Post on 05-Oct-2020
THE TFIF CONGRESS 2016 1 APRIL 2016 ANTALYA, TURKEY
President EU Flour Millers
Gary Sharkey
Members are 29 EU national associations
Associated members:
THE EU : A HIGHLY-REGULATED ENVIRONMENT
Exchanges with many European Commission services
DG Health & Consumer Protection
➜ Maximum levels for Deoxynivalenol, Ochratoxin A, Aflatoxins, Nivalenol, Zearalenone, T-2+HT-2 toxins, Lead, Cadmium, ergot, tricothecenes, Aluminium, pesticide residues etc. for wheat, flour, bread and feed materials
➜ Labelling, nutrition & health claims, food & feed hygiene, allergens, baby food, obesity & diets, etc.
➜ Zero tolerance for low-level presence of not-yet approved GMOs
➜ Country-of-origin labelling
DG Agriculture
➜ CAP Reform & market measures to apply to the cereal sector
➜ Secure supply of raw materials (wheat & rye) in quantity & quality
➜ Manage exposure to extreme price volatility
Exchanges with the European Commission services
DG Competition services
➜ Food sector is high priority for European & national competition authorities!
➜ The CAP Reform and our opposition to the growing calls for exemption from antitrust rules for cooperatives/grouping of farmers
DG Internal Market
➜ Revision of regulations in financial markets
➜ More transparency and better functioning of derivatives & spot markets
DG Environment
➜ Sustainability, energy efficiency and waste
➜ Integrated pollution prevention & emission controls
➜ Best available techniques for the flour milling sector for emission limits
Membership of Primary Food Processing sector in Brussels provides even greater representation
Feed compounders
Starch
Oil crushers
Rice millers
Euromaisiers Maltsters Traders
Sugar
EU Flour Millers
Semolina Bakery ingredients
Industrial bakers
Craft bakers
Confectionary
Breakfast cereals
Farmers
Cooperatives
Vegetal Protein
Cocoa
Snacks
Food Industry
The EU Primary Food Processors (PFP)
• 3 130 companies in 26 EU Member States • 123 500 persons employed • Over 60 billion euro turnover • Supplying sugar, flour, vegetable oil, starch
products, vegetable protein, cocoa-based products & other food ingredients like lecithin, protein meals, feed materials to variety of industries
Everything starts with the raw materials…
Over 220 m tonnes of agricultural raw materials
processed per year, mainly from EU domestic production, of which:
100 mil. tonnes of sugar beets 52 mil. tonnes of wheat and rye 22 mil. tonnes of rapeseeds 14 mil. tonnes of soybeans 7.5 mil. tonnes of starch potatoes 7.1 mil. tonnes of maize 6 mil. tonnes of sunflower seed 1 mil. tonnes of cocoa beans 0.5 mil. tonnes of linseed
GIRA Bread Consumption study: €75bln Industry
• EU 28 bread consumption is declining at -0.6% pa ➜ Fresh bread -1.0%
➜ Pre-packaged long life +2.0%
➜ Home-baking +4.8%
Trends
Reduced Loaf Size
More Wholegrains
EFM Study Tours
• Why do we go?
• There are several agendas
➜ Milling Technology
➜ Bakery trends and new products
➜ Industry Insight
➜ Industry Networking
Understanding a global business environment
EFM Study Tour 2016: Chicago
EFM Study Tour 2016: Chicago
EFM Study Tour 2016: Chicago
2016: Tokyo 26-29th September
• Milling Innovation
• Bakery products
• Industry insight
EFM Congress: 27 – 29th May Madrid
• Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agric
• Dan Dye, CEO Ardent Mills
• Anne Fremaux, Bakery Director GIRA
• Fabien Guillot, Purchasing Director Barilla
• Jordes Galles, Executive President Europastry
• Eric Schubert, Head of Ingredients Lesaffre
• Prof BOCCHERINI, Head of the Food & Agribusiness Department at Instituto
Internacional San Telmo
Outlook for Harvest 2016
Recent weather events: cause 50 – 100% rise in wheat price
2007: US Drought & EU Flood
2008: UK Floods 2012: US Drought
2010: Russian Drought / Fires
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2012/13 Corn Production Forecast
Summary
• We operate in highly competitive markets so we need to understand:
➜ Our cost structure & how new technology can help
➜ Our Bakery markets & trends
➜ Our major raw materials
• How can your Industry Organisations help?
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Thank you
Gary Sharkey
gary.sharkey@hovis.co.uk