ATCHISON, KANSAS, US — A dryer fire occurred the night of Nov. 27 at the operations facility of MGP Ingredients, Inc. in Atchison, Kansas, US, according to the company. No one was injured. The Atchison-based company on Nov. 28 was assessing the damage and trying to determine the cause of the fire.
MGP Ingredients makes distilled alcohol products and food ingredients, including specialty starches and proteins, at the facility.
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — It was a bumpy ride for the global grain industry in 2024.
An already unstable geopolitical situation worsened with military conflicts expanding in Ukraine and the Middle East. Transporting grain efficiently was a challenge, in part because of those wars. And several of the world’s largest agribusiness companies saw profits tumble in a suboptimal economic climate for global agriculture.
The establishment in both Europe and the United States saw a conservative backlash against their liberal policies, leading to political unrest in countries such as France and the return of Donald Trump to the US presidency after a four-year absence. The result will likely be a continued trend toward protectionist policies that will impact the global grain trade in the coming years as well a reduced emphasis on “green” environmental policies that had become prevalent during the past four years.
The following are World Grain’s top 10 stories for 2024.