Miller Magazine Issue: 127 July 2020

18 NEWS MILLER / JULY 2020 Repairs to ADM's terminal in Reserve, Louisi- ana, damaged more than a year ago, will not be completed until early 2021 as high water conditions have impacted the construction schedule. ADM’s key grain-export terminal repairs delayed Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., one of the top agricultural commodity traders, said one of its key U.S. grain-export terminals won’t be back online until next year after work to repair the facility was delayed, Bloomberg reports. Construction at the Reserve terminal in Louisiana, one of the three ADM owns in the Gulf of Mexico region, will be completed in early 2021, the company said in response to Bloomberg’s questions. Repairs were needed after a third party vessel collision damaged the facility last year. “High water conditions have impacted the construction time line at our export terminal in Reserve,” ADM said. “We informed customers several months ago that we expect the repairs to be complete in early 2021, and we remain on track to have the terminal back online during that time frame.” The delay means ADM’s Reserve terminal will miss some key months for the American crop-cargo season, with most U.S. soybeans exported from November throu- gh January. Gulf ports usually ship about 2 billion bushels a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ADM has two other export elevators in the Gulf regi- on as well as facilities in Texas and the Pacific Northwest “to help us manage export volumes,” the company said, adding that the facilities handle soybeans and other agri- culture products including corn and wheat. Minimally processed SweetPure™ delivers balanced sweetness for European bakery and ce- real applications. Wheat and barley malt syrup added to Cargill’s label-friendly sweetener options Consumers increasingly demand more from the foods they consume, embracing products made with familiar and minimally processed ingredients. To help food manufactu- rers deliver on these expectations, Cargill has launched Swe- etPure™ M Wheat and Barley Malt Syrup, a label-friendly, unrefined sweetener developed for ba- kery, snack bar and cereal applications. “We live in the age of mindful consu- mers, who want to know all about the food they buy, including how the ingre- dients are grown and processed,” said Phillippe Chouvy, Cargill’s business de- velopment manager for sweeteners in Europe. “Food manufacturers need simple ingredients that address the needs of these label-conscious consumers.” SweetPure, which labels simply as wheat and barley malt syrup, fits those demands to a tee. Cargill’s proprietary re- search suggests consumers view wheat and barley malt as familiar ingredients, ranking them positively. Adding to its appeal, the unrefined syrup meets ISO natural definition. As the syrup is unrefined, it has a light grainy taste and pale-yellow color that pairs well with most bakery, snack bar and cereal flavor profiles. While it functions similarly to high maltose syrups in formulations, its straightforward ingredient description and minimally processed nature ap- peals to consumers. Beyond its label-friendly credentials, SweetPure is only 25-40 percent as sweet as sugar, depending on the concentration. “Given its mid-range sweetness, SweetPure can be used to formulate baked goods and cereal products with more balanced sweet- ness or as a first step towards reduced-su- gar formulation to meet the needs of he- alth-focused consumers,” added Chouvy. “SweetPure represents an important addition to our al- ready extensive nature-derived sweetener portfolio, which includes full-, mid- and no-calorie solutions,” said Ann Die- rickx, Cargill’s sweetener product line manager in Europe. “Combined with our application, formulation and technical expertise in bakery and cereals, we’re now even better po- sitioned to support our customers’ needs, whether it’s for reformulation or new product development projects.”