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Olam’s Nigerian feed business plan costed at $150m

By Jane Byrne

Olam International said it has broken ground on an integrated feed mill, poultry breeding farm and hatchery in Kaduna State, Nigeria. When completed, it will be the largest such operation of its kind in the African country.

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De Heus completes premix factory builds

By Jane Byrne

Dutch feed manufacturer, De Heus, has expanded the premix side of its business with two new facilities in the Netherlands and Poland. 

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Cargill buys UK feed formulation software firm

By Jane Byrne

US agribusiness giant, Cargill, in a continued drive to expand its animal nutrition business, has acquired UK feed and food formulation technology provider, Format International.

Respondents alert to potential feed price reduction demands in the dairy sector

What state is the feed industry in?

By Jane Byrne

We ran a reader survey earlier this year to find out what the major headaches are for the feed sector - a majority of respondents reported the Russian sanctions as detrimental for business. 

Protease segment delivering for Novozymes

Protease segment delivering for Novozymes

By Jane Byrne

Novozymes says moderate growth in the feed protease segment was one contributor to its 4% organic sales growth in the first 9 months of 2015.