KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — The war between Russia and Ukraine and its impact on global grain trade continued to dominate the headlines in 2023.
Russia’s decision to pull out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and to escalate attacks on Ukraine’s grain infrastructure caused even greater instability in an already shaky global grains market. But it was just one of many important developments that influenced the global grain and milling industries this year.
The following are World Grain’s top 10 stories for 2023:
LOWELL, MICHIGAN, US — King Milling Co., Michigan’s largest flour miller, on April 10 celebrated the completion of the latest expansion of its flour milling complex. The $47 million project, which began in 2022 and was completed this winter, involved erecting the mill as well as two slipform concrete wheat storage bins that are attached to it. A full report on the new mill will appear in the May issue of World Grain.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — The International Association of Operative Millers’ (IAOM) 128th Annual Conference & Expo will be April 16-18 in Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Along with educational programming, committee meetings and networking opportunities, the event includes the expo. Following are products and services from World Grain advertisers who will be exhibiting at IAOM.