China has dropped a ban on rapeseed meal imports from India as the government seeks to diversify sources of protein used in livestock and poultry feed given the trade war with the US, reported Reuters citing Chinese officials.
The Myanmar livestock feed industry has been growing steadily; the country’s total feed demand in 2018 is likely to increase by 15% from the previous year, and could reach 4 million metric tons (MMT) in 2020, report trade sources.
Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
Africa will be home to 25% of the global population in 2050, and the demand for animal-sourced food is projected to be extraordinarily high on that continent in the coming decades, but production will be challenged to keep pace with consumption, says...
Policymakers globally have been weighing up the benefits of taxing meat, much in the same way as sugar, carbon emissions and tobacco. However, a Zurich based scientist and entrepreneur believes such a levy on meat would be disastrous.
Agri-commodity trader, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), has reported a fall in half-year profits, seeing a negative impact from its hedging strategy. It said it had taken a hit on derivative contracts used to lock in margins in its soybean business.
Feed crop and agricultural producer sentiment about the year and future in declining, after a brief uplift in expectation in August, say industry analysts.
The 2018 soybean crop is proceeding slightly ahead of last year in reaching maturity and harvest, however, the corn crop continues to mature rapidly and is setting a quick pace for harvest.
The slowdown in milk production in the Big 7 exporters - the EU, the US, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay - in Q2 has trickled through to Q3 2018, according to the latest Rabobank Q3 Dairy Quarterly.
Cargill published its first quarter FY 2019 results yesterday. The US agribusiness giant said adjusted operating earnings for the period, ending 31 August, totaled $883m, nearly matching the $888m of last year’s comparative period.
Tariff interchange and escalation is expected to exacerbate the damage done to trade markets and some feed crop producers, however cutting soy from feeds could have unexpected consequences, says ASA director.
Evonik, as part of a scientific collaboration, is backing a new feed mill for production of pelleted trial feeds, which is located at the Nong Lam University campus in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Although both corn and soybean production are looking at large yields, the overall outlook paints separate pictures as soybean trade uncertainty weighs on the industry, said analysts.
Australia and Indonesia concluded negotiations for the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or IA-CEPA last Friday [31 August].
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service released details last week regarding expected trade for agricultural products, including feeds, feed grains and oilseeds.
China would be able to reduce soybean imports by 10 million tons annually by increasing the use of synthetic amino acids, and thereby enabling the feeding of lower protein based feeds to pigs, said the head of the Chinese feed industry association, according...
A number of issues are continuing to influence global beef markets, such as increasing North Asia imports, looming margin pressure, and African Swine Fever outbreaks, according to the latest RaboResearch Beef Quarterly report. The team highlighted, in...
At Aqua 2018 in Montpellier, France FeedNavigator spoke to Patrick Charlton, vice president, Alltech Europe and CEO of the group’s specialist aqua feeds business, Coppens, to get a deeper dive into the reasons behind the shutting down of its US omega-3...
US feed and agricultural organizations are welcoming news of a preliminary agreement between the US and Mexico in the renegotiation of NAFTA, however questions about the timeline with Canada remain.
US feed and agricultural producers are getting a little help from the USDA in light of the challenging agricultural economy and ongoing export tariffs.
A 10-year assessment of US soybean production highlights the role of trade and points to continuing low prices and a reduction in planted acres as consequences stemming from China’s ongoing tariffs on the feed ingredient, says analyst.
Feed transporters working at an ABN feed mill in the UK are considering union action, which could include striking, after the company proposed schedule changes.
In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council, predicted the rise of poultry ‘mega farms’. FeedNavigator catches up with him to find out what implications this would have for the feed industry.
Sentiments on the health of the US agricultural economy dropped in July, likely reflecting expected losses in income for feed crop producers and export market uncertainty, says analyst.
The US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council seeks to expand feed ingredient, food and agricultural exports to Cuba through a streamlining of the payment process, says president.
Feed manufacturers need agility and flexibility whilst navigating great uncertainty in animal protein sparked by the trade disputes, operation weak flesh and disease outbreaks, warns a global expert.
Special Edition: Lowering the carbon footprint of feed
Microbial protein production, driven by renewable hydrogen, and coupled with carbon capture, could be an interesting ‘out of the box’ solution as a protein source for food and feed that warrants further exploration, finds a new paper.
Bunge is reporting mixed results for the second quarter of its fiscal year with an overall drop in earnings somewhat offset by gains for its agribusiness segment.
Animal nutrition and feed grain sales helped boost second-quarter results for ADM, the agribusiness group is confident about performance for the rest of the year.
Feed demand in Vietnam is forecast to increase slightly, as the domestic pork industry rebounds and growth continues in the aquaculture sector, says the USDA.
