China will be a key focal point for the global beef market in 2023, as the country emerges from Covid lockdowns amid a slowing economic environment, according to a new report from Rabobank.
Danone is strengthening commitments to support the agricultural sector as a survey reveals 85% of French consumers say they are worried about its future.
Kemiex has secured equity investments from the strategic investment arm of CME Group, CME Ventures, the global data and analytics company DTN, as well as the family office Wille Finance.
In the EU, processed animal protein (PAPs) have been readmitted as a nutrient-rich and sustainable feed ingredient in monogastric diets, but the animal nutrition industry has outdated knowledge on how to utilize them..
Valio, the international dairy ingredients company, is continuing to focus on its green credentials by developing an eco-friendly way of breaking down methane in barn air.
Creating a sustainable food supply to meet population demands will require more than just a focus on growing the alternative proteins sector despite its current hype, according to industry experts.
As the world’s demand for plant oils and protein continues to increase and outstrip production at an unprecedented pace, yield alone will no longer be sufficient to sustainably meet that demand, innovation to increase protein levels in plants and develop...
Markets are monitoring upward price signals of vitamin B6 and B3, as well as sluggish price activity for vitamins B12 and calcium pantothenate or vitamin B5.
Skretting, a division of Dutch group Nutreco, has inaugurated a new high-end production facility for shrimp and fish feed in Mangrol, Surat. It allows the feed manufacturer to further enhance its support for the Indian aquaculture sector.
The escalation of the war between Russia and Ukraine threatens to curb wheat supplies from the Black Sea region in the short-term, finds a AHDB report.
The Ocean 14 Capital fund, focusing exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar ‘blue economy’, has received an investment of €30m (US$32.1m) from Ingka Investments, one of the three core businesses of Ingka Group, the largest owner and operator of IKEA...
Overall US food prices accelerated in January over December after steadily slowing month-over-month between September and December, but the opposite is true for food consumed at home, which cooled in January – continuing a trend that began in December,...
Pet ownership soared during the pandemic and pet parents became attuned to the health of their canine and feline companions. Pet supplements will soon be a billion dollar category in the US, but there remains at least one exciting white space…
Destined specifically for the dairy sector, palm kernel expeller (PKE) from Indonesia and Malaysia continues to be New Zealand’s leading feed supplement sourced externally, accounting for 54% of imports last year, found a USDA FAS report.
We track new appointments in the global feed and ag sectors in the past few weeks. Protix, ForFarmers and FrieslandCampina are just some of the companies that are seeing personnel changes.
Animal feed company, John Thompson and Sons Ltd, based in York Rd, Belfast, has been fined a total of £40K (US$49.2K) for health and safety at work violations.
A small upside in pork trade is expected for this year, and the re-opening of China is raising opportunities but also uncertainties, finds the latest Rabobank pork quarterly.
Feed mills in China are including more corn in their feed formulations as higher prices for wheat and sorghum reduce demand for those components, found a USDA report.
BASF and Cargill announced their expanded cooperation at IPPE in Atlanta, Georgia this week, adding the US to their existing feed enzymes development and distribution agreement.
Australian climate technology company, Rumin8, has closed Phase 2 of its seed funding round, led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV).
Global feed production remained steady in 2022 at 1.266 billion metric tons (BMT), despite significant macroeconomic challenges that affected the entire supply chain, finds the 12th Alltech global feed survey.
Rapeseed futures extended their losses in trade on the Euronext exchange yesterday as the market anticipates a cut in German demand ahead, finds an outlook from CRM Agri.
Who is moving where in the international ag and feed space? We track developments over the last month, with notable changes at Alltech, Cargill, Perstorp and Adisseo.
Novus International has chosen Co-Innova Animal Nutrition Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd as its distribution partner in China for its trace mineral range along with its wider portfolio.
Shrimp processor, Klaas Puul, has teamed up with feed producer, Skretting, insect protein supplier, Protix, and algal oil producer, Veramaris, to supply supermarkets across Europe with shrimp fed feed with a lower marine ingredient inclusion.
While economists and investors celebrate a slowdown in overall inflation in the US, including for food at home, the price of some grocery staples continues to rise – most notably that for eggs, which increased a staggering 11.1% in December over November,...
A USDA attaché report for Brazil has increased the 2022/23 forecast for the country’s soybean production to 153 million metric tons (MMT). It also revises upwards its soybean export estimate to 97MMT, a new record.
China will reduce the amount of soybeans it imports over the next seven years, in progressive fashion, due to slower livestock production growth, continuous improvement in farming practices, and widespread adoption of a low-soymeal inclusion ratio in...
The environmental impact of beef and dairy is halved by a new assessment method that calculates a food’s protein quality, say scientists at Rothamsted Research.
Another year of decline is expected for pork production in 2023, after a sharp 5% drop in 2022. Rabobank expects pork production in the EU27+UK to contract by about 3% YOY in 2023.
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific is the latest investor in Asian insect ingredient developer, Protenga. The Singapore-based company’s most recent funding round also saw participation from SEEDS Capital and JBI Innovations.
While economists predict inflation will ease slightly in the coming quarters, this year could easily become a “groundhog day version of 2022” if the weather takes a turn for the worse and triggers a domino effect that strains transportation, commodity...
Wheat prices saw record highs in mid-May, before falling notably in recent months, bringing markets back to where they started the year, finds a CRM Agri review.
China’s decision to provide additional subsidies to soybean and grain producers appears to have reaped rewards, with the state officials claiming the former increased by 27% and the latter hitting record levels.
Despite the hot and dry conditions experienced this summer in the UK, wheat, barley, oat, and oilseed rape yields are up on the year, finds AHDB’s review of new crop data.
The Adisseo group has inked an agreement to acquire Nor-Feed and its subsidiaries, a group that produces plant-based specialty ingredients and plant extracts for animal nutrition.
The market for non-GMO milk and food of animal origin is still strong in Germany, but demand has fallen off in other European countries, according to a report.
The latest data reveals that grain exports out of Russia gathered some pace in November, with both corn and wheat exports jumping, relative to October, finds CRM Agri.