A number of issues are continuing to influence global beef markets, such as increasing North Asia imports, looming margin pressure, and African Swine Fever outbreaks, according to the latest RaboResearch Beef Quarterly report. The team highlighted, in...
US feed and agricultural organizations are welcoming news of a preliminary agreement between the US and Mexico in the renegotiation of NAFTA, however questions about the timeline with Canada remain.
A 10-year assessment of US soybean production highlights the role of trade and points to continuing low prices and a reduction in planted acres as consequences stemming from China’s ongoing tariffs on the feed ingredient, says analyst.
Feed transporters working at an ABN feed mill in the UK are considering union action, which could include striking, after the company proposed schedule changes.
Some 90% of India’s dairy farms have adopted a ration balancing software tool that reduces methane emissions by 12-15% per kg of milk while reducing feed costs and increasing productivity.
In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council, predicted the rise of poultry ‘mega farms’. FeedNavigator catches up with him to find out what implications this would have for the feed industry.
The US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council seeks to expand feed ingredient, food and agricultural exports to Cuba through a streamlining of the payment process, says president.
European feed processor, Dantrace-Danfeed, and US industrial ag-firm, DPI Global, have joined forces on a patent for zinc-copper gluconate feed additives to treat bovine digital dermatitis in herd cattle.
Feed manufacturers need agility and flexibility whilst navigating great uncertainty in animal protein sparked by the trade disputes, operation weak flesh and disease outbreaks, warns a global expert.
Bunge is reporting mixed results for the second quarter of its fiscal year with an overall drop in earnings somewhat offset by gains for its agribusiness segment.
Animal nutrition and feed grain sales helped boost second-quarter results for ADM, the agribusiness group is confident about performance for the rest of the year.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has recognized the work of Michael Bedford, the research director for UK feed ingredient producer, AB Vista.
Unfavorable weather for crops in key growing regions is expected to curtail global total grains production in 2018/19 to a three-year low, reported the UK based International Grains Council (IGC) in its latest grains market outlook.
Feed demand in Vietnam is forecast to increase slightly, as the domestic pork industry rebounds and growth continues in the aquaculture sector, says the USDA.
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A study indicates Chinese dairy farms using feed that consumes less water to produce or using feed imported from a country where its water consumption is lower could reduce the consumptive water use for milk production by up to 22%.
Weather may be adding to feed grain producer uncertainty as tariffs and trade negotiations continue, however export markets remain a priority for long-term market health, says economist.
As part of an ongoing effort to expand its footprint in the organic feed grain and ancient grain market, Ceres Global Ag Corp is acquiring Nature’s Organic Grist for $2.8m, says CFO.
The continuing dry weather has resulted in poor growing conditions in Ireland, creating significant demand for feed raw materials to compensate for the shortage of grass for grazing livestock.
US sorghum producers are considering an ongoing visit from Chinese users of the feed grain a chance to improve relationships and address questions that may be dampening trade, says executive director.
Feed wheat will likely replace corn to some extent in feed rations in China as damaged wheat enters the market and tariffs on US feed grains both bump the price and shift origination of imports, says analyst.
Improved returns for animal nutrition, protein and in grain sales and trade helped Cargill see improved year-over-year results and an earnings bump in the fourth quarter.
The USDA predicts that the production of soybeans will climb in Ethiopia, partially due to requirements for the raw material in livestock feed – soybean meal for poultry production.
The transport strike in Brazil caused challenges for animal producers in terms of feed deliveries and the action still has ramifications for exports of feed grains, says the USDA.
Publicly funded spending for feed, agriculture and fisheries research and development is dropping in high-income countries but such research is expanding in developing markets, says USDA.
The growing middle class in Africa is driving change throughout that continent’s poultry production value chain, encouraging greater local and international investment in required supporting infrastructure, says Rabobank.
Uncertainty in the export market for feed grains is keeping prices low and could provide buyers the chance to lock in some lower feed prices, says analyst.
Although the announcement that China is set to cut import tariffs on some feed ingredients may come at a time of tension between the country and the US, the move is unlikely to bring much change for US producers, says analyst.
Growth for feed grains are expected to come from export markets, but what steps are needed to support and grow trade alliances in a period marked by tariffs and counter-tariffs?
Australia is exporting increasing volumes of barley to China to not only quench the country’s growing thirst for beer, but also fuel its booming livestock industry, says Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC).
The topic of big or ‘smart’ data and how it can optimize poultry production but also feed manufacturing and farming in general loomed large at VIV Europe 2018 in Utrecht.
Animal nutrition, human nutrition, health and sustainable living are the new areas of focus for Royal DSM as the company looks to grow organically and through acquisitions, says CEO.
US sorghum producers are tackling export market uncertainty through efforts to strengthen or develop relationships with buyers or users of the feed grain.
The imposition of US tariffs on $50bn in Chinese goods is creating market uncertainty for US feed crop producers as China responds in kind including levies on US feed raw materials.
Animal nutrition group, Neovia, has acquired a Nigerian premix company, Hi Nutrients, in a move it says will help accelerate its expansion within Africa.
Four UK universities and institutes are to benefit from a crop development research funding package worth around £5.3m (US$ 7.03m) over five years, said Michael Gove, the UK environment secretary, Michael Gove, in an announcement today.
The US Department of Agriculture’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), published yesterday, lowered its forecast for world wheat production for 2018/19 largely due to forecasts for Russia being down by 3.5Mt from May estimates, to a...
Historically, global sunflower seed meal consumption has been dominated by the leading sunflower seed producers and processors, such as the EU, Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey, but other countries have recently emerged as growing users.
