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ADM names new flour milling president
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S. - Archer
Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) announced
on July 24 that Kevin Like has been
named president, North America Flour
Milling.
In this role, he will oversee all aspects
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Caribbean, the company said.
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"The Milling organization is core to our
entire Carbohydrate Solutions business, and there is tremendous growth potential as we launch new sustainability and organic platforms and bring our new state-of-the-art facility in
Mendota, Illinois, online in the coming months," said Chris
Cuddy, president, Carbohydrate Solutions, for ADM. "Kevin's
leadership will be critical to driving all of these initiatives forward, and we are pleased that he has taken on this new role with
the passion and energy he has brought to our organization for
the past 31 years."
Like joined ADM in 1988 and has served in multiple

leadership roles at the company. Most recently, he was vicepresident of commercial and sales for ADM Milling. Like has
a bachelor's degree in agricultural business and economics
from South Dakota State University and a master's degree in
business administration from Millikin University in Decatur,
Illinois, U.S.
Like replaces Mark Kolkhorst, who had been president of
ADM Milling since 2012 and was reassigned to lead what
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earlier this year announced that sales and commercial staff
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in Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
The move came against a backdrop in which ADM has told
employees globally it is planning "a range of actions" to bolster its business. These include a voluntary early retirement
program available to eligible employees and "realigning our
organization worldwide."

AGP opens 10th soybean facility
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, U.S. - Ag Processing Inc. (AGP)
opened its 10th soybean processing facility, which began commercial operations at the end of July. The facility is located in
Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S., and will be able to process 50
million bushels of soybeans annually when fully operational.
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the region. AGP selected the site in Aberdeen based on numerous factors, including a readily available supply of soybeans,
a stable workforce, solid infrastructure and transportation capabilities. The facility will support 60 full-time employees.

Grain to move again from Canada's arctic port
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - After a fouryear hiatus, Canada's Port of Churchill plans to restart grain
shipments, which will reduce by several days the shipping
time to Europe and the Middle East across the Atlantic Ocean,
Bloomberg reported.
The arctic port on the shores of Hudson's Bay and a related rail line were purchased by a group backed by investor
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port owner Arctic Gateway Group, said in a phone interview
with Bloomberg.
The Arctic group includes Watsa's Fairfax Financial
Holdings Ltd. as well as AGT Foods and indigenous groups.
Previous owner OmniTrax closed the facilities after a drop in
business following the collapse of the Canadian Wheat Board
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Gateway told Bloomberg it will be targeting durum, wheat,
canola, lentil and pea crops from Manitoba and Saskatchewan
for shipment to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Al-Katib said the port will stay open until the end of October
or early November, depending on weather.

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