News & Analysis on the Global Animal Feed and Pet Food Industries
Ireland’s Specialist Nutrition has signed a five-year deal, worth €135m, with US-based Attis Industries to supply by-products from that producer’s corn ethanol plant as sustainable feed to local farmers.
Industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-28 is estimated at 161.7 million tons for 2019, that is 0.9% lower than in 2018, according to EU feed trade group, FEFAC, citing data provided by its members.
China is looking to exclude some US feed ingredients and agricultural commodities from import tariffs based on domestic need.
Global demand is expected to remain high for beef, especially from China, even as the US sees limited production increases and export market competition from South America, say analysts.