{"id":1713,"date":"2024-09-05T10:59:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T08:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moulin-astreia.com\/moulin-a-farine-agricole-guide-pour-bien-le-choisir\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:23:52","slug":"flour-mills-the-guide-to-choosing-the-right-mill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moulin-astreia.com\/en\/flour-mills-the-guide-to-choosing-the-right-mill\/","title":{"rendered":"Flour mills: the guide to choosing the right mill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Flour mills: key advantages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Optimise your production<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With an agricultural flour mill<\/strong>, you’re taking on a whole new area of your business. By choosing to create your own flour from your own farm produce<\/strong>, you can optimise your business by becoming totally independent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wheat arriving between the millstones of the Astri\u00e9 agricultural flour mill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From growing the seeds<\/strong> to processing the grain into quality flour<\/strong>, you control the entire production chain<\/strong>. As a farmer-baker<\/strong>, choosing to produce your own flour also means freeing yourself from the constraints that bind you to certain suppliers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often, the farmer-baker<\/strong> is bound hand and foot to his flour supplier<\/strong>. The supplier gives him financial assistance<\/strong> to set up, as costs in this sector are particularly high. In exchange, all the flour has to be bought from the supplier, and it’s difficult to regain your independence in this context. By taking over the milling<\/strong> business, you gain your autonomy by regaining total control!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recapturing the hearts of consumers with the farm flour mill<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By choosing a quality agricultural flour mill<\/strong>, you can gradually rebuild a bond of trust with consumers. And the least we can say is that this link between farmers<\/strong> and consumers<\/strong> has been weakened by the arrival of the agri-food industry<\/strong> and supermarkets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a cereal grower<\/strong>, you don’t really know what happens to your production<\/strong>. How is your flour processed<\/strong>? Is it used to make products that reflect your values? Products that take care of consumers’ health<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, your flour is often used as an ingredient<\/strong> in ultra-processed products<\/strong> that are difficult to digest<\/strong>, and sometimes work in symbiosis with numerous harmful additives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So by taking back control of how your flour is processed and used, you rebuild the link between the terroir<\/strong> and the end consumer<\/strong>. Better still, you ARE the direct link between the terroir and the end consumer<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the result is sure to be a hit with consumers, who are happy to be able to find products that meet their requirements<\/strong> in terms of quality<\/strong> and taste<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create your own flour to sell at your point of sale<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To achieve total autonomy<\/strong>, cereal growers<\/strong> and bakers<\/strong> are not doing things by halves. By choosing a unique, high-quality agricultural flour mill<\/strong>, they have also decided to become independent when it comes to selling products<\/strong> made from their milling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To stand out from the crowd, selling direct from the farm or on the farm is ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set up a milling workshop for greater profitability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you set up a milling facility<\/strong> on your farm<\/strong>, it’s profitability that’s really at stake. Here’s a little simulation to show you how much margin you can make by setting up a milling facility on your farm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By analysing the cost of wheat<\/strong> (based on yield<\/strong>, production<\/strong> costs and quantity of wheat<\/strong>) and processing costs (electricity, packaging, marketing costs)<\/strong>, you can achieve an attractive return: investing in a flour mill is the key to achieving autonomy, even financial autonomy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find a high-performance flour mill<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Taking stock of your requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To choose your agricultural flour mill<\/strong>, you first need to take stock of what you want and what you need. There are a number of questions you need to ask yourself if you want to get a clear picture and establish a strategy<\/strong> that will be profitable for your business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n