Protein & amino acids

Entocycle secures $5m Series A to license insect farm technology globally

31-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

UK based insect technology company, Entocycle, has raised $5m in a Series A investment round led by Climentum Capital, a climate-tech venture capital firm based out of Copenhagen, Berlin, and Stockholm.

Children at risk as ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS identified in organic eggs

27-Jan-2023 By Flora Southey

Fresh research out of Denmark has identified the presence of environmental contaminant PFAS in organic eggs sourced from chicken farms all over the country. The risk for children ‘is noticeable’, according to associate professor Kit Granby from the DTU...

ADM posts record profits, navigates lower lysine prices, and sees robust demand for meal and soy oil

27-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

As ADM reports record profits, it flags headwinds in relation to its animal nutrition business for 2023 due to the impacts of weaker margins in amino acids and recovery in the global supply of lysine.

Environmental campaigners claim green bonds issued by JBS were misleading

19-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

Environmental advocacy group, Mighty Earth, is calling for a full investigation into ‘green bonds’ issued by meat giant, JBS. It has lodged a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Brazilian company.

Finnish insect startup getting ready to scale up production

18-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

Insect ingredient producer, Volare, a spinoff from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is set to build its first industrial scale plant.

MarinTrust launches public consultation

12-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

MarinTrust is inviting feedback from stakeholders as it evaluates the effectiveness and impacts of its review system for its program aimed at improving the global responsibility of the sourcing and production of marine ingredients.

Local heroes: How do faba beans, rapeseed products and grass derived protein stack up against soybean meal?

12-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

Local protein sources can substitute imported protein for growing-finishing pigs, and by doing so the carbon footprint of the feed is reduced, finds a Danish study.

Novus acquires Agrivida, looks to develop new feed additives

11-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

Novus International has acquired biotech company Agrivida Inc. The deal gives the US animal health and nutrition company ownership of Agrivida's INTERIUS technology, which is designed to embed feed additives inside grain.

China’s soybean imports expected to slow down and eventually decline through 2030

09-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

China will reduce the amount of soybeans it imports over the next seven years, in progressive fashion, due to slower livestock production growth, continuous improvement in farming practices, and widespread adoption of a low-soymeal inclusion ratio in...

Protenga gets funding boost from The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

05-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

The Yield Lab Asia Pacific is the latest investor in Asian insect ingredient developer, Protenga. The Singapore-based company’s most recent funding round also saw participation from SEEDS Capital and JBI Innovations.

German market robust but fall off in demand for non-GMO meal in other European countries

16-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

The market for non-GMO milk and food of animal origin is still strong in Germany, but demand has fallen off in other European countries, according to a report.

Ÿnsect set to expand internationally, building new factories in the US and Mexico

14-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

Ÿnsect has inked two major agreements for new facility builds: one in the US with Ardent Mills and another in Mexico with Corporativo Kosmos, a food service business.

Study: Larvae has potential to benefit broiler welfare and increase productivity

12-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

Scattering dried or live larvae stimulates broiler foraging behavior long-term, finds recently published research.

US senators call on FDA to give livestock farmers the tools to cut methane emissions, but what nutritional approaches are effective?

12-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

Last week saw US senator, Tammy Baldwin, lead a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the US FDA encouraging the agency to review the role that feed additives play in achieving the Biden Administration’s goal of halving economy-wide GHGs by 2030...

Ecuador and Latin America to continue to drive farmed shrimp supply in 2023

09-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

Ecuador became the world’s largest exporter and producer of shrimp in 2022, overtaking India as an exporter and China as a producer, according to Rabobank’s Global Animal Protein Outlook 2023.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition stepping up its game in the pet food space

08-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

Lallemand Animal Nutrition has been expanding its reach in the global pet food business, and this year saw it broaden its companion animal team, which now comprises five specialists, who are based across North America and Europe.

Rabobank: Carbon measurement driving markets, proactive approach to managing disease will support growth

07-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

Animal protein companies face strategic challenges of sustainability, animal health and market volatility.They must pivot in 2023 to secure their future, according to Rabobank’s Global Animal Protein Outlook 2023.

ICCF seeks feedback to inform environmental risk assessment of feed ingredients

02-Dec-2022 By Jane Byrne

The ICCF has released a draft guidance document for public comment, one that is focused on an environmental risk assessment approach for feed ingredients.

Commission: Need for EU protein crop push ‘more relevant’ than ever

25-Nov-2022 By Jane Byrne

The EU only produces 24% of the oilseeds it needs to feed its livestock sector, according to the EU Commission’s latest EU feed protein balance sheet.

AFIA reiterates need for FDA to modernize feed policy to support environmental goals

18-Nov-2022 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is again urging the US FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) to keep pace with advances in animal nutrition.

Estonian insect farming startup flying high

09-Nov-2022 By Jane Byrne

Tallin-based Flyfeed, an insect farming startup, has developed and tested its production technology, signed letters of intent with top-tier companies, and it has also built a team of employees, partners, and advisors in under one year. In addition, it...

Darling Ingredients acquires Polish rendering company

09-Nov-2022 By Jane Byrne

Darling Ingredients has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Polish rendering company, Miropasz Group, for around €110m (US$110.6m).

Adisseo’s high volume liquid methionine plant goes online

16-Sep-2022 By Jane Byrne

China-based 180,000-ton-per-year liquid methionine project is now operational.

Single-cell protein innovator secures funding to accelerate scale-up

02-Aug-2022 By Lynda Searby

Deep Branch has secured £4.8m (US$5.8m) in funding from the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to scale up its CO2-to-protein technology.

UK contest seeks methane emissions busting and protein innovation ideas

27-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

The UK government is looking to boost innovation in the areas of feeds targeting methane emissions reduction and new sources of resource efficient, low-emission proteins.

Feed additive tracker: Focus on lysine, methionine and vitamin prices

26-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

Lysine hydrochloride, in terms of market prices, has experienced the steepest drop of all amino acids since early June, the same cannot be said for lysine sulphate, noted a market report.

EU Commission extends contingency measures for feed imports

26-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

The European Commission (EC) has decided to extend the period of relaxation on certain import controls on feed inputs, one element in a crisis package.

Skretting supplying plankton based feed to Andfjord Salmon

14-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

Andfjord Salmon, Skretting Norway and Sortland-based Zooca are partnering in relation to a plankton-based feed for the Norwegian land-based salmon producer.

EU renewable ethanol plants saw greater feed output than fuel in 2021

05-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

European renewable ethanol industry representatives, ePURE, say its members produced more animal feed than ethanol last year, citing audited data.

Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition extends reach in pet food as it acquires Ohio based firm

01-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition is to acquire FL Emmert, a manufacturer and marketer of nutritional products for the pet and livestock industries.

Industry groups still find fault with proposed EU deforestation law

30-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

EU feed, grain and oilseed trade groups have welcomed some of the changes made by the Council of the EU in relation to the draft deforestation regulation.

Cargill extends insect protein partnership with Innovafeed

30-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Innovafeed and Cargill have extended their partnership from three to 10 years to jointly develop and market insect meal.

Feed additive tracker: Surging vitamin B5 prices, lower freight rates, weak economic outlook

23-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Vitamins B5 and K3 prices are trading at 52-weeks highs, while vitamin E and amino acids, such as lysine and methionine, are trading slightly softer but at higher-than-previous levels.

EIT Food reveals new cohort of impactful agrifood startups

23-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

EIT Food has announced the latest group of companies to join its Food Accelerator Network (FAN) – a total of 61 agrifood startups have been selected to receive support and investment opportunities to grow and scale.

Big six soy traders launch financial and traceability models to protect Cerrado

22-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Leading soy traders have collectively developed a protocol to monitor and trace soybeans from indirect suppliers in the Cerrado, they have also initiated a financial scheme to incentivize sustainable land use practices.

Aker BioMarine secures FDA approval for QRILL Aqua in the US

21-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized two Aker BioMarine krill-based ingredients for use in freshwater and marine salmonids.

Texas A&M team: Glutamate and glycine hold great promise as cost-effective feed additives

16-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

A Texas A&M AgriLife team is working to improve the health, growth and productivity of farmed bass by developing effective nutritional strategies to substitute fishmeal and other protein feedstuffs in their diets.

The veteran’s view: US soy industry slowing shifting away from volume over value model

16-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

A transformation is underway in the US soybean market, says former Bunge procurement director, Gordon Denny, who also advices the United Soybean Board and US Soybean Export Council.

Dispatches from VIV Europe 2022

Dutch consortium evaluates insect-derived ingredients for use in broiler diets

03-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Netherlands-based companies are collaborating in a public-private partnership (PPP) over the next two years aimed at developing insects as a source of protein for broiler diets, among other goals.

New Bühler center designed to facilitate growth of insect protein industry

29-May-2022 By Jane Byrne

Bühler has officially opening its new Insect Technology Center (ITC), which is located in Uzwil, Switzerland.

Green Plains in aqua feed tie-up with Riverence Group

20-May-2022 By Jane Byrne

Omaha, Nebraska, headquartered, Green Plains, has formed a joint venture with leading US trout producer, Riverence Group.

Tunicate meal does not compromise pellet quality

13-May-2022 By Jane Byrne

Nofima, in the hunt for new and sustainable fish feed proteins, has been testing the technical quality of tunicate meal, along with its nutritional constraints, since both determine possible inclusion levels in fish feed.

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