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Agro-Processing and Milling

From farm gate to finished grain.

Agro-processors buy raw produce in short seasons at volatile prices, then process, store and sell throughout the year.

Agro-Processing and Milling

What makes this sector different

Yield and by-product value decide profit.

The pressures leaders face

01

Seasonal price volatility

02

Quality grading

03

Yield variation

04

Storage shrinkage

Facts and figures: Process & Consumer Industries

19%

of food available to consumers is wasted at retail, food service and household level

UNEP Food Waste Index 2024
13%

of the world's food is lost in the supply chain between harvest and retail

FAO, cited by UNEP 2024
1.05 billion tonnes

of food wasted in 2022

UNEP 2024

How organisations like yours respond

Quality officer sampling maize from a delivery lorry
Agro-Processing and Milling

Buying grain by grade for an East African miller

Better grade mix improved margin.

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Yield variance understood

A processor linked grade, yield and cost and improved purchasing.

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