Feed News from World

Compounders look closer to home for protein sources

Global soybean consumption is expected to continue to rise in the next decade, with a worldwide requirement of an extra 70-80 million tonnes mainly due to changing diets driving protein demand for animal feed in China. However, opportunities for pulse growers will exist closer to home, said PGRO chief executive, Salvador Potter.

He suggested that with soybean prices at between £250-£500 per tonne, compounders in Europe were being forced to look for more local sources of protein in order to fulfil demand.

• Continue reading • Comments (0) 16.07.2010. 01:02

Fishmeal prices reach an all-time high

The price of fishmeal, the key feedstuff for salmon and shrimp aquaculture, has surged to an all-time high after an earthquake wiped out processing plants in Chile, the world's second- biggest exporter of the commodity, this year.

The blow comes as the industry battles a supply squeeze caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, which is hitting fish catches in Peru, the world's biggest fishmeal exporter.

• Continue reading • Comments (0) 27.04.2010. 00:59

Organic feed influences gene expression in chickens

Organically fed chickens develop a different process of gene expression in their small intestines than that of chickens which get conventional feed. The organic chickens have higher expressed genes involved in the creation of cholesterol, but do not have raised cholesterol levels in their blood. This surprising conclusion was drawn by Wageningen animal researchers (The Netherlands) last month in the British Journal of Nutrition.

• Continue reading • Comments (0) 07.01.2010. 20:20

Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference 2010 Announced

The American Feed Industry Association’s annual Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference will be held on March 10-12, 2010, at the Hilton Palacio Del Rio in San Antonio, Texas.

The conference program will be of interest to individuals with varying levels of experience in a range of feed industry sectors.Expect updates on the current and future states of animal agriculture. Top experts from government, as well as the feed, dairy, pork, poultry and grain industries will speak on legislative and regulatory issues. Information about carbon footprints, animal-rights activism and the commodity markets also will be presented.

• Continue reading • Comments (0) 09.12.2009. 12:49

Cargill introduces the Pennent™ system to improve feed mill efficiency

MINNEAPOLIS - Cargill and Feed Management Systems™, Inc. (FMS) have teamed to introduce the Pennent™ system, a web-based, integrated software system designed to improve feed mill efficiency and lower costs.

The Pennent™ system combines Cargill's successful Model Mill, Maintenance Manager and Mill Audit global solutions with FMS' strong ability to develop and support commercial software to the animal feed industry. The system works by providing the ability to benchmark a mill's internal cost standard and setting a cost model based on that individual mill's specifications, which helps facilitate better decision making.

• Continue reading • Comments (0) 10.11.2009. 22:33