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US: New pathway proposed for approval of feed additives

By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has come out in support of a bill that it says offers a new way for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate feed additives and spur innovation in the US livestock sector.

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Expectations growing for strong European rapeseed harvest

By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission’s Mars bureau this week nudged its forecast for the EU’s 2023 rapeseed yield higher to 3.34t per hectare, led most likely by an increase in the French crop. Should that be achieved, it would be the highest yield since the high of 3.61t...

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Wheat futures fall as Black Sea grain export deal extended

By Jane Byrne

Moscow’s signing up to a third extension of the Black Sea grain export deal, confirmed late Wednesday, keeps open the safe corridor for Ukraine’s grain shipments and removes doubts over access to Russia’s substantial exportable wheat supplies too, commented...