CP Foods subsidiary, Bangkok Produce Merchandising (BKP), and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) have formalized a collaboration aimed at leveraging satellite mapping solutions and traceability data points to create sustainable and deforestation-free supply...
NUQO, a France-based feed additives company, asserts that trials conducted across various geographic regions validate the efficacy of its technology in boosting layer performance.
The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is allocating over $203m to support nearly 70 agricultural organizations in their efforts to expand export markets for US food and agricultural products.
At the onset of the week, US grain prices experienced an increase, but later faced downward pressure following the release of the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE).
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have forged a partnership aimed at advancing regenerative agriculture and achieving deforestation and conversion-free production.
In late December, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released an update on its efforts to reduce the use of soybean meal (SBM) in animal feed.
Scientists from the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese have allegedly achieved a coal-to-protein breakthrough, boosting the cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability of feed.
A study underscores the potential of Spirulina sp. as a noel protein ingredient for poultry feeds, emphasizing its nutritional value, particularly its protein content, amino acid profile, protein solubility, and in vitro protein digestibility.
As the new year unfolds, the grain markets see a subdued start, following a year marked by notable declines in major contracts, as observed by analysts at CRM Agri.
Professor Roel Veerkamp of Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands is leading a program to coordinate and accelerate global efforts to breed cattle with reduced methane emissions.
The feed ingredients basket has seen substantial turbulence throughout 2023. As in the past, resilience has prevailed. Priorities should remain volumes, responsible sourcing, and accountability, Petter Martin Johannessen, director general of the IFFO,...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has warned that funding to support climate-smart agrifood systems is ‘strikingly low’ and has plummeted in the past year despite the growing urgency to stave off climate change.
Disease risks will remain top of mind in the global animal protein market in 2024, creating uncertainty for producers, distorting global trade, and challenging governments concerned with food security.
Over 130 prime ministers and presidents have today signed the Emirates Declaration at COP28 – a first of its kind commitment to adapt and ‘transform’ food systems as part of action on the climate crisis.
After China ended antidumping tariffs on Australian barley in August, dramatically lowering imported barley prices by $11 per MT, Chinese importers secured about 20 shipments, or over 1 MMT, of that grain from Australia.
World soybean production for 2023-2024 is forecast to expand by 7% year on year (y/y) to a record of 395 million tons, chiefly linked to bigger crops in South America, notes the latest update from the International Grains Council (IGC).
Lower energy prices resulted in a fall in shipping costs over the past month as seen through the sharp drop off in the Baltic Dry index (BDI), which gauges the cost of shipping dry bulk commodities such as grains.
Better Insect Solutions (BIS), now operating independently from the Big Dutchman group, and providing end-to-end solutions for Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farming, is beginning to see the fruit of its labors.
Yield10 Bioscience and BioMar Group have signed an agreement to form a long-term partnership to commercialize a Camelina crop containing enriched levels of EPA and DHA.
BVRio says its new free soy production map and tool for assessing deforestation and conversion of native vegetation at the farm level for production areas in the Brazilian Cerrado region, has seen over 11,000 searches conducted in its first three months,...
Lower feed costs, better animal health, and improved productivity bolster global pork industry optimism despite challenging returns and uncertain consumption trends, finds a new report.
The acquisition of phytogenic producer, Delacon, by Cargill in June 2022 has enlarged the scope and pace of innovation within the US company’s feed additive business, enabling synergistic new product development, says an executive.
Full Circle Biotechnology, a Thailand based insect feed company, is partnering with local aquaculture technology startup, HydroNeo, to expand its customer base.
US feed pathogen control specialist, Anitox, has launched a free app to collect and present feed mill biosecurity audit records for all geographies and regulatory bodies.
Cumulative total fishmeal production by the key producer countries was down 28% for the first eight months of the year, found the IFFO in its latest market review.
Agricultural and food production systems face increasing sustainability challenges and are under growing legislative and public pressure. A new digital platform – TRACT – has been launched to boost transparency in feed and food supply chains - from growers...
Rabobank estimates a gradual performance boost for the global poultry market in the last quarter of 2023 and early 2024, following several months of slow growth.
The swine industry is facing several challenges globally, such as climate pressure and price volatility of raw materials. There are also issues specific to certain regions, related to legislative pressure and market constraints.
