Miller Magazine Issue: 135 March 2021

48 NEWS MILLER / march 2021 Cargill to boost U.S. soy crush capacity A brand-new application for pest control from Bayer U.S. agricultural commodities trader Cargill Inc is expanding soybean processing capacity at two large Midwest crush plants and increasing efficiency at five other U.S. facilities to meet growing demand for food and fuel, the company said. Cargill’s $475 million investment in seven states co- mes as U.S. processors are already crushing soybeans at a record pace amid soaring demand for livestock feed. Soybean prices have scaled to the highest in more than six years as the record crush, and record exports, are projected to shrink U.S. stocks of the oil- seed to a mere 9-1/2 day supply ahead of the next harvest. Cargill anticipates rising demand for food as resta- urants and the travel sector emerge from the coro- navirus pandemic and for feedstocks to produce bio- fuels, including renewable diesel, grows, said Warren Feather, managing director of Cargill’s North Ameri- can supply chain. “We are seeing a continued growth trend for soy products, not just today but also these investments are part of how we are planning for the future demand,” he said in an email to Reuters. Cargill will boost processing capacity at a Cedar Ra- pids, Iowa, plant by 10%, with work due to be comp- leted by this autumn. Upgrades at Cargill’s Sydney, Ohio, facility, originally announced in 2019, will inc- lude a doubling of crush capacity and faster loading and unloading of products. The project’s $225 million price tag, which was also announced in 2019, is inc- luded in the $475 million investment, Cargill said. Ot- her improvements include automation that will speed up handling of soy products at Cargill crush plants in Guntersville, Alabama; Gainesville, Georgia; Wichita, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; and Fayetteville, North Carolina. The projects will be completed over the next five years. REUTERS Pest Partner, the newest pest control application developed by Bayer Environmental Health towar- ds the “right defence in right amount against right pest” motto has taken its place on App Store and Google Play Store! It designed specifically for the partners to easing their workload, ensuring effec- tiveness of the disinfestation and raising customer satisfaction. By using Pest Partner, Bayer Environmental Health partners can easily reach and use these functions: • Dosing calculation and implementation device settings, • Reports for customer visits, • The nearest retailer information, • Expert support on pest defining, • SDS and label information about products. Pest Partner, mobile application that offers less workload and accurate information on important is- sues is getting ready to be the number-one partner of pest control professionals soon.