US feed industry members highlighted reducing burdensome regulation, a focus on trade and open communication as priorities with the new administration.
Property mogul, Donald Trump, has been elected the 45th president of the US, in a shock election victory over Democratic party candidate Hillary Clinton.
ADM reported, though, that its crushing and origination results for Q3 declined significantly compared to a very strong year-ago quarter due to lower soy crush margins.
Product prices, reduced choice for farmers are among the factors that are prompting the European Commission to open an in-depth investigation in to a proposed merger.
Newly developed labelling standards for GM free plant based foods and products of animal origin are said to be another step in the harmonization of regulations for a GM free Europe.
The EU can expect higher grain imports from Ukraine if an EU Commission plan to remove tariffs on goods from that market, this time from wheat, corn and barley, sees the light of day.
The US is expected to see a drop in production for the current corn crop, but it remains the largest ever at 15,057m bushels, says the US Department of Agriculture.
US farmers’ groups and feed crop growers are criticizing Dannon for its move away from biotech crops, while the company maintains the decision offers more options for consumers.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had raised the US soybean yield again; the agency projected it at 51.4 bushels per acre, up 0.8 bushels from the September forecast.
Reports from World Nutrition Forum 2016 in Vancouver
Laying hens are proving to be the point of entry sector for inclusion of the Europe grown GM free Danube Soya, says the association behind the program.
The inorganic feed phosphate (IFP) market is suffering due to multiple factors including over-capacity, low feed demand, the rise of substitute products, and growing environmental concerns, according to UK based market analysts, CRU.
Despite wet conditions and regional flooding in parts of the US, the overall crop is seeing a rapid harvest and not widespread mold or damage, says expert.
South African broiler production faces challenges from high feed prices as country looks to import corn from the US and Latin America, says US Foreign Agricultural Service attaché.
Unlike milling wheat that has maintained an almost stable import volume, feed wheat imports into Vietnam in marketing year (MY) 2015/2016 increased sharply, due to their price competitiveness when compared to imported corn prices, finds a USDA report.
US corn producers have been granted class status in an ongoing lawsuit against Syngenta for the sale of biotech corn, which is said to make it must easier and less costly for farmers to pursue their claims against the Swiss biotech firm.
The UK livestock industry is embracing wheat DDGS (distillers dry grains with solubles) as a feed source 18 months after a four-year study confirmed that this co-product represents ‘great value’.
Despite regional weather challenges, harvest has started for some US feed crops and overall quality remains high, says the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Despite global commodity prices being at their lowest levels in years, livestock producers in Egypt face surging input costs on the back of a depreciating Egyptian Pound, according to the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
Canadian canola can continue to be exported to China after a move to more stringent import regulations was delayed, says a Canola Council of Canada member.
