All news articles for April 2020

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Bunge to reduce its US grain origination network

By Jane Byrne

Agri-commodities giant, Bunge, is to sell 35 of its US grain elevators to Zen-Noh Grain Corporation. The completion of the sale is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

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COVID-19 and the EU’s supply of plant protein

By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission has been urged to lift certain restrictions on protein crop production in Europe to address what the EU farming lobby terms ‘a growing risk’ to supply.

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Weather conditions impact on mycotoxin risk

By Jane Byrne

Regional weather conditions contributed to varying mycotoxin risks across geographies last year, found a 2019 global mycotoxin risk analysis report by Trouw Nutrition.

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US group to seek approval of hemp seed meal for chickens

By Jane Byrne

A US industry and policy stakeholder group is planning to submit an application in August this year to get approval for the use of hemp seed, meal and cake as protein supplements for use in the diets of layers and broiler chickens.

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Opinion

COVID-19: Lessons learnt from L-Threonine supply challenge

By Jane Byrne

You shouldn’t be asking if your business is essential, but how prepared your essential business is to maintain supply and service during a lockdown, says Guy Soreq, co-founder of Israel-based data provider, Glowlit.

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ASF being contained in Vietnam

By Jane Byrne

The ASF outbreak in Vietnam is starting to be controlled, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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Coronavirus: Huge increase in animal feed demand globally

By Jane Byrne

US farmers are panic buying feed, concerned that they could run out of supplies if feed mills shut due to employees becoming ill, or deliveries are reduced due to truck shortages, according to an article on Bloomberg.

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Coronavirus: UK pig sector could take surplus milk

By Jane Byrne

The current shutdown of the UK food service and hospitality sectors due to restrictions in place over the coronavirus outbreak means there is a lot of surplus milk, which potentially presents an opportunity to some pig producers, said the UK National...

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Bearish maize market due to large global supplies

By Jane Byrne

Weakness in the maize market is arising out of lower demand in the US on the back of weak crude oil and reduced fuel demand, and reduced ethanol demand, according to the latest AHDB cereals and oilseeds market report.

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Structure needs to be built into piglet feed formulations

By Jane Byrne

Feed millers need to start demanding more coarse substrates from suppliers for their pelleted piglet diets, said Francesc Molist, manager, research and development, Schothorst Feed Research in the Netherlands.

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China lengthens methionine anti-dumping investigation

By Jane Byrne

The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) has extended the investigation period of its methionine anti-dumping case against imports of methionine originating in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan by six months, reported Evonik....

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Anpario is getting ahead of the COVID-19 curve

By Jane Byrne

Volume demand is buoyant, noted UK headquartered feed additive company, Anpario, last week as its CEO debriefed us on the company’s coronavirus contingency plans.