Arvin Donley

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA — CN announced on Jan. 14 that its acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway Co. (IANR) has been approved by the US Surface Transportation Board (STB), adding 175 route miles to CN’s nearly 20,000-mile rail network.

BEIJING, CHINA — A former COFCO Group official was sentenced on Jan. 14 to 12 years in prison for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, China Daily reported.

LONDON, ENGLAND — Even as the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its third year, the CIS countries continue to ramp up soybean production, having doubled output over the past 10 years, according to an International Grains Council (IGC) report.

Will collaborate with German development agency to accomplish its goals

They will begin their terms in July

The Andersons’ bin in Toledo had 1-million-bushel storage capacity

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Despite facing difficult growing conditions in most of the country, Australia is forecast to post its third-highest wheat and fifth-highest canola production totals on record, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture.

BEIJING, CHINA — China’s push to become more self-sufficient in grain appears to be paying off as record production and declining imports are forecast for the country in the 2024-25 marketing year, according to a recent report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — Registration is open for the European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) Public Annual Meeting May 28-29 in Rome, Italy. The main theme of this year’s event is “New EU vision for more competitive and sustainable livestock economy and outlook on transatlantic green feed trade.”

FÜRSTENAU, GERMANY — Reudink, a subsidiary of ForFarmers NV, recently announced that it is expanding its production of organic animal feed by purchasing a compound feed factory in Fürstenau, Germany, from A.Ricke Agrar GmbH & Co. KG.