Miller Magazine Issue: 139 July 2021

During the coronavirus pandemic, many major grain exporters coun- tries have stopped or restricted their foreign sales to guarantee their people’s food safety. Countries dependent on imports tried to make large purchases in panic. In this process where the food supply chain has come to a breaking point, it has been understood how vital grain storage capacities are. Globally, we lose one-fifth of the projected wheat yield annually to pests and pathogens totaling losses of 209 million tonnes, worth $31 billion. The climate emergency has the capacity to bring further dis- ruption to global food supplies, as a changing environment brings new types of pests and diseases and increases their spread. Up to 40% of global crop production is lost to plant pests and diseases, says the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Each year, plant diseases cost the global economy more than $220 billion, and invasive insects cost at least $70 billion. From the harvest onward, the grain undergoes a series of opera- tions during the course of which quantitative and qualitative losses can occur. Insufficient drying and poor storage conditions can bring about losses caused by the combined action of moulds, insects, rodents and other pests. Given the increasing food demand of an increasing pop- ulation, reducing the postharvest loss is of high importance for global food security. Storage facilities, handling systems, and atmospheric conditions can significantly affect the quality and value of the grain. Artificial intelli- gence and machine learning methodologies could be applied to the grain storage industry and transform the way that managers interact with the silo, receive information on grain condition. They could im- prove the accuracy and efficiency of the existing grain management tools but also create new innovative ones. Grains are the main staple food in most of nations and account for the maximum postharvest losses on a calorific basis among all agricultural commodities. With safe storage, proper grain handling, we can reduce post-harvest losses. Safe storage for grains is possible with a good pre-cleaning, temperature tracking and with the right cooling-condi- tioning equipment. In this issue, we have chosen this vital topic as the cover story. We tried to inform you about the latest developments in safe grain storage. I hope you will read with interest the articles on the trending technolo- gies of the world's leading silo manufacturers. editor Namık Kemal PARLAK millermagazine company/millermagazine millermagazine Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd. Gökevler Mah. 2312 Sok. No:16/37 Ginza Corner Plaza, Esenyurt / İstanbul - TURKEY T. +90 212 347 31 64 F. +90 212 212 02 04 www.millermagazine.com info@millermagazine.com On Behalf of Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd., Owner Zübeyde Kavraz Responsible Manager Namık Kemal Parlak Editor-in-Chief Namık Kemal Parlak Editors Mustafa Yağmurlu Cemalettin Kanaş Sales and Marketing Ahmet Açıkgöz Burcu Çetin Ebru Ildan Sevin Art Director and Visual Design Alparslan Murat Aysu Corporate Communications Ahmet Hamdi Annaç Consultancy Board Ali İhsan Özkaşıkçı, Chairman of AUSD Mesut Çakmak, Chairman of GUSAD Erhan Özmen, GUSAD Honorary Chairman Bekir Bağış, Chairman of Çukurova Flour Industrialists Association Hasan Özmermer, Board Member of Özmermer Flour Derviş Toprak Mehmet Şerif Gültay Referee and Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Mustafa Bayram Prof. Gustavo Sosa Prof. Dr. Hazım Özkaya Prof. Dr. Harun Dıraman Asst. Prof. M. Kürşat Demir Asst. Prof. Halef Dizlek Asst. Prof. Mustafa Erbaş Publication Type Periodic (Monthly) Printing - Baskı AT İSTANBUL TEKNİK OFSET MATB. SAN. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. Litros Yolu 2. Matbaacılar Sitesi 1NA6/8 Topkapı-Zeytinburnu-İSTANBUL 0212 501 45 15 All copyrights belong to Parantez Publishing. © May not be used without permission. Responsibility of the ads belongs to the advertisers. ISSN 2718-031X COPYRIGHT PAGE Importance of grain storage to tackle grain losses