The deadline for its inquiry into Nutreco Holding NV's proposed acquisition of BASF AG's animal feed blends, premix and base mix businesses in Poland, Italy, USA, UK, Mexico, Guatemala, China and Indonesia is set for September 25, according to The European Commission.

Nestle has opened a €30 million pet food plant in Russia's Kaluga region, south of Moscow. The production should be running this autumn, aiming to reach 40,000 tons of pet food per year and will be run by a Russian branch of its subsidiary Nestle Purina PetCare.

Mispol, a producer of pate and tinned meat, is to take over a Czech pet food company, KSK Bono, along with its three subsidiaries: Popular, Bono Servis and Bono Polska. In total the transaction will be worth PLN 36m (€9.5m).

US-based farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative Land O'Lakes has completed the repositioning of two of its Agriliance joint venture businesses.

Permira Advisers LLP, Europe's biggest buyout firm, will purchase Arysta LifeScience Corp. for about 250 billion yen ($2.2 billion) in its first acquisition in Japan.

To become a leading international producer of animal feed additives, Tanke Inc is acquiring core companies in China. The latest takeover is the acquisition of the capital stock of Tanke Int'l., Ltd. ("TIL"), an existing Hong Kong animal feed additive company.