All news articles for May 2023

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Reports from the World Nutrition Forum in Cancun, Mexico

Challenges and trends in mycotoxin analysis

By Jane Byrne

At the industry level, there is a need for effective and rapid analytical methods for feed mycotoxin detection at the required thresholds, in the parts per billion (ppb) range, for efficient mycotoxin risk management.

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Viterra and Bunge reportedly in merger talks

By Jane Byrne

Existing investors in Viterra, Canada’s biggest pension funds, would back a potential merger between the Glencore Plc entity and Bunge Ltd, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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ASF outbreaks on the decline in pigs and wild boar in the EU

By Jane Byrne

The number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in pigs and cases reported in wild boar in the EU fell in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

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Reports from the World Nutrition Forum in Cancun, Mexico

Aquaculture: Can we scale up novel feed raw materials in a sustainable way?

By Jane Byrne

The aquaculture industry’s progress on sustainability relies on diversifying the types of ingredients it uses in its feed formulations but the drive to extend the raw material basket with novel inputs such as insect meals, single cell proteins and algal...

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Expectations growing for strong European rapeseed harvest

By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission’s Mars bureau this week nudged its forecast for the EU’s 2023 rapeseed yield higher to 3.34t per hectare, led most likely by an increase in the French crop. Should that be achieved, it would be the highest yield since the high of 3.61t...

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Wheat futures fall as Black Sea grain export deal extended

By Jane Byrne

Moscow’s signing up to a third extension of the Black Sea grain export deal, confirmed late Wednesday, keeps open the safe corridor for Ukraine’s grain shipments and removes doubts over access to Russia’s substantial exportable wheat supplies too, commented...

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Most popular stories over the past 4 weeks

By Jane Byrne

Stories covering methane emissions reduction strategies have proved some of the most compelling for readers over the past few weeks. Our most popular story by a wide margin though was the piece on the prospects for expanded crushing of soybeans in the...

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AI to improve insect farming efficiency

By Michelle Perrett

Farmers can improve efficiency and life expectancy in insect farming with a better understanding of insect behavior and needs through using artificial intelligence (AI), the co-founder of a Singapore-based start-up has revealed.

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MarinTrust launches consultation on upgrade of its factory standard

By Jane Byrne

MarinTrust, the program dedicated to marine ingredient production factories, allowing them to gain recognition for their sourcing and production of marine ingredients globally, is launching an open public consultation on the revision of its Factory Standard.