Traders from Fornazor International are in St. Louis today exhibiting at the Soy & Grain Trade Summit, which is being held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch and runs from October 31st through November 3rd. The focus of this year's Soy & Grain Summit is to offer strategies for sustainable growth in agricultural production, processing, and transportation worldwide.

Importers have shown favor for cheaper Russian wheat, reducing demand for grain supplies and feed ingredients from the world's top exporter, the United States. Russia lifted the previously instilled ban on grain shipments on July 1. The August 2010 ban was imposed as a result from the damage to crop caused by drought.

In the last century, living a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet and healthy food choices has become all the rage, and purchasing health supplements, herbal remedies and additives, like fish oil, have become increasingly popular. The popularity of health supplements, herbal remedies and additives derives from their proven benefits such improved heart function, improved vision and improved joint health.

As the calendar turned to a new year, the focus of Fornazor’s marketing and sales teams zeroed in on Bangkok, Thailand, as VIV Asia was set to begin. Held every-other-year during the month of March, VIV Asia is Asia’s largest livestock technology exhibition. Showcasing world-class technology to Thailand and Asia’s livestock industry, this convention featured 650 companies and offered the latest livestock technology and solutions to 22,000 industry professionals from 94 countries.