Storage & Warehousing
Bartholomews’ new seed plant comes on-stream
Bartholomews Agri Food’s new seed plant is running at full capacity processing seed for this autumn’s drilling campaign. Last September, the company relocated its entire headquarters operation from Portfield in Chichester where it had been based since 1940. It is now...
Tilbury to restart grain operations after fire
The Port of Tilbury is ready to restart operations after the explosion at the Tilbury Grain Terminal on Friday July 3rd. Peter Ward, commercial director at the Port of Tilbury says there will be a phased start-up of operations from Monday August 10th at the facility....
AIC launches TASCC 2021 consultation
AIC has launched a consultation on the draft Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) 2021 Standard, which is due to be introduced on 1st February 2021. The TASCC Review Group and Working Group has reviewed the current TASCC 2018 standard. The Group’s aim...
AIC launches TASCC 2021 Consultation
AIC has launched a consultation on the draft Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) 2021 Standard, which is due to be introduced on 1st February 2021. The TASCC Review Group and Working Group has reviewed the current TASCC 2018 standard. The Group’s aim...
Greencore exits molasses with sale to UM
The Greencore Group has agreed to sell its share of a joint venture Irish molasses trading business to its partner United Molasses, part of W&R Barnett, subject to regulatory approvals. It marks the end of Greencore's involvement in agricultural supply and processing...
Major grain merchants cease on-farm sampling
Following the AIC Crop Marketing Sector’s campaign to phase out the long-established practice of buyer sampling of grain on-farm, major grain merchant businesses have stopped sending people to draw grain samples from farm stores. The AIC said at the end of May that...