All news articles for 2017

US grains council sees huge opportunities in Africa

Special Edition: Feed developments in Africa and the Middle East

US grains council sees huge opportunities in Africa

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Production in Africa may offer options for feed exporters as industries grow, however some challenges to internal animal production remain, says analyst.

Neovia has moved to strengthen its presence in Vietnam

Neovia has moved to strengthen its presence in Vietnam

By Jane Byrne

The French group said it is in the process of acquiring a new factory located in the Binh Dinh province in central Vietnam, and has also greenlighted several other investment projects in that South East Asian country.

Trials underpin newly developed sow line from ForFarmers

Trials underpin newly developed sow line from ForFarmers

By Jane Byrne

Dutch feed manufacturer, ForFarmers, said it has developed the NOVA range to feed sows and gilts throughout their reproductive cycle; the products are aimed at boosting lactation, performance and sow longevity.

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Corbion wins bid for TerraVia

By Aerin Curtis

Corbion has fielded the winning bid for algae-product producer, TerraVia, after the company voluntarily entered a 'stalking horse' period.

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OSHA, NGFA form alliance to focus on grain, feed safety

By Aerin Curtis

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the US is set to work with the country's Department of Labor in an effort to call attention to safety concerns for members of the grain and feed industries.

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Special Edition: Middle East and Africa Feed Developments

Egyptian US feed grain trade insights

By Aerin Curtis

A currency devaluation and production challenges may have limited US feed grain imports to Egypt, but conditions could be changing, says analyst.

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Indian feed player Godrej Agrovet going down IPO route

By Jane Byrne

Indian feed producer, Godrej Agrovet, has set a price range of 450-460 rupees a share for its initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to 11.6 billion rupees (US$177.6m), according to a public notice published today.

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DSM acquires Dutch premix company

By Jane Byrne

The Netherlands headquartered vitamin player, DSM, said the takeover of Twilmij would strengthen its position in animal nutrition and health, particularly in Northwest European markets.

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Dispatches from SPACE 2017

Sanders Euralis looks to develop a French soybean chain

By Jane Byrne

Sanders, the animal feed business of French agri group, Avril, in conjunction with the cooperative, Euralis, are backing French protein production through the opening of a soybean crushing facility in Vic-en-Bigorre, in the southwest of France.

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Dispatches from SPACE 2017

Big data comes to French dairy sector

By Jane Byrne

French farming trade show, SPACE 2017 in Rennes last week, served as a launch pad for Applifarm, an open platform for data sharing in the livestock sector. 

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Cargill buys Thai feed mill through public tender

By Jane Byrne

US agribusiness group, Cargill, has acquired a poultry and swine feed mill in the Prachinburi province in Thailand, in a move it says will expand its animal nutrition business capabilities in that South East Asian country.