Soybean

Soybean oil in tilapia finishing diets may boost fish growth

11-Sep-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing finishing diets for farmed tilapia with soybean oil may boost fish growth and the nutritional value of products generated, researchers say.

USDA: Poor weather, low temps delay feed crop progress

18-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

US corn planting winds down as questions about feed crop development emerge following low temperatures, delayed planting.

Soybeans provide rich pickings for Indian farmers

31-May-2019 By Lynda Searby

Whilst there is unlikely to be any relief from high feed prices in the short term for the soymeal-reliant poultry industry, an increase in soybean plantings in India in 2019 is “highly likely,” according to an analyst.

Rethinking processing methods for sustainable use of European soybeans in broiler diets

27-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

A paper detailing the research done into alternative processes for the production of expeller soybean meal (SBM) from European grown soybeans and trials done in broilers in the UK has just been published.

Vietnam hikes imports of animal feed

09-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

Vietnam bought US$1.3bn worth of imported animal feeds and materials for animal feed production in the first four months of this year, up 2.4% against the same period last year, according to data from the country's Ministry Agriculture and Rural...

USDA: Weather challenges slow feed crop planting in US

30-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Wet weather is slowing US feed crop planting and may continue to delay crop progress across the Corn Belt as precipitation continues.

US: Feedlot linked to soybean field contaminant

29-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) in the US has determined that grain and seed screenings used as feed were linked to the spread of an invasive weed, Palmer amaranth, in soybean fields there.

Mexico: Poultry, swine sector feed use to boost oilseed imports

25-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Expanding poultry and livestock production is set to support growth in oilseed use and imports in Mexico, say analysts.

Massive jump in EU imports of US soybeans, but normal trading patterns set to resume

18-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

New figures released by the European Commission on Tuesday [April 16], show that imports of US soybeans by the European Union increased by 121% over the current market year (July 2018 to mid-April 2019), compared to the same period in the previous year.

WASDE: US corn use and soy yields drops, wheat acres fall

11-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finally released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) publication of 2019.

US: Falling soy exports trigger focus on boosting new, old markets

06-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US Soybean Export Council is meeting with international customers to bolster markets and address the feed value of US soybeans in an effort to stem an anticipated fall in sales, says chairman.

'Uncertainties and headwinds beset Chinese food and agribusiness landscape'

14-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

The food and agribusiness (F&A) sector in China will continue to be volatile in 2019, says Rabobank in its latest China Food and Agribusiness outlook.

Politics remains a major driver of oilseeds prices, note analysts

18-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Although the truce between the US and China has not yet translated into US soybean exports fully, it has certainly created more positive undercurrents in the market, now trading near the highest levels since August, reported CRM Agri in its weekly market...