Satake Europe Ltd is the EMEA Division of Satake Global Corporation. Founded in 1896 Satake is a world leader in grain processing equipment and systems, renowned for its tradition of innovation and continuous development of technology, with core principles of commitment to quality and focus on customer needs. Satake Europe extends those same driving principles of quality and service through their turnkey projects, machine sales and services across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Satake Europe delivers solutions in all areas of grain processing including Satake Rice Milling, Satake Optical Sorting equipment and Henry Simon Flour Milling systems, in addition to specialist services such as milling roll fluting. The showroom and test facility in the UK and sales and demonstration sites across the EMEA region allow customers from around the world to meet Satake experts in person or virtually to experience the benefits of Satake’s latest innovations.
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.KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — These are the 12 nations at which World Grain took an in-depth look through its monthly Country Focus series in 2024. Revisit the locations and the perspective they provide on global grain, flour and feed issues: