Vitamins & minerals

Brexit related feed trade problems persist

27-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

The AIC, the UK feed industry representatives, says some of its members are still encountering trade challenges as a result of the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and EU, which came into force on January 1, 2021.

FrieslandCampina to sell Nutrifeed animal nutrition business to Denkavit

20-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

FrieslandCampina is divesting its young animal nutrition division. The 70 employees that work for its Nutrifeed business will join Denkavit, a Dutch company, based in Voorthuizen, in the Netherlands, and specialized in nutrition for calves, piglets, goats...

Feed additive tracker: Freight rates still on the rise, all eyes on vitamin E market

14-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

Feed additive demand and input pricing remains somewhat unclear for now as markets analyze the significant price spikes in corn, soybean, other feed raw materials globally, says Swiss data and trading platform, Kemiex.

Revamped AB Neo business sees collective strength in neonate nutrition expertise and innovation

11-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

AB Agri is bringing several independent businesses focusing on neonate feed products together under the umbrella brand of AB Neo.

Poultry research: Novus study shows way to reduce severity of financially damaging wooden breast condition

11-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

A Novus study indicates a combination of organic trace minerals, organic selenium, and dietary antioxidants resulted in the effective reduction of wooden breast severity.

Lower calcium and phosphorus levels in layer pullet diets could improve eggshell quality

10-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

Dutch researchers found feeding crumbles compared to mash increased average daily gain and average daily feed intake of layer pullets during rearing, but such dietary manipulation did not affect subsequent egg production performance.

ADM acquires Vietnamese premix player, strengthens its industrial and commercial coverage in a key feed market

29-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Wisium, part of ADM’s international premix brand, is expanding in Vietnam with the acquisition of Golden Farm Production & Commerce Company Limited.

Hired and Retired: People on the Move in April 2021

27-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

We track personnel developments in the feed business over the past few weeks, with a lot of females to the fore.

Investigating the potential of sow nutrition to slash stillbirth rates, boost colostrum levels

22-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

From reducing the number of stillbirths to ensuring greater uniformity in the litter, Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco's animal nutrition arm, is looking to tackle challenges in piglet production from a number of different angles.

Rabobank seeks startups focused on feed efficiency for its FoodBytes! platform

09-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Animal feed related startups, among others, are being encouraged to participate in this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch – Rabobank’s innovation discovery platform.

AFIA stresses importance of trade for US feed industry as it calls for TPA renewal

08-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is working to build upon the US animal feed industry’s success in exporting feed, feed ingredient and pet food products and it is encouraging TPA renewal.

Feed additive tracker: Amino acid prices easing, markets await lysine expansion projects

06-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Prices for amino acids including lysine, threonine and tryptophan are showing a slight downward trend from the record-highs of late, according to data from Swiss trading and data platform, Kemiex.

DSM: Increased focus on sustainability in agribusiness sector, pressure growing on animal protein companies to step up

01-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Sustainability led innovation is fundamental today for companies in the agribusiness sector, says DSM.

Antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids show promise for boosting piglet birth weight

31-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

The preliminary findings of a Danish study suggest supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids in gestational diets could increase the birth weight of piglets while the use of antioxidants in those diets may improve both birth weight and uniformity of the...

ADM set to close two animal nutrition factories in France

26-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is planning to close two production plants at its animal nutrition division in France, as first reported by Reuters.

EU Commission to address animal nutrition gaps in newly launched organic action plan

25-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

An EU action plan on organic farming, launched by the EU Commission today, aims at reaching the target of 25% of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030, as well as a significant increase in organic aquaculture.

Nutreco sets out bold new sustainability strategy

12-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

Nutreco looks to accelerate action to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, address climate change and decouple the business from deforestation risk in its new sustainability strategy.

Devenish seeking investment for global expansion

12-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

This week saw the Northern Ireland located agri technology company, Devenish, set out international growth plans and announce a strategy to raise capital in order to realize those ambitions.

Feed additive outlook: Rally in amino acid prices, high level of M&A activity

08-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

Feed additives markets are quite active as Chinese production has returned with a bang after Spring Festival and is now fully operational, according to the Swiss feed additive trading and data platform, Kemiex.

UK feed exports to EU hit as not all countries applying the same controls

05-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

The AIC, the feed industry representatives in the UK, say challenges persist in terms of exporting feeds to the EU.

Lockdowns, freight and currency challenges fueling high feed additive prices

15-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

Kemiex sees rising ingredient prices for a set of reasons: freight related disruptions and charges, a new wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, elevated raw material prices for fermented feed additives and dollar weakness.

UK feed imports faring better than exports following EU exit

12-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

No known feed additive or feed material import problems have been reported by UK companies following the EU exit, says UK feed sector representatives, the AIC.

Cargill opens one of the world’s largest premix and animal nutrition facilities in Ohio

11-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

Cargill, in a virtual event today [January 11], opened its new premix animal nutrition facility in Lewisburg, Ohio. The build represents a US$50m investment from the company.

Round-up: EFSA publishes feed additive authorization renewal guidance, RTRS seeks feedback on new soy standard and Azelis signs UK distribution deal with Perstorp

08-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

EFSA has published new guidance on the information applicants need to include in their dossiers for the renewal of the authorization of feed additives.

Review: Use of vitamins for GI functionality in pigs has potential but is understudied

07-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

Development of alternative strategies to antibiotics and zinc oxide in swine diets should integrate the role of vitamins for gastrointestinal functionality, finds a review.

Volatile markets for vitamins, amino acids and freight set to continue into 2021

23-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

Preliminary data from Swiss feed additive price watchers, Kemiex, for the current year suggests significant price volatility for the majority of products, with amino acids in particular posting higher price fluctuations than in 2019.

Will BASF and Adifo software tie-up see the end of ‘least cost' feed formulation model?

11-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

BASF and Adifo say their new software partnership will advance feed formulation and support more sustainable animal protein production as sustainability can now be a used as a parameter in feed formulations and rations.

Evonik develops mobile NIR tool aimed at improved ingredient management and feed quality

03-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

Evonik has launched AMINONIR Portable, a mobile near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) service that includes amino acid calibrations.

Trouw Nutrition builds new premix facility in India

03-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

Nutreco’s animal nutrition division, Trouw Nutrition, has invested in a new facility in India; the 20,000 MT plant is located in Jadcherla, near Hyderabad, and will produce vitamins, mineral premixes, and mineral blends, among other products, targeting...

Study: Zinc hydroxychloride minerals can improve performance when fed to pigs at zinc levels below EU regulations

26-Nov-2020 By Jane Byrne

A newly published study corroborates previous research papers reporting zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) excretion from grower‐finisher pigs could be reduced by perhaps 50% without negative effects on growth by reducing trace mineral supplements below commercially...

Amino acid trading picks up, vitamin C prices moving upward

17-Nov-2020 By Jane Byrne

Amino acid trading has picked up across the board and prices are much firmer than several weeks ago for threonine but also for lysine and tryptophan, reports Kemiex.

Industry flags challenges for ‘generic’ feed additives linked to limits of EU regulation

27-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

The decreasing number of ‘generic’ feed additive products and supplier companies in the EU was identified as a growing concern by industry during a virtual conference today.

Indukern refutes reports it is shedding feed and pharma distribution division

08-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

Spain headquartered, Indukern Group, has rebuffed any suggestions it is looking to divest its chemical distribution business focused on the feed, food, vet and pharma sectors.

Split-feeding program looks to disrupt conventional approaches to broiler breeder nutrition

30-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

A proprietary split-feeding system for breeder broilers improves hatching rates and welfare, reduces feed costs and supports sustainability, says Trouw Nutrition, the developer of the novel method.

Feed additive market in wait-and-see mood, M&A momentum building, freight charges add to frustrations

23-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

The feed and food ingredients sectors continue to be held hostage by the Covid-19 pandemic, says Swiss feed and food additives trading platform, Kemiex.

Capacity consolidation dominant trend in the feed phosphates market

10-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

The phosphates industry was in a tough spot at the end of 2019 but has recovered somewhat, according to an analyst.

Special Edition: Mycotoxin Risk and Control

Link between low levels of mycotoxins and bird performance

07-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

Queen’s University in Belfast and N. Ireland headquartered company, Devenish, say a study they both collaborated on is breakthrough research. Indeed, they term it the world’s first longitudinal study to prove the negative effect of low levels of mycotoxins...

Feed additives and pesticide residues risk analysis models under spotlight

31-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

EFSA and the EMA have been requested to help EU Commission to develop a common approach on exposure assessment methodologies for residues from veterinary medicinal products (VMPs), feed additives and pesticides residues in food of animal origin.

Vitamin and amino acid price tracker

Next six weeks will be decisive for feed additive prices

28-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

Markets are slowly returning from summer holiday season, and as there are no upcoming major trade fairs, and limited business travel, professional feed and food additive buyers and sellers are looking for a new playbook for their negotiations and deal...

Supporting the dairy cow’s immune system

21-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Large scale on-farm studies involving over 1,200 herds across the US and Europe are said to demonstrate the ability of a nutritional supplement from Phibro Animal Health to help dairy cows maintain a healthy immune system.

Study: limiting amino acids controls pig growth

20-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Kansas-State University researchers confirm that emergency diet strategies adopted by swine producers to slow the growth of pigs during the Covid-19 crisis are safe and effective.

People on the Move: August 2020

11-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

We track hires and retirees over the past month in feed, premix and additive companies as well as people taking on roles in feed related associations.

Feed additive production enters maintenance season, China sees covid-19 clusters and severe flooding

06-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

Feed additive markets are comparably quiet given that it is the holiday period, but there have been a few notable developments of late, said Kemiex, a trading platform for raw materials used in the feed, food, vet and pharma industries.

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Modifying maternal diets to support piglet performance

22-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

The use of fiber in sow diets can increase the number of pigs born alive and can decrease preweaning mortality, but the effect may be source dependent, says an expert.

Spot prices for some vitamins and amino acids are turning lower to reach pre-COVID levels

13-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

Kemiex says it is the time of the year where patience is needed and where some players are willing to sell low to book a deal.

Vietnam postpones move to impose maximum levels for Salmonella and heavy metals in feed ingredients

03-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has decided to postpone the implementation of new maximum levels (MLs) for Salmonella and heavy metals in feed ingredients of plant origin for one year, until July 1, 2021, for further review...

Online webinar: The benefits of maternal nutrition

02-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

We are beginning to hear a lot about transgenerational nutrition and how such an approach can benefit progeny performance but there is much to learn and explore in this field of research.

FDA move will boost feed trade: AFIA

23-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) says the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has achieved a long-awaited major milestone that will boost the trade of US feed products abroad.

Feed additive market trends: Supply side remains robust, all the buzz is about DSM and BASF

15-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Recent weeks have seen healthy developments in feed additives trading, with the street and boardroom talk these days all about DSM and BASF, says Stefan Schmidinger, partner, Kemiex.

Production in China back to pre-crisis levels, but will back-shoring and sourcing diversification talk shift future trade flows?

20-May-2020 By Jane Byrne

The past few months has seen a dependence on a few sources of raw materials by feed, food and pharmaceutical producers becoming a visible business risk again, says trade platform and data provider, Kemiex.