October 25, 2012

25/10/12: FFI; US wheat prices; avoiding mycotoxins

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  • The Flour Fortification Initiative (FFI) is celebrating a decade of flour fortification progress. In the past decade, the number of countries requiring wheat flour fortification with at least iron or folic acid has more than doubled from 33 to 75, and the proportion of industrially milled flour being fortified has risen from 18 to 30 percent. Advocates say this progress is due to leaders in the public, private, and civic sectors working together to improve health through fortified flour.  Read more...
  • US wheat futures have received a boost after Ukraine announced a halt to wheat exports. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat futures settled up 1.8 percent at $8.84 a bushel. KCBT December wheat rose 1.5 percent to $9.21 a bushel. MGEX December wheat rose 1.1 percent to $9.55 a bushel. Read more...
  • With the threat of mycotoxins looming, this article by Alltech provides some useful hints on how to avoid this pesky problem. Read more...
Unsifted wheat flour
Unsifted wheat flour (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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