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US stocks data drives wheat prices higher

By Jane Byrne

The main driver in the agri-commodities market this week was the grain stocks report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA); it was released yesterday.

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Scoular expanding on hike in demand for fishmeal

By Jane Byrne

Growth in the aquaculture and pet food industries has increased the demand for fishmeal says US supplier, Scoular, as it launches a new brand for its marine ingredients business: Encompass.

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SCP pioneer raises US$39m in funding round led by BP venture arm

By Jane Byrne

Single cell protein producer, Calysta, announced it has completed a US$39m financing round, led by the high tech capital arm of BP, bp ventures, to support global scale-up of production of its protein meal, branded as FeedKind, which is targeted at feed...

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African and Asian fish to feed on US grains

By Lynda Searby

The US Grains Council (USGC) is advancing a strategy to promote corn co-products including new high protein distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to aquaculture producers in the high-potential North African and Southeast Asian regions.

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Do yeast products work as alternatives to in-feed antibiotics?

By Jane Byrne

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, when used as probiotic, or as prebiotic could act as a growth enhancer in healthy broiler chickens through boosting gut health, leading to improved digestive enzyme activities, growth performance, meat yield, nutrient digestibility...