Cargill has started the process of finalising 100% ownership in Hungary's largest grain trading firm Agrograin.

The Business Unit Feed Additives of Degussa GmbH expands the capacity of L-Threonine in Kaba, Hungary. The annual production capability of Agroferm, a fully owned subsidiary of Degussa, will be elevated to 20,000 metric tons Threonine by the end of 2007.

Nutreco Holding N.V. has completed the acquisition of Canada's leading animal nutrition business from Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

William Thompson (York) Ltd, one of the region's oldest and largest animal feed producers, based in York, England, has been acquired by its management team for an undisclosed sum.

The Danish A/S Trigon Agri has completed the acquisition of its second grain storage elevator in the Harkov region in Ukraine.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is to acquire the family-owned Fasco Mills, which is headquartered in Mendota, Illinois, one of the largest networks of grain elevators and rail shipping terminals in Illinois.

German-based grain trader Toepfer Grain, an independent unit of ADM will team up with Australian firm Elders Ltd to undertake high volume exports of Australian wheat, barley and rapeseed/canola.

ABB Grain is setting up a joint venture company in the Ukraine, with French-owned agri-industrial group, Soufflet.

Privately owned feed manufacturer De Heus, based in The Netherlands, is taking over the family business of O. Bouman, also in The Netherlands.