All news articles for December 2018

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2018 in review: US feed production, trade, regulation

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Trade uncertainty, expanding export markets, trade deals and preparing for Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) inspections were among the top considerations for the feed industry this year.

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US producers' mixed feelings about USDA feed crop funding

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The second round of funding for feed and food crop producers is generating mixed feelings as producers welcome the support, but point to the need for improved trade or question funding calculations.

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Politics remains a major driver of oilseeds prices, note analysts

By Jane Byrne

Although the truce between the US and China has not yet translated into US soybean exports fully, it has certainly created more positive undercurrents in the market, now trading near the highest levels since August, reported CRM Agri in its weekly market...

Skretting RAS R&D facility

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Skretting has upgraded its integrated feed concept for RAS

By Jane Byrne

Skretting, a pioneer in diets specifically designed for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), has upgraded its integrated feed concept for the closed containment farmed fish production method.

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Danish insect production kick-started

By Jane Byrne

Danish company, ENORM, has been awarded a grant from the government to establish the country’s first industrial insect production site, based on the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) .

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UK farm lobby looking into the abyss of a no-deal scenario

By Jane Byrne

After the drama in the House of Commons earlier this week, in which the meaningful vote on Brexit was delayed, the UK prime minster, Theresa May, faced a leadership challenge, and no Brexit option would now seem to be commanding anything like a parliamentary...

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France: Insect fed trout brand goes live

By Jane Byrne

Auchan supermarket in France is now selling own label insect fed trout in 52 of its stores in the North of France region with the objective of extending the initiative to all its supermarkets in France by the end of 2019.

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Bunge CEO to leave

By Jane Byrne

Bunge, one of the top four agriculture-trading houses, today announced that its CEO, Soren Schroder, will step down.

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Reports from EuroTier 2018

French firm looks to plant stimulation to develop phytobiotic substances

By Jane Byrne

Products containing biotic substances from plants – phytoalexins – that reportedly show beneficial properties for animals, and novel encapsulation technologies to protect those active substances are ID4FEED’s unique selling propositions (USPs), says the...

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Cargill sinks $235m into Philippines expansion

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Expanding the company's animal feed business and developing supply chains are two of the focuses for Cargill as it expands investment in the Philippines.

Colombia has a population of 49 million; it has shown steady growth over the past 15 years. In 2017, GDP growth stood at 2.2%, according to the IMF, placing it among the largest dynamic regional economies, behind Peru.  © GettyImages/Devasahayam Chandra Dhas

Neovia acquires Colombian premix player

By Jane Byrne

French company, Neovia, said a newly acquired asset allows the company to strengthen its positions on the global premix market and gain a significant market position in Latin America's fourth-largest economy.

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ADM recalls select cattle feed products

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is in the process of recalling some of the cattle feed products manufactured at a company facility in Columbus, Nebraska after discovering a production malfunction.