China’s commerce ministry (MOFCOM) has ended its anti-dumping investigation against imports of methionine originating in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, and will not be implementing tariffs on such imports.
Rabobank expects a slight increase in global poultry production (+0.8% YOY), mostly as a result of poultry expansion in China and Vietnam, where African swine fever has reduced pork availability, and also from expansion in the US.
Japan has joined China, South Korea and Singapore in terms of the Asian markets that have imposed a ban on German pork imports after the EU country confirmed its first case of African swine fever last week.
Chinese swine production and slaughter will hit record lows in 2020 as African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to impact China’s pig sector, according to a new US Department of Agriculture note.
Danish venture, Scandinavian Farms, cites high feed costs in China as one of the reasons for its decision to switch to swine genetics that deliver stronger piglets, capable of utilizing feed more efficiently.
June this year saw significant marine raw material production, well above the average for output that month during the years, 2011- 2019, said the IFFO, the marine ingredients organization, in a report this month.
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.
Specialty chemical companies, Evonik and BASF, have both invested in a Chinese technology startup, SmartAHC, that is said to enable more intelligent and healthier pig farming.
Weather forecasts are showing hot temperatures and limited rainfall for the week ahead in much of the US corn belt, said UK based ag market analysts, CRM AgriCommodities.
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) has launched a program to facilitate the breeding of high-protein corn varieties and promote the development of animal husbandry, according to a report by the state news agency, Xinhua.
The mildly bearish June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) contained few surprises with the USDA taking a cautious approach as ever with incremental changes, reports CRM AgriCommodities.
Specialty proteins for both human food and feed demand are set to grow in the coming years, with soy protein concentrate (SPC) and pea protein at the forefront of expansion plans, finds new LMC report, Outlook for Global Protein.
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.
China has announced a tariff on Australian barley in the latest escalation in trade tensions. The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties imposed total 80.5%.
China is to increase soy purchases, while feed milling and logistical operations are getting back to normal, according to analysis from S&P Global Platts.
The EU feed sector has noted significant improvement of the COVID-19 outbreak triggered EU ‘Green Lane’ system over the past week, said FEFAC. However, it is still not business as usual throughout the feed supply chain, other obstacles remain.
The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) has extended the investigation period of its methionine anti-dumping case against imports of methionine originating in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan by six months, reported Evonik....
In recent aquaculture feed related developments, we see that China has opened up its market to Norwegian fishmeal and fish oil imports, that Biomin is supporting two UK sustainable aquaculture students and that Alltech has entered a partnership for North...
As elements of the phase one trade deal between the US and China are implemented, the US Food and Drug Administration is gathering details about feed companies that wish to export to China.
Rabobank, looking at trends to watch for in global dairy markets in Q2 and Q3, says as the coronavirus is weighing on the global grains and oilseeds markets, and that factor, coupled with weak global demand, in particular in China, along with trade and...
The Canola Council of Canada is asking the Canadian government to increase efforts to resolve ongoing trade tension with China and support efforts to diversify markets following an estimated $1bn loss in exports.
Improving facility, product registration and renewal processes and ending ingredient bans were top priorities for the AFIA during trade deal negotiations with China, says expert.
As part of a company focus on meeting product demand in international markets, Hormel Foods is set to stop sourcing pigs raised using, or having been exposed, to the feed additive ractopamine.
The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a spike in spot demand for food, feed and pharma ingredients along with price volatility in the past two weeks, says Kemiex.
China says it is stepping up efforts to ensure orderly production and distribution of animal feed, meat, dairy products and eggs amid its fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak.
There would not seem to be major volatility in vitamin E pricing since November last year when a force majeure was announced by LANXESS for the production of m-cresol, an intermediate in the manufacture of vitamin E, at its site in Germany.
US feed industry members are applauding progress on the US and China trade relationship as a new phase one trade deal looks to improve agricultural exports and streamline the approval process.
There is little upside risk in feed prices internationally, and the outlook for global poultry in 2020 is slightly more positive than it was in 2019, when markets suffered from relative oversupply, according to Rabobank’s global poultry quarterly, released...
The US Grains Council (USCG) is focusing on supporting trade in current markets and expanding into others over the coming 12 months. The US soy sector, among other priorities, is looking to address infrastructure challenges.
China and the US are establishing a ‘phase one trade deal’ to address initial trade barriers and improve purchases of US feed ingredients and agricultural products.
