USDA: Corn, soy maturity races ahead
US feed crops are maturing faster than they have in previous years and are seeing higher condition scores, says the USDA.
Archives for September 20, 2018
Green light for massive layer farm in Sierra Leone
Agrotop and the Integrated Solutions Africa (ISA) Group have won a contract from the government of the Republic of Sierra Leone to construct a large-scale layer and pullet farm, costing $60m, in that country.
Evonik championing feed and animal nutrition research in Vietnam
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.
Reduction in EU grains and oilseed output forecast
In its third forecast for the 2018 crop, Coceral has revised down its EU total grain crop forecast from its early June figure of 299.1 million tons to 283.5m tons, with most European farmers having been hit by severe droughts.
US feed industry sees challenges from ongoing tariff tiff
The US feed industry is starting to see challenges sourcing some feed ingredients stemming from ongoing trade tensions.