Indian dairy co-ops to double cattle feed production

16 May 2012 - Dairy cooperatives in the state of Gujarat in western Indian plan to double their cattle feed production over the next two years. Read more >>

AllerPetfood gets Russian FSSC 22000 certification

16 May 2012 - Aller Petfood, a Danish petfood company, has become one of 15 companies in Russia to have the FSSC 22000 certification. Read more >>

Russia considering meat and bone meal import ban

15 May 2012 - Russia is considering a complete ban on all imports of meat and bone meal, which is used in the manufacture of animal feed, poultry and fish - say representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor. Which is to be implemented by mid 2012. Read more >>

Russia: substantial soybean exports could lead to animal feed price hike

14 May 2012 - The Russian government has recently lowered the export customs duty on soybeans from 20% to 5%. Experts believe the move could lead to a sharp increase in soybean exports, which will in turn create a deficit in the domestic market, thus increasing the price of compound feed. Read more >>

CHS and Zen-Noh form grain marketing joint venture

11 May 2012 - CHS Inc., the largest farmer cooperative in the US, is forming a joint venture with Japanese cooperative Zen-Noh to supply wheat and barley to Japan. Read more >>

High cost of feed killing Indian poultry industry

11 May 2012 - The poultry industry in the Indian state Andhra Pradesh is facing a severe crisis due to abnormally high prices of maize and soybeans which are used for poultry feed. Read more >>

Vietnam animal feed imports fall to US$618m

08 May 2012 - Vietnam has spent in the first four months of this year US$618 million on animal feed imports. This represents a 19.3% reduction in spending compared to last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reports. Read more >>

US Grains Council to work with Japan on DDGS registration

07 May 2012 - The US Grains Council is planning to work with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) to register new, low-oil/fat distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) for feed use in Japan. Read more >>

International China Summit added to VIV China

07 May 2012 - To ensure a strong interest at the upcoming (September) VIV China exhibition an International China Summit will be added to the programme, organisers VNU Exhibitions and CNAS have announced in a press release. Read more >>

Bird flu hits Bangladeshi feed producers

04 May 2012 - Animal feed producers in Bangladesh have experienced a fall in sales in the wake of reduced demand in poultry feed after bird flu took a toll on production in recent months. Read more >>

Industrial enzymes market estimated to grow to US$6 billion

04 May 2012 - A new market research by MarketReseach.com estimates the global market for industrial enzymes to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1% to reach $6 billion by 2016. Read more >>

Premier Nutrition teams up with South Korean DongA One

02 May 2012 - UK based animal nutrition business, Premier Nutrition, has signed an agreement with DongA One Corporation of South Korea, to provide technical support and animal feed supplements from its manufacturing base in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Read more >>

Indonesia: Mad cow case will trigger poultry feed prices

02 May 2012 - Because of the discovery of a mad cow on 24 April 2012 in California, USA, the Indonesian government recently issued a policy of termination of the import of meat, offal and meat bone meal (MBM) from the United States. Read more >>

China to up pork production

01 May 2012 - Chinese meat consumption has increased prompted by rising incomes in urban areas. China produces about 50 million tonnes of pork each year and accounts for nearly 55% of global pig production. Read more >>

CPF expands pig farming in Philippines

01 May 2012 - The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved the application of Thai-owned Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp. (CPFPC) to raise hog parent stocks and slaughter hogs in the country. Read more >>

Pig prices peak comes to an end

01 May 2012 - The four-year rally in pig prices seems to come to an end now the heaviest and most numerous US pig population was recorded and Chinese output also is creating a surplus. Read more >>

FAO forecasts dire wheat shortage in the Customs Union and Ukraine

01 May 2012 - Wheat production in Ukraine in 2012 will reduce by 37% and in Kazakhstan by 36%, is the most recent forecast made by experts of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Read more >>

Suguna unfolds plans for diversification

30 Apr 2012 - Indian poultry processor Suguna Poultry Farm, the flagship company of the Coimbatore-based Suguna Group, plans to diversify into ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products. It is also planning to produce feeds for aqua, cattle and pets. Read more >>

Indonesia: Aquaculture feed prices rise

27 Apr 2012 - Since last week, an increase in shrimp and fish feed prices of about IDR 100 to IDR 150 (0.8-1.2 €cent) per kg in Indonesia occurred. Read more >>

Novus Indonesia and ASA conducts extrusion workshop

27 Apr 2012 - In collaboration with the American Soybean Association (ASA), PT Novus International Indonesia (Novus Indonesia) conducted extrusion workshop in Jakarta recently. The workshop was attended by around 50 participants from feed mills. Read more >>