China is becoming a net corn importer as a result of robust domestic demand from the corn deep processing sector.

With feed prices rising, pig meat producers in the UK coming off contracts could be facing, on average, an extra £12 a metric ton to renew.

After the elections of November 22 in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, that small country squeezed in between German, Belgium and the North Sea, the political arena is ‘enriched’ with a new party; a "single-issue-party", named The Party for the Animals.

Kazakhstan's agriculture ministry projects the nation's grain export potential at up to 7.5 million tonnes, including leftover grain stocks from the previous harvest.

Toronto, Canada based Maple Leaf Foods said it has retained RBC Capital Markets as its financial advisor to assist in the divestiture of its animal nutrition business. The process will entail a solicitation of interest from potential purchasers and is expected to begin in January 2007.

The dark clouds for Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group (Venky’s, India) don’t seem to be over, at least that’s what its recent performance for the quarter ended September 2006 (Q2) indicates. While its net sales have grown 13.8%, profitability continues to remain under pressure.