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Commodity price hikes behind higher cost of cattle feeding

By Jane Byrne

Agri-commodity prices in April were pushed to levels not seen since 2011 to 2013, noted Rabobank in its beef quarterly. It says the knock-on effect of that trend are heightened concerns about the cost of feed.

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Demand for insect protein could hit 500,000 tons by 2030

By Jane Byrne

The demand for insect protein, mainly as an ingredient in feed and pet food, could reach half a million metric tons by 2030, up from today’s market of around 10,000 metric tons, predict the authors of a new RaboResearch report.

Dutch insect producer Protix attracts further investment

Dutch insect producer Protix attracts further investment

By Jane Byrne

Rabo Corporate Investments (RCI), Rabobank's investment franchise, has invested in Protix, a company that breeds larvae from the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) and processes them into ingredients like proteins and lipids for use in feed.

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Nutreco invests in RAS based yellowtail producer

By Jane Byrne

Dutch animal nutrition and feed group, Nutreco, has announced an investment in Kingfish Zeeland, a company, established in the Dutch province of Zeeland in 2015, which is producing yellowtail kingfish through a proprietary recirculating aquaculture system...