Wheat Harvest Specifics Presented at the 67th JTIC

The 67th JTIC (Journées techniques des industries céréalières) International Cereal Industries Show, will be held this November 9-10, at the Paris Event Centre, Porte de la Villette, Paris. The show has a modified program to reflect the specifics of the 2016 wheat harvest. 

The 2016 show intends to consolidate its 2015 success which marked JTIC’s return to Paris. Last year’s event attracted more than 120 exhibitors and 2,600 visitors over two days, a 30% increase in footfall. Of them, 18% were international.

Some 2,500 sqm of space is reserved for exhibitors. Alongside it run 4 half-days of technical, economic and scientific conferences, laid on by the Board of AEMIC, the association of cereal industry professionals, which is the event’s organizing association.

Wednesday November 9, morning

Chair/facilitator: Bernard Valluis, Deputy Chair of ANMF (the French National Millers Association)

Coordinator: Olivier Descamps

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) refers to the impact that a company’s activities and decisions have on society and the environment. The CSR initiative asks companies to adopt transparent and ethical standards of behaviour, which are increasingly being demanded by customers and consumers. This half-day conference is aimed at understanding what CSR means in practice.

Session 2: Gluten – Intolerance factor or blessed bread? presented by INRA

Wednesday November 9, afternoon

Chair: Joël Abécassis, INRA

Facilitator: Fabienne Chauvrière

INRA (National Institute for Agricultural Research) has been focusing on a nutrition problem that concerns every segment of the cereals industry: gluten. Whether nutritionally genuine or just marketing hype, many questions are being asked and science projects set up to understand how a protein that we have been eating for thousands of years may have suddenly become hazardous. Many factors are being invoked including genetic selection, harsher processing methods, gluten increasingly being added to more preparations… What do researchers say? What do professionals think?

Thursday, November 10, 9h30-11h30

Chair: Christine Bar L’Helgouac’h

Facilitator: Jean-Paul Hébrard

An overview of the characteristics of the 2016 wheat harvest, international demand and the competitive environment. This half-day conference organized by ARVALIS-Institut du Végétal aims to help operators interpret the market with as many tools in their toolbox as possible. The focus will be supplemented with feedback from the Processing sector.

Thursday, November 9, afternoon

Co-chairs: Aliette Vérel and Gilles Renaud

Facilitator: Jérôme BERGEROT, journalist

Cereals are staple foods for many people. Wheat, corn and rice are the world’s most commonly consumed cereals, and their high availability on the food market makes them essentials. However, these grains can be problematic, such as for corn which is often genetically modified, or wheat gluten which is poorly tolerated by some. There are alternative grains that provide good nutrition without these inconveniences. This session is dedicated to these alternative grains, through 4 presentations ranging from the pitchfork to the fork: the agronomy of quinoa; processing technologies for oats, quinoa, and buckwheat; these grains’ nutritional potential; and the finished products appearing on the market.

Scientific and Technical Research & Innovation Showroom: the research carried out by schools, laboratories, institutes and firms in the cereals world is presented in the form of posters. Two prizes, awarded by the technical, economic and scientific journal Industrie des Céréales and Chopin Technologies, are presented to the most promising work with short- and long-term potential. 17 participants are competing in this 23rd edition of the event.