In 2022, we saw COVID retreat and form a return while a Russian invasion into Ukraine wreaked havoc on supply chains and markets. High inflation arrived while global recession threatens. The grain industry had supply chain headaches on land, sea and rail this year as it saw an averted rail strike, historically low river levels and high diesel prices.
As the year comes to a close, the industry continues to see an amazing amount of facility upgrades and renovations in response to aging domestic material handling equipment, but also rising demand for co-products like soybean oil.
Here's a look at the news you, the users of feedandgrain.com, clicked on the most during 2022.
1. Feed mill fire, explosion at Cargill-Nutrena in Lecompte, Louisiana (January 2022)
Firefighters worked for 12 hours to put a fire out at this Cargill-Nutrena plant on January 13.
2. Perdue Farms plant catches fire in Virginia (May 2022)
A soybean processing tank caught fire at the Perdue Farms plant in Chesapeake, Virginia.
3. Two plead guilty to Gavilon grain elevator fraud (May 2022)
Two Kentucky men pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 from a Gavilon grain elevator in Eddyville, Kentucky.
4. One dead at ADM plant in North Carolina (March 2022)
One person died after an incident at the ADM Southport, North Carolina, facility.
5. Grain elevator accident kills one in Ohio (April 2022)
A Michigan man was killed Thursday while loading grain onto a railcar at the Hansen-Mueller grain elevator in North Toledo, Ohio.
6. How much food, grain does the U.S. produce? [Infographic] (August 2022)
The U.S. provides staple foods around the world, like corn, rice, meat and wheat.
7. Horse feed mill fire in Ohio leads to evacuation (June 2022)
Evacuation orders came during incident at MARS Horsecare in Dalton to avoid possible explosion.
8. Tharaldson Ethanol COO passes away at 47 (July 2022)
Ryan Thorpe, chief operating officer of Tharaldson Ethanol, died on July 7 at Pelican Lake, Minnesota.
9. Russia tries trading stolen grain, ship turned away (May 2022)
Russians had already seized at least $100 million in grain and destroyed grain storage during the invasion which was only three months old at the time.
10. Cargill buys Dakota Plains agri center (May 2022)
Cargill plans to operate two facilities, sell three others in South Dakota.
