compounded growing tension
between the two biggest players in
Western Australia's wheat industry.
Cuba's food buying agency has
committed to purchase 500,000
tonnes of U.S. wheat in 2006, U.S.
Wheat Associates (USW) announced
in December.
In a ceremony in Havana, the two
parties signed a letter of intent, spelling out the terms of the pledge. Cuba
has become the largest U.S. wheat
customer in the Caribbean, purchasing 1.6 million tonnes of U.S. wheat
since trade between the countries resumed in 2001.
China National Cereals, Oils and
Foodstuff Corp (COFCO) is expected
to merge with China Grains and Oils
Group Corp (CGOG) to form a company with total assets of 60 billion
yuan ($7.4 billion).
The state-run Assets Supervision
and Administration Commission has
approved the merger. The merger of
COFCO and CGOG aims to boast the
company's competitiveness against
global agriculture heavyweights.

Archer Daniels Midland Co.
(ADM) in December announced sevCargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minne- 2006
eral changes in its senior operations.
sota, U.S., is expected to acquire LivJohn Little was named vice-president
A groundbreaking bid by Western of manufacturing for ADM's millHUSRROVR\EHDQFUXVKLQJRLOUH¿QLQJ
and bulk handling assets of Continen- Australian grain storage and handling ing division. Dan Wells was named
tal Grain Co., New York City, New giant CBH to export wheat outside vice-president and technical director
the monopoly controlled by AWB, for ADM's milling division. Dennis
York, U.S.
The transaction was expected to be the former Australian Wheat Board, Garceau was named vice-president
completed March 31. Terms were not was defeated by AWB.
and director of group operations, with
AWB exercised its veto to reject manufacturing responsibilities for
disclosed.
CBH's application to export 100,000 corn processing, including sweeten$¿UHLQ'HFHPEHUODVW\HDUDW$U- WRQQHVRIZKHDWGLUHFWO\WRVL[ÀRXU ers, starches and bioproducts. Kevin
gentina's largest grain export terminal mills that it bought in Southeast Asia Hess was named vice-president and
under construction at Rosario is ex- last year. The veto meant the Wheat director of group operations, with
pected to delay work at the new grain Export Authority (WEA), the gov- manufacturing responsibilities for
complex for another year. The origi- ernment agency set up six years ago oilseed processing and ADM Grain.
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