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Opening Letter<br />
Almost Good<br />
News<br />
It’s been quite some time since the food industry market last<br />
received good news; the latest world cereal forecast from the<br />
<strong>Food</strong> and Agriculture Organization (FAO) brought just what this<br />
market needed: “almost good news”.<br />
In fact, at the current forecast level, the world cereal stocks-to-use<br />
ratio in 2011/12 reaches 22.1 percent, up slightly from 21.7 percent<br />
in 2010/11. In spite of wheat’s production forecast decline, its world<br />
supplies in 2012/13 would still exceed projected need because of large<br />
inventories. Rice markets also appear to be well supplied in 2012/13<br />
given consecutive years of record production which have helped<br />
boost inventories. However, coarse grain supplies will be tight in the<br />
coming months, especially for maize in the United States, the world’s<br />
largest producer and exporter.<br />
Despite the high stocks of cereals, tight levels of coarse grains,<br />
especially maize have far more serious implications on the food sector<br />
due to their role as basic constituent of animal feed. If it wasn’t for<br />
coarse grains forecasts, FAO’s report would have been “perfectly good<br />
news”.<br />
The April issue of the <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Food</strong> magazine further discusses<br />
cereals market variations and how they continue to feed the world<br />
on page 29. As for Qatar’s rapid economic growth and its influence<br />
on local food market, the issue brings the latest about this fantastic<br />
transformation and its outlook on page 42.<br />
Moreover, the issue highlights regional and international innovations<br />
and market trends in the food processing, ingredients, packaging and<br />
catering sectors to help you stay updated, so enjoy reading it and until<br />
the coming issue.<br />
Rodrigue J. El Balaa<br />
Managing Editor & Researcher<br />
CPH Team<br />
(Email domain is @cphworldmedia.com)<br />
Founders • Mr. Fathi Chatila • Mrs. Mona Chatila (1944 - 2006)<br />
Management • President Fathi Chatila / f.chatila@ • General Manager Rabih Chatila (B.Arch) /<br />
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ةيحاتتفلإا ةلاسرلا<br />
ةديج رابخأ<br />
ًايبسن<br />
هتلحم اهرخآ ،يئاذغلا عينصتلا قوس في ةراسلا رابخلأا عاسم ىلع ليوط تقو ّرم دقل<br />
ةعارزلاو ةيذغلأا ةمظنم نع ةرداصلا ةيلماعلا بوبلحا قوس لوح ةيرخلأا تاعّقوتلا<br />
.”ًايبسن ةديج رابخأ“ :قوسلا هذه هجاتتح ام لك يهو )وافلا(<br />
ةيلماعلا بوبلحا تانوزمخ ةبسن تلصو ،ةيلالحا تاعّقوتلا لّدعلم ًاقفوو ،عقاولا في<br />
ًافيفط ًاعافترا كلذب ةلّجسم ةئلما في 22.1 لىإ 2012/2011 ةترف في لامعتسلال ةّدعلما<br />
ضافنخاب تاعقوتلا نم مغرلابو .2011/2010 ةترفب ةنراقم ةئلما في 21.7 ةبسنب<br />
ةجالحا 2013/2012 ةترف في ةيلماعلا هتادادمإ ىّطختت نأ عّقوتلما نمف حمقلا جاتنا<br />
ةترفل ًاديج ةزّهمج ّزرلأا قاوسأ ّنأب ًاضيأ وديبو .ةيربكلا تانوزخملل ًارظن ةدوصرلما<br />
جاتنلإا في ةيسايق ًاماقرأ ينتيلاتتم ينتنس ىدم ىلعو تلّجس نأ دعب 2013/2012<br />
تادادمإ نم ةلماكلا بوبلحا يناعتس ،كلذ عمو .تانوزخلما ةيمك عفر في دعاس امم<br />
تيلا ةيكيرملأا ةدحتلما تايلاولا في ةرذلل ةبسنلاب ةصاخ ةلبقلما رهشلأا في ةدودمح<br />
.لماعلا في ردصمو جتنم بركأ برتعت<br />
ةلماكلا بوبحلل ةدودلمحا تلادعلما يقلت ،ةمخضلا بوبلحا تانوزمخ نم مغرلابو<br />
يساسأ رصنعك هبعلت يذلا رودلل ًارظن ءاذغلا عاطق ىلع ةيبلسلا الهلاظب ةرذلا ةصاخو<br />
ةديج ًارابخأ“ وافلا ريرقت لّكشل ةلماكلا بوبلحا تاعّقوت لاولو .تاناويلحا فلع في<br />
.”ًاماتم<br />
قوس تا ّيرغت ًاضيأ طسولأا قرشلا تلاوكأم ةلمج نم ليربأ/ناسين ددع شقاني<br />
ومنلا ىلع ءوضلا ددعلا يقلي امك .29 ةحفصلا في لماعلا ةيذغت في اهرارمتسا بوبلحا<br />
لىإ قّرطتلا برع كلذو يللمحا ءاذغلا قوس ىلع هيرثأتو رطق ةلودل عيرسلا يداصتقلاا<br />
.42 ةحفصلا في ةبقترلما تاعّقوتلاو لهذلما لّوحتلا اذه لوح رابخلأا رخآ<br />
ةيلماعلاو ةيميلقلإا تاراكتبلاا رخآ ىلع ءوضلا ددعلا اذه طّلسي ،كلذ لىإ ةفاضلإاب<br />
يكل ةفايضلاو بيضوتلاو تانّوكلماو يئاذغلا عينصتلا تاعاطق في قوسلا تاهاتجاو<br />
.مداقلا ددعلا لىإو ددعلا اذه ةءارقب اوعتمتساف ،تاروطتلا رخلآ ينبكاوم اوقبت<br />
Honorary Editorial Consultants (HEC)<br />
ةعلبلا .ج كيردور<br />
ثابحلأاو ريرحتلا ريدم<br />
Dr. Abdullah Ahmad Abdulla - Chief - <strong>Food</strong> Control Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
J. Peter Clark Ph.D - Consultant to the Process Industries Illinois - USA<br />
Sharaf Dabbagh - President Ta’aheel FZ. L.L.C.<br />
David Edwards - Managing Director, IMES International - Ireland<br />
Dr. Omid Gilanpour - Assistant Professor & Director of Foreign Trade & Marketing<br />
Research Department - APERI- Iran<br />
M. Karim Hammoud - Managing director, Vitech consulting<br />
Youssef H. Habbal, M.Sc. CFSA, Hospitality Management Dept. AUST - Lebanon<br />
Dr. Beate Hubber, International Cooperation Division - Research Institute of<br />
Organic Agriculture (FIBL)<br />
Jane Stamiforth - Head of <strong>Food</strong> Business Development - Reading Scientiific Services<br />
Limited (RSSL)
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