Protein & amino acids

Five startups that captured our attention in 2023

18-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

In 2023, the startup ecosystem faced persistent challenges due to economic uncertainties, anticipated interest rate increases, and the lingering effects of previous bank failures, as reported by EY.

Funding initiative in Scotland puts emphasis on fish health and welfare

13-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

Scotland’s Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is supporting further research into fish health and wellbeing initiatives in 2024, with seven projects set to benefit from its most recent funding call.

Enorm completes large-scale insect production facility in Denmark

13-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

Enorm's production facility in Denmark has finally been completed. It is scheduled to go into operation in early 2024.

EU agriculture committee calls for ban on patenting NGT-derived plants

12-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

On Monday this week, the EU Parliament's Agriculture Committee voted in favor of the proposal for a framework on new genomic technologies (NGTs).

Curbing deforestation: Activists criticize UK due diligence rules, citing shortcomings

12-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

The UK government has published details of its long-awaited Deforestation Due Diligence legislation.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Perdue Farms’ embraces transparency to improve animal welfare

11-Dec-2023 By Elizabeth Crawford

After Perdue Farms received unsolicited but ultimately what it characterized as “fair” criticism for its approach to animal care years ago, the protein producer began inviting annually animal welfare advocates, farmers, academics and stakeholders from...

Transformative trends: A snapshot of agri-food in the midst of evolutionary change

07-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

In this edition of Feed Matters, we talk to Aidan Connolly about his collection of essays: The Future of Agriculture.

UK research collaborators investigate how insect protein can decarbonize livestock production

07-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

The University of Leeds and Entocycle are behind a new £430,000 (US$540,315) research program to develop the protocols and codes of practice to unlock the growth of the UK insect farming industry.

Upcycling food waste into alt protein: On-site insect farming developed for manufacturers and retailers

01-Dec-2023 By Flora Southey

Modular insect farming technology has been developed for food businesses to upcycle organic waste on-site into a sustainable protein alternative.

El Niño ahead: Potential disruption to fishmeal supply in 2024

30-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Rabobank’s newly released outlook for how animal protein sectors will play out next year warns that El Niño is likely to persist throughout the first half of 2024.

From struggle to strength: First half of 2024 to see return to normality for feed additive market

23-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

The results of an industry survey show ongoing profitability pressure in the pharma API and the feed and food additive space.

Entobel opens largest BSF production facility in Asia

23-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Entobel has opened its new black soldier fly (BSF) production plant in Vietnam, the largest of its kind in Asia.

Gene editing wars: Experts warn FSA is misleading public

21-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Campaigners representing UK business, farming, certification, academia, and science have lodged a complaint against the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), raising concerns about its public consultation process on precision bred organisms for use in animal...

MicroHarvest launches pilot plant, accelerating path to commercialization of its single-cell protein ingredients

21-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Alt protein startup, MicroHarvest, has just launched its new pilot plant in Lisbon – enabling the company to produce single-cell protein samples.

BioMar reports solid third quarter earnings

14-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

BioMar saw a 5% year-on-year increase in volume sales in the third quarter of 2023 with positive contributions from all divisions.

Move on to supercharge Australian hemp industry over next 5 years

13-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

A new research program is aimed at boosting Australia’s hemp industry.

Unused MyProtein repurposed into fish feed in trailblazing sustainability drive

13-Nov-2023 By Olivia Haslam

MyProtein has reprocessed over 150 tonnes of unused product into fish food through THG’s sustainability initiative in partnership with waste processing company MYGroup.

Evonik sees low amino acid prices but records good third quarter performance

07-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Beating market expectations, the amino acids producer increased its adjusted EBITDA by 8% to €485m (US$571m) in Q3 2023 versus Q2.

The insect production industry is entering a new era and Big Dutchman spinout BIS is rowing in behind it

03-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Better Insect Solutions (BIS), now operating independently from the Big Dutchman group, and providing end-to-end solutions for Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farming, is beginning to see the fruit of its labors.

Bunge reveals value of CJ Selecta acquisition

02-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Bunge disclosed the value of the CJ Selecta deal during its call with analysts following the company’s Q3 2023 earnings release last week. It is paying out around US$600m to acquire the Brazilian manufacturer and exporter of soy protein concentrate (SPC).

Review: ‘We need to completely revisit the feeding of newly weaned piglets’

02-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Diets for newly weaned piglets should be formulated to minimize the glycemic load while amino acids, minerals, and vitamins should be provided to manage health, not weight gain, say animal nutrition experts.

From deforestation to human rights: EU urged to put indigenous perspective at centre of EU policy

01-Nov-2023 By Flora Southey

Indigenous rights must be ‘at the centre’ of new EU policies looking to stamp out environmental and human rights violations from food supply chains, argues indigenous advocate Edson Krenak from NGO Cultural Survival.

IFFO conference: Data gaps in marine ingredients, reducing pressure on fish ecoystems, the era of precision nutrition

27-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

The use of marine ingredients in pet food is growing, hears attendees at the IFFO conference.

FarmInsect raises €8m for its decentralized, on-site insect larvae production

26-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

German insect technology company, FarmInsect, this week announced an oversubscribed €8m (US$8.47m) Series A funding round.

Study: Mycoprotein has positive impact on salmon’s natural immune system and growth

26-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

New research indicates supplementing the diets of juvenile salmon growing in freshwater with a mycoprotein can bring clear added benefits for their health and growth.

Peruvian anchovy fishing season authorised to commence

25-Oct-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

The Peruvian Ministry of Production has authorised the start of the second anchovy fishing season to commence at midnight (00.00 October 26 local time).

Green Plains: Trial shows effectiveness of ultra-high protein in trout diets

20-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

The findings of a recent in-house trial show a corn fermented product with 60% protein concentration levels is favorable for supplementation in feed for Rainbow trout at between 12% and 21% inclusion rates, says Green Plains.

Protix secures strategic investment from Tyson Foods, set to build US facility

18-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Tyson Foods has reached an agreement for a two-fold investment with Dutch insect ingredients producer, Protix.

Full Circle and HydroNeo join forces to boost shrimp farm profitability

17-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Full Circle Biotechnology, a Thailand based insect feed company, is partnering with local aquaculture technology startup, HydroNeo, to expand its customer base.

Peruvian decline dragging down global fishmeal and fish oil production volumes

13-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Cumulative total fishmeal production by the key producer countries was down 28% for the first eight months of the year, found the IFFO in its latest market review.

Hired and Retired: People on the Move

12-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Who is changing hats, taking on new roles in the feed industry this month?

Report: Food security in Senegal and Mauritania undermined by growth of fishmeal and fish oil sector

09-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

A new study underlines the gap between current practices in small pelagic fish value chain in Senegal and Mauritania and the fishmeal and fish oil industry’s global standards.

Feed additive supply and demand trends: Is market recovery in 2023 still likely?

09-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

This week is characterized by the Chinese market returning from mid-autumn and national day holidays, reports Kemiex.

New agribusiness backed digital tool designed to simplify sustainability measurement and reporting

06-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Agricultural and food production systems face increasing sustainability challenges and are under growing legislative and public pressure. A new digital platform – TRACT – has been launched to boost transparency in feed and food supply chains - from growers...

Swiss chickens and pigs could be fed PAPs once more

05-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Switzerland is considering reintroducing processed animal proteins (PAPs) in poultry and pig feed.

VLOG: Almost four out of five liters of milk in Germany are produced GMO-free

05-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Non-GMO milk has gone from being a niche product to the standard in Germany in just one decade.

Rabobank, Santander and AGRI3 boost Cerrado responsible soy fund by over $36m

04-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

More organizations are getting behind a green financing initiative aimed at supporting responsible soy production in Brazil’s Cerrado region.

Spanish insect ingredient player scaling up, second plant set to go live

04-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Spain based BSF producer, Bioflytech, says it is continuing to take steps to consolidate its position as a leading player in the production of insect-derived products.

Lower feed costs expected to support recovery in global poultry market

03-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

Rabobank estimates a gradual performance boost for the global poultry market in the last quarter of 2023 and early 2024, following several months of slow growth.

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