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John C. Brown has been appointed general sales manager of the
Cereal Milling Division of Henry
Simon Ltd.
Brown joined Simon in 1969 and
has worked in both U.K. and North
American operations. He has been
responsible for export and new market sales.
The International Wheat Council (IWC) has raised its estimate of
global wheat production in 1986-87
by 2 million tonnes, while reducing its forecast of consumption by 9
million tonnes.
The net result is a 14-milliontonne increase in carryover stocks
of wheat at the season's end, which
are projected to climb to 163 million tonnes.
A large harvest projected for Canada offset slightly by substantial
yield cuts in France and Spain due
to a drought accounts for the overall
projected increase.
Conditions in the Soviet Union
improved considerably by the end
of August, the IWC said.
For the current outlook for world
wheat trade in 1986-87, the IWC
projected the volume at 90 million
tonnes.

1997
The 8th Annual Association of Operative Millers Middle East/Africa
District's conference and trade show
was hosted in November in Luxor,
Egypt. Hosted by Egyptian millers,
the conference attracted up to 250
delegates, a record number that included equipment and services suppliers. The trade show featured 35
exhibitors from Australia, Europe, the
Middle East and the United States.
The standing-room-only educational sessions included presentations of 12 technical papers and a
"What's New?" program. Mycotox-

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More than 200 delegates heard presentations on 12 specialized topics ranging from the
state of Egyptian milling to various wheat and maize milling technologies.

ins in grain and the pros and cons of permanent changes.
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In announcing the decision on
dominated many discussions, both Dec. 5, Australian Prime Minister
formally and informally.
John Howard said the strategy was
seen as a means of resolving the difCargill, S.A., the Argentine sub- ferences that exist in relation to the
sidiary of Cargill, Inc., Minneapo- current crop and the pool.
lis, Minnesota, U.S., will invest
more than $17 million to boost caThe Canadian government on
pacity of its Puerto San Martin soy- Dec. 19 moved a step closer to endbean processing plant and to build a ing the Canadian Wheat Board's
barge terminal facility at the com- PDUNHWLQJPRQRSRO\E\¿ULQJ&:%
plex, near the central Argentine city President Adrian Measner, who had
of Rosario on the Parana River.
spoken out against the plan.
The company will increase soy"We issued the letter to him, just
bean crushing capacity at the plant saying that his position was no lonto more than 7,000 tonnes per day, ger his, that thanked him for his sermaking it one of the largest oilseed vice," Agriculture Minister Chuck
processing facilities in the world.
Strahl said after making the anThe company has made a number nouncement.
of recent investments in Argentina
Strahl appointed Greg Arason, a
as part of a three-year, $130 million IRUPHU &:% SUHVLGHQW WR ¿OO WKH
investment plan begun in 1995.
vacancy on an interim basis.
The Canadian Conservative Party
2007
is following through on an election
promise to give western Canadian
Legislation stripping AWB In- farmers great freedom to choose
ternational of its veto over wheat whether to sell their wheat and barley
exports, with the power to be tem- through the board or independently.
porarily transferred to Agriculture
Supporters of the board say scrapMinister Peter McGauran, was ping the monopoly would effectivepassed by the Australian Parliament ly kill the farmer-run organization
in early December.
and result in lower prices.
McGauran will hold the veto for
Strahl has not had an easy time sellthe next six months to allow this ing his new vision of the wheat board
season's wheat pool to be sold, to Prairie Farmers. In December, inwhile the Australian government dividuals who support the monopoly
spends the next three months ne- ZRQIRXURIWKH¿YHGLVWULFWHOHFWLRQV
gotiating with the industry about for the CWB's board of directors.

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