Several US feed and grain groups have called for caution moving forward and a consideration of the gains already made in the wake of a NAFTA review announcement.
Scottish farmers say they are confident of hammering out an agreement with the Scottish whisky industry amid concerns about a shortage of distillery by-products for animal feed.
An academia and industry run project, aiming to encourage the use of avian protein in Scottish salmon feed, found consumers are, in general, open to the use of such protein sources, particularly if it means cost effective salmon production.
Fishmeal prices have softened and look like they are going to stay at that level for the mid-term, a trend that could weigh heavily on the fortunes of many an alternative protein business targeting the aquaculture sector, says an analyst.
Japan now accepts the use of imported organic certified animal feed from countries that share an organic equivalency arrangement with it, according to the USDA.
Factors such as poor margins, and a delay in pricing by South American grain producers influenced its first quarter revenue decrease, said the agribusiness giant.
The turnover of food products within the dairy, poultry and egg categories certified against a government backed non-GM food label in Germany is forecast to reach €4.4bn in 2017.
The overall consumption of grain and feed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will grow nearly 6% over the next year, thus boosting imports, finds a USDA GAIN report.
Private equity firm, Navis Capital, has taken a majority stake in New Zealand’s integrated animal feed and egg production businesses, Mainland Poultry.
After a wet start to the feed crop-planting season, some states are making progress with corn and starting to get soybeans in the ground, says the USDA.
The FDA says Australia's food system is comparable to the US, but the recognition may not initially bring much change for the feed industry in either country.
Agthia Group and Anderson Hay and Grain are forming a joint venture to bring US forage and feed products to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and GCC (Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf).
Replacing conventional animal feed with the leaves from moringa and mulberry plants could be a “win win” for both industry and farmers, according to one of the authors of a report into the merits of new, unconventional animal feeds.
Phosphorus control, a pertinent issue in the Dutch dairy sector right now, was one of the areas Cargill zoomed in on a recent education initiative involving Dutch feed millers.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) notes corn stocks are up 10% from March 2016, while soybean stocks have jumped 13% in the same period. Wheat is also in with a shout in terms of higher supplies - all wheat stocks have increased by 21% since this...
The USDA, in its survey of planting intentions, sees the expected corn planted area to be lower than last year, while soybean planted area for 2017 looks set to top the charts. The wheat planted area, though, is predicted to be the lowest since records...
The animal protein sector helps boost positive third quarter results for Cargill, but results for animal nutrition sales were not as strong, says company CEO.
The continued growth of the US organic market has supported the expansion of organic feed production, including allowing Riverside Feeds to double in size.
Oilseed crush in Canada this year is forecast to dip 4% to 10.5 million metric tons (MMT) from 11 MMT in 2016/17 due to low carry-in stocks and only a modest rise in overall oilseeds production available for crushing, said the USDA.
The FAO reports on how a feeding strategy it initiated through a research alliance helped to reduce methane and improve dairy cattle productivity in Ethiopia.
Skretting, Nutreco’s fish feed division, is lending its expertise to a new tilapia feed plant in Kenya run by animal and human nutrition product developer, Unga Holdings.