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LifeLine Foods celebrates masa mill expansion
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, US - LifeLine Foods, Inc., celebrated the completion of its $12 million masa mill expansion
on Sept. 22 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its plant in St.
Joseph, Missouri, US.
The expanded mill will allow LifeLine to increase its presence producing high-quality masa products in the rapidly
growing Mexican food industry in the United States.
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outsell white sandwich bread, but also hot dog and hamburger
buns. Masa is perceived as healthier, and there is tremendous
growth in Hispanic cuisine. This expansion gives us the opportunity to aggressively compete in this category."
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has helped shape our growth strategy," Kelly said. "The capital

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than $10 million over the last year, $3 million of which was
invested in local contractors.
"We process nearly 26 million bushels of corn per year and
the corn we use in our facility is grown right here in Northwest
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"We're appreciative of the city of St. Joseph, the St. Joseph
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293.6 million tonnes, down from the 295.5 million tonnes
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below the 2019 level of 312.4 million tonnes.
Wheat production (excluding durum) is projected almost
unchanged from the previous estimate at 129.2 million tonnes.
This compares to last year's crop of 146 million tonnes.
The EU's 2020 barley production is now forecast at 61.3
million tonnes, down from the 62.5 million tonnes seen in
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tonnes from the previous forecast of 64.6 million tonnes. Last
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has remained unchanged at 17 million tonnes. Last year's crop
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in many parts of the EU have led to smaller crops.

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