World Grain - December 2018 - 66

FEED QUARTERLY

IPPE
trade show continues to grow

Event in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., will include 590,000 square feet of exhibit space
by Susan Reidy

More than 200 hours of education sessions focused
on current industry issues and enhanced networking
opportunities are planned. New education opportunities
include a two-day program on state-of-the-art
technologies, methods and processes in addressing food
safety issues faced by the poultry industry.
The 2018 IPPE attracted more than 7,000 international
visitors from over 124 countries. Although Latin
American/Caribbean countries represent the largest region
of international visitors, there has been continued growth
in numbers coming from Europe. Canada represents
the largest single country outside the United States with
regards to number of attendees.
Along with 30,678 delegates, the 2018 event included
1,216 exhibitors in 521,800 square feet of exhibit space,
placing it among the top 50 expos in terms of size in the
United States.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
The American Feed Industry Association's (AFIA) free
Feed Education Program returns for the 12th time to the
IPPE from 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 13. The program is ideal
for animal food facility managers, operations personnel
and mill personnel looking to learn about the latest regulatory requirements impacting their businesses.
"Last year's Feed Education Program brought together
nearly 100 animal food industry professionals to hear about
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new date, additional educational programming
and the largest trade show in the history of the
International Production & Processing Expo
(IPPE) are some highlights of the 2019 event, scheduled
for Feb. 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
The event is a collaboration of three shows -
International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo, and
International Meat Expo - representing the entire chain
of protein production and processing. All segments of the
industry will be represented: feed milling, hatchery, live
production, processing, further processing, marketing
and all support activities. The 2019 show was scheduled
later because the Super Bowl will be in Atlanta during the
normal show time.
The 2019 event at the Georgia World Congress Center
will include 590,000 square feet of exhibit space and more
than 1,315 exhibitors in all three halls of the center. The
trade show will showcase the latest technology, equipment
and services used in the production and processing of
animal food, meat and poultry products. Hall A will have
feed equipment and animal feed ingredients. Hall B will
have meat and poultry processing and packaging. Hall C
will have genetics, incubation, live production, and egg
production and processing.
This year's expo will be open Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Feb. 14 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.

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