In readiness for the UK general election, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has launched its manifesto outlining three key asks of MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates on behalf of the agri-food supply chain.
Animal feed and pet food ingredients are some of the goods being brought in scope in a new trading scheme, aimed at improving access to the UK market for developing countries.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has welcomed the announcement yesterday by US President, Joe Biden, of his intent to nominate Doug McKalip as chief ag negotiator in the US Trade Representative.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has endorsed the nomination of Alexis Taylor as the US Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary of trade and foreign agricultural affairs.
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.
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) US$200K for 2021 through the Market Access Program (MAP) to support increasing access to US feed products abroad....
The revised trade agreement negotiated by the US, Mexico and Canada is expected to improve provisions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and reduce non-trade barriers, says expert.
Calm feed prices in Mexico are granting producers the opportunity to expand production and exports, while cattle and swine producers improve their genetic stock.
US dairy producers are facing several challenges as the industry shifts production regions and consolidates, but steadying feed prices, trade deals and an upturn in milk prices could bring a better year.
Following up on Wednesday’s trade agreement progress with China, the US Senate approved the revised trade agreement with Canada and Mexico (USMCA) on Thursday [January 16]. The development was welcomed the US feed sector.
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.
In the US, 2019 was a year that started with a federal government shutdown and one that brought little that was positive in terms of production conditions or trade.
Helping the feed and grain industry prepare for the future, looking at regulatory hurdles, and expanding trade opportunities are some of the goals of the new head of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
This year has seen a high level of volatility in agricultural commodities – exacerbated by trade wars, African swine fever (ASF), currency moves, record fund positions, and some erratic weather seen across the globe, noted Rabobank in its just released...
The Global Commodity Technology Association (CGTA) is launching with a focus on supporting and improving digitization and modernization in the global agricultural commodity industry, says managing director.
Following the receipt of federal funding, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is assessing Vietnam’s market potential as an export destination for US feed or feed ingredients.
An international team of experts, drawn from founding members of the ICCF, is seeking industry feedback on a draft guidance document on a study on homogeneity testing in support of a safety evaluation of feed ingredients.
The US feed and ag sectors are among those applauding Wednesday’s news of a partial trade agreement between the US and the country’s third-largest agricultural market, Japan.
Certain US feed and agricultural products are likely to be excluded from punitive Chinese tariffs, as the US and China move to ease trade war tensions. Over the last week, both Washington and Beijing offered gestures of good will.
UK feed additive producer, Anpario, has announced the opening of its new £1m (US$1.2m), fully automated, bottling plant at its Manton Wood facility in Nottinghamshire, UK.
It has been US feed group and agricultural good producers – not the importing country or its consumers – that have paid most of the cost of the retaliatory tariffs arising out of US disputes with trading partners, say CoBank analysts.
With a return to average yields, the USDA forecasts record soybean production in Brazil for 2019/20 but predicts lower exports on the expectation of lower demand for soy from China.
The American and European feed industries, represented by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC), announced a renewal of their long-term alliance yesterday [June 6].
The ongoing US-China trade situation could result in another round of aid for US feed crop producers as China outlines its response to increased tariffs and feed crop producers ask for a trade deal.
The US feed industry calls for a resolution to the trade war with Beijing as Washington points to the possibility of new or increased tariffs on products.
The Canadian government is stepping in to support canola producers as a period of trade uncertainty stemming from a slow down in exports to China continues.
As the US trade negotiations continue, an element that needs to be evaluated when examining the potential for improving access with trading partners like China or the EU is what additional market access could mean for feed players, said David Widmar,...
The US Grains Council (UGC) has asked for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) to review the existing anti-dumping tariffs on distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) from the US.
Canada remains the top export market for US ag products; that country saw a hike in soy exports to China and experiencing ongoing uncertainty in canola trade, say analysts.
The implementation and funding of the Farm Bill, streamlining ingredient approvals and ratifying the USMCA mark political priorities for the American Feed Industry Association in the coming year.
As China agrees to increase purchases of US soybeans, questions regarding lifting tariffs on the feed ingredient and ongoing trade negotiations remain.
US feed organizations welcome the US’s agriculture-inclusive talking points for upcoming US-EU negotiations, but are concerned the EU would seem to be insisting that topic is kept out of any trade deal talks.
Feed and agricultural industry members are asking for the US Trade Representative to ensure that agriculture and in any upcoming trade negotiations with the EU.
New trading partners, diversified markets, easing political tensions and developing regulations are among the topics US feed industry members are watching as the sector moves into 2019.
