The United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2014 was 75.1 million head, a 4 percent decline from June 2013 and a 5 percent drop from June 2012. The aggregate change was figured with a 5 percent drop in the U.S. inventory of all...
2014-08-28 Read more
TheWorld Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against the United States in its disputes with North American neighbors Canada and Mexico concerningcountry of origin labeling (COOL), according to reports.COOL, which went into effect in the U.S. in November...
2014-08-28 Read more
Cases ofporcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus reported in Taiwan have been resolved, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). A total of 34 farms had been infected since the deadly virus emerged in southern and central Taiwan in Decem...
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Tyson Foods will divest of its subsidiary Heinold Hog Markets, a boars, outs and sows purchasing business that is part of Tyson Hog Markets Inc. Tyson Foods announced August 27 it has agreed to divest of the company as part of an agreement with the Antit...
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Duck feed guidelines are often copied fromchicken nutrition books. Although research on duck nutrition is scarce, especially publicly available work,feeding ducks as ducks is necessary for large-scale operations to reap the full benefits from rearing th...
2014-08-27 Read more
With the start of the new marketing year only a week away, the process of monitoring corn consumption and corn consumption prospects is underway.According to Darrel Good, a University of Illinois agricultural economist, not much is known about consumpti...
2014-08-27 Read more
Nutreco has completed the share buy-back program to cover future stock dividends and employee stock plans, and the share buy-back program of EUR100 million to optimize the efficiency of the balance sheet and enhance future earnings per share will now b...
2014-08-27 Read more
Soybean prices extended a slide to the lowest price since September 2010, as U.S. farmers are expected to harvest a record crop. Corn and wheat prices also were down the week of August 25, according to a Bloomberg report.As of August 24, 70 percent of so...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company has opened its global headquarters and customer center in downtown Chicago.“As we continue to grow our company, this location allows us to more easily reach global markets, while keeping us in close contact with U.S. far...
2014-08-27 Read more
A new report, “Research and Forecast of the Chinese Feed Enzyme Industry, 2014-2018,” is available from Research and Markets.Feed enzymes were introduced to China's feed industry in 1980s. After entering into the 21st Century, as China's fermentation...
2014-08-25 Read more
A new report from Research and Markets, “Feed Binder Market by Type (Natural& Synthetic), Livestock& Geography - Trends& Forecast up to 2018” is available.Feed binders are substances that are included in the animal feed to bind the feed p...
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Nestle, one of the world’s largest food companies, has signed a partnership agreement with World Animal Protection, requiring all 7,300 of the company’s suppliers of animal-derived products to comply with the organization’s tougher animal welfare ...
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The China Feed Study Team became the first group to do hands-on training with the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) Feed Center’s newly upgraded equipment during the Feed Manufacturing Technology course August 18-22 at NCI in Fargo, North Dakota. After...
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Trial results from a University of Berlin study have confirmed the benefits of combining phytase superdosing with a high-efficacy single-enzyme xylanase. Compared with phytase superdosing alone, the inclusion of the xylanase produced a significant addit...
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Thirty participants from 11 countries attended the RAPCO Regional Animal Production Courses (RAPCO) poultry course on August 11-15, at theKansas State University (KSU) International Grains Program (IGP) Institute Conference Center in Manhattan, Kansas. T...
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Bunge Australia plans to build a port terminal on Australia’s east coast, with capacity to export 45,000 tons of grain per year.The company has applied for planning permission to build its second port terminal, which would have three storage silos, acc...
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Tyson Foods is seeking alternative export markets for pork products, after China implemented a ban on the import of pork products from several of Tyson’s pork processing facilities.The USDA had earlier announced that China was barring pork imports from...
2014-08-21 Read more
According to the latest figures published by Denmark Statistics, the Danish pig population at the start of the third quarter had increased by 2 percent when compared to the third quarter of 2013. Pig production in Denmark for the quarter was recorded at 1...
2014-08-21 Read more
TheNational Pork Board announced today a study that will explore alternatives for promoting pork's quality and sustainability benefits with international consumers. The study, to be conducted by SIAM Professionals, LLC, will evaluate existing marketing...
2014-08-21 Read more
TheNational Pork Producers Council, in a letter sent to top Obama administration officials on August 14, detailed the reasons U.S. negotiators on theTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) should insist that Japan eliminate its gate price on U.S. pork. TPP is a...
2014-08-21 Read more
Russia has allowed some Brazilian pig producing establishments to resume exports of pork and pig offal products to Russia, effective August 18.Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance, said specifically t...
2014-08-21 Read more
TheJoint Industry Safety and Health Council recognized 96 chicken and turkey facilities for outstanding safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs. The annual safety awards were presented...
2014-08-20 Read more
Cargill released its fiscal 2014 corporate responsibility report titled, “Delivering Responsibly in the Global Food System.” The report focuses on the work Cargill does around the world to improve access to safe, affordable and nutritious food, o...
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CHS Inc., North America's largest farmer-owned company and a global energy, grains and foods business, has reached agreement to allow Noble Argentina S.A. to acquire a portion of the CHS share of an export terminal joint venture at Necochea, a province o...
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The first loaded vessel has departed Archer Daniels Midland Company’s new export terminal in Barcarena, in the northern Brazilian state of Pará. The terminal is a significant addition to ADM’s expanding logistical network in Brazil, and offers an...
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TheAmerican Feed Industry Association (AFIA) released a statement regarding research on porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus.'The American Feed Industry Association strongly supports research that provides accurate information pertaining to porcine epid...
2014-08-20 Read more
The debate about the size of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s final estimate of the 2014 U.S. average corn and soybean yields continues, with the market apparently anticipating that those estimates will exceed the August forecasts, particular...
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Cooper Farms has completed its acquisition ofFort Recovery Equity, a chicken egg-layer and pullet cooperative based in Fort Recovery, Ohio. The purchase allows Cooper Farms to grow its egg division and branch into value-added egg products.“Our Cooper f...
2014-08-18 Read more
The feed enzymes market is estimated to reach about $1,280.1 million by 2019, according to a new report from ReportsnReports.In 2014, Europe was the largest feed enzymes market. The rest of the world market for feed enzymes is projected to grow at...
2014-08-18 Read more
Pescanova has sold salmon producer Nova Austral, part of Pesca Chile, to Norwegian fish feed producer Ewos, for a net cost of EUR7.4 million (US$9.9 million).Ewos’ bid for Nova Austral is worth EUR134.6 million, the equivalent to the value of assets, b...
2014-08-18 Read more
The 2015 FIAAP Feed Ingredients and Additives Conference’s content advisory board is seeking abstracts for noncommercial oral presentations, due via email by November 1, 2014.FIAAP Conference will be held June 9, 2015 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne...
2014-08-18 Read more
DuPont Pioneer announced plans to build a $35 million soybean research facility at its Stine Haskell Research Center in Newark, Delaware. The nearly 134,000-square-foot facility will include two state-of-the-art automated greenhouses and is expected to b...
2014-08-18 Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s August 12 report on agricultural supply and demand for the 2014-15 marketing year suggests supplies will continue to be on the tight side for key U.S. crops despite record harvests, the American Farm Bureau F...
2014-08-18 Read more
Tyson Foods is seeking alternative export markets for pork products, after China implemented a ban on the import of pork products from several of Tyson’s pork processing facilities.The USDA had earlier announced that China was barring pork imports from...
2014-08-18 Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has requested additional information from Tyson Foods and Hillshire Brands concerning Tyson’s pending acquisition of Hillshire. The request, according to aTyson Foods press release, relates to only...
2014-08-14 Read more
Smithfield Foods, a wholly owned independent subsidiary ofWH Group Limited, on August 8 reported record 2014 second quarter results with a net income of $142.9 million, compared to a net income of $32.4 million for the same period in 2013. Sales for the s...
2014-08-14 Read more
A bill that would have prohibited the use of gestation stalls failed to advance in the Massachusetts Legislature. The proposed legislation had been approved by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, but was held in the Senate Ways and Means Committee and w...
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A preliminary hearing forRonald William Prestage that was originally scheduled for August 13 was postponed until September 10. Prestage, 59, the president ofPrestage Farms of South Carolina and president-elect ofNational Pork Producers Council, was arre...
2014-08-14 Read more
Citric acid is a common organic acid used extensively in diets for young and growing pigs. It enhances appetite and has a strong antimicrobial effect. It also lowers digestive pH and, being absorbed at the stomach level, it can be a good source of readily...
2014-08-14 Read more
San Miguel Pure Foods reported consolidated revenues for the first half of 2014 at PHP49.2 billion (US$1.12 billion), 4 percent more than the same period in 2013. It said growth was driven primarily by its agro, milling and dairy businesses.San Miguel’...
2014-08-12 Read more
JBS United, Inc. andDeKalb Feeds have partnered at theirCentral Nutrition Service (CNS) facility in Kalona, Iowa, to offer customers the choice of swine nutritional products with or without porcine ingredients.Manufacturing porcine-free products at the...
2014-08-12 Read more
Responding to strong feed enzyme sales growth and increased demand for near-infrared reflectance (NIR) solutions,AB Vista and sister companyAunir have restructured and expanded their teams to better serve customers across Asia.The changes will see M.Y....
2014-08-12 Read more
Zoetis Inc. reportedrevenue of $1.2 billion for the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 4 percent from the second quarter of 2013. Revenue reflected an operational increase of 6 percent, with foreign currency having a negative impact of 2 percentag...
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Cargill reportednet earnings of $424 million in the fiscal 2014 fourth quarter ended May 31, down 12 percent from $483 million in the year-ago period. Fourth-quarter revenues rose 2 percent to $36.2 billion.For the full fiscal year, Cargill earned $1.87...
2014-08-12 Read more
Russia Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov says Moscow’s bans on certain food imports from the United States and European Union will not affect Russia’s grain exports.Thecrisis in Ukraine, including fears that grain shipments from the Black Sea regi...
2014-08-12 Read more
ECO Animal Health and Pharmgate Animal Health have launched the ECO/Pharmgate Animal Health Research Fellowship in Applied Pharmacology at theSwine Medicine Education Center of Iowa State University. This fellowship provides resources to graduate stud...
2014-08-07 Read more
CanadianAgriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has stressed the importance of ending the discrimination against Canadian hogs and cattle under mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and emphasized the growing recognition that COOL is harming farmers and in...
2014-08-07 Read more
WH Group Limited, the world’s largest pork processing company and parent company to U.S. pig producer and pork processorSmithfield Foods, commenced trading on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on August 5.WH Group’s shares were activel...
2014-08-07 Read more
The European pork industry may have lost a major trade partner when Russia suspended imports from the European Union (EU) on January, but that has not had as huge of an impact on the industry as some may have thought.EU pork exports worldwide are down on...
2014-08-07 Read more
Mr. Hao Bo, Chairman of Zhengchang Group visited Latin America countries in accompany with Mr. Xi Jinping, President of People Republic ofChinafrom July 14th to July 23rd. Mr. Hao Bo in the Annual Meeting ofBrazilandChinaEnterprises in Brazalia in July 1...
2014-08-07 Read more
