We caught up with two Rabobank analysts at IPPE in Atlanta to hear about prospects for the US meat production sector and whether the time is right for alternative feed proteins.
AB Vista is working to highlight average levels of phytate in common feed ingredients to provide a guide for phytase use and cost-effective feed formulation, says global manager.
Weather events from a series of cyclones to severe storms to inland floods to a crop freeze, drought and wildfire wreaked havoc for many sectors in the US last year including crop and livestock production; the disasters resulted in around $306.2bn in...
The economic contributions of grain exports, feed production’s “ripple effect” and the importance of trade for more than producers were topics that featured prominently in recent feed and grain sector analysis.
Grain surplus, export competition and trade agreements may bring headwinds to US grain producers, but the outlook is more positive for feed grain users, says expert.
Modernize NAFTA, but do not destroy it was the theme of several feed and grain industry members comments on the start of re-negotiations for the trade agreement.
The UK election result has increased instability in grain markets, and buyers were rightly advised to take precautionary risk measures against political fallout and weather related developments, says an analyst.
A US start-up is launching its debut feed additive product designed to reduce the effect of harmful bacteria in the EU ahead of the US, as the US lags behind Europe in understanding and controlling campylobacter, says COO.
Feed and agricultural groups are asking the new US administration to support efforts to reduce regulation and improve the trade relationship between the US and Cuba.
A US grain commodity analyst sees what is in store, and US feed trade groups weigh up what is likely to unfold in terms of regulatory changes, and interactions with the new US administration over the next 12 months.
South African insect derived feed producer, AgriProtein, has generated USD$17.5m in capital to fund expansion into Europe, North and South America and Asia.
Our jury of readers forecast that Donald Trump’s tenure as US president, scheduled to begin on 20 January 2017, will be damaging for the US feed industry.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had raised the US soybean yield again; the agency projected it at 51.4 bushels per acre, up 0.8 bushels from the September forecast.
Novozymes says the acquisition of Organobalance will enable it to strengthen its animal feed R&D competencies, particularly in the field of probiotics.
The US-based agri-giant said earnings rose in animal nutrition, led by operations in the US and Vietnam, as it released its Q3 results for fiscal year 2016 and first nine months to end of February, but, overall, it noted a tough trading environment.
There is a growing appetite for sustainable alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in the US and probiotics meet that demand, says Adisseo.
In a change from recent years, Canada has returned to being the US’ top trading partner for agricultural products including animal feed and feed ingredients.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) saw a dip in revenue and gross profit stemming from lower returns across US agricultural exports, the ethanol business and soy crushing globally.
Negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were concluded in the fall, but US feed manufacturers are still waiting for the deal to get final approval.
Several US soy growers' groups are welcoming new regulations for aquaculture facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the rule may allow the industry to develop.
US natural gas conversion technology company, Calysta, is building a small scale production plant in the UK for its methane gas to feed protein — FeedKind — for use in fish and chicken diets as a fishmeal replacer.
Several US feed associations and producers are “disappointed” with the contents of the federal bill on transportation that could have made shipping easier and cheaper, members say.
