Feed Industry News — Americas

Cattle on feed report viewed as slightly bearish

By Daniel Grant ILFB 31/01/2007 Cattle prices for the time being could erode and be confined to the mid-$80 range, based on reaction to the USDA cattle on feed report released Friday. Cattle and calves on feed in the U.S. as of Jan. 1 total…

Alltech researchers study the use of DDGS in animal feed ration

By Doug Rich 29/01/2007 The Alltech North American Lecture Tour made a stop in Springfield, Mo., on Jan. 9. The theme was "How will we feed our animals"? The growing demand for corn by the ethanol industry is creating new challenges for the…

Study: Antibiotics in Feed Increases Poultry Production Costs

LANCASTER FARMING 26/01/2007 The use of growth-promoting antibiotics in chicken feed is a financial loser for poultry producers, according to an economic study published by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The study was cited in a r…

OARDC gets funds for feed mill

By Marc Kovac DCB 23/01/2007 Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center will receive about $5.5 million in state funding to construct a new feed mill at its Wooster campus. The state controlling board rele…

Minnesota Grain & Feed Association to Celebrate its Centennial Convention

18/01/2007 The Minnesota Grain and Feed Association, which represents the country grain elevator and feed mill industry in Minnesota, will be celebrating its centennial convention and trade show February 8-10, 2007 at the Hilton Minneapolis…

Dairymen encouraged to explore feed alternatives

By Daniel Grant ILFB 11/01/2007 Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois Extension dairy specialist, didn't mince words last week when asked if dairy farmers should consider including more byproducts in their herds' feed rations to redu…

Cargill Animal Nutrition Signs Agreement with Mountaire Feeds

USA AGNET 09/01/2007 Cargill Animal Nutrition signed a purchase agreement with ntaire Feeds, Inc.purchase certain assets of Mountaire's feed milling and animal health business, including its Prime Quality feed brand. It is anticipated t…

Feed Costs Likely To Halt 07 US Hog Profits – Economist

By Curt Thacker DOW JONES 09/01/2007 Much higher feed costs are likely to eliminate the profit potential for U.S. pork producers in 2007, and while 2007 may be close to break-even overall, there are concerns that even higher feed prices cou…

By John Otte 25/12/2006 Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed Report should have little impact on post Christmas markets. Feedlots told USDA they had 2% more cattle on feed Dec. 1 than a year ago. The average trade guess was up 1.9%. November pl…

Cattle on feed up 5 percent in Nebraska

23/12/2006 A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 2.51 million cattle on feed on Dec. 1. The inventory was up 5 percent from last year and 9 percent from Dec. 1, 2004, …

What is Naturally Raised?

By Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade Lancaster Farming 22/12/2006 What is naturally raised? Does it mean an animal that has never been given antibiotics or was antibiotic-free the last 60 days? Can a problematic calf be given a non-vegetative pr…

Corn demand will pull soybeans along

By Colin Reeso AG Canada 21/12/2006 As of mid-November, soybean growers found themselves in the midst of an interesting set of circumstances. It's no secret that a huge supply of soybeans exists in the global marketplace and 2006 North …

Biofuel by-products to drop protein prices

By Lyndsey Smith AG Canada 21/12/2006 Ask anyone building an ethanol plant about what they're going to do with all the DDGS (dried distiller's grains with solubles), and they'll probably sing its praises as a great, inexpensive …

Brazilian animal feed sector is optimistic about 2007

23/12/2006 Sao Paolo, Brazil - The growth of the industry in 2006 was just 2.5%, although the expected growth had been 10%. However, exports grew, mainly in the pet food sector. For 2007, the Sindiracoes, the organization that brings togeth…

Livestock Industry Threatened and Poultry Industry Vulnerable in the Caribbean

20/12/2006 The livestock industry of The Bahamas is facing a serious threat to its competitiveness stemming from the escalating prices of cereals, principally corn. Corn is a major component of manufactured animal feed for poultry and pork …

High aflatoxin levels found in bird feed

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL 20/12/2006 Canadian chemists say they`ve found some wild birdseed contains higher levels of aflatoxins and other mycotoxins than any other kind of pet food. Trevor Smith and colleagues at the University of Guelph …

Poultry industry slips with export troubles

By Bonnie CoblentzMississippi State Uni. 17/12/2006 Worldwide, unrealized fears of an avian influenza outbreak hurt exports of Mississippi poultry, bringing the estimated value of the state's largest commodity down 10 percent. Poultry p…

Missing shield on auger in feed mill blaimed for casaulty

DOW JONES 14/12/2006 A Clinton County farmer died after his leg slipped into a grain auger Wednesday night, authorities said. The farmer, Gerard Buss, 53, of Beckemeyer, was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:25 p.m. A safety shield on the a…

Agricore Invests $4 Million In Texas Dairy Mineral Plant

DOW JONES 14/12/2006 WINNIPEG - Agricore United will invest $4.0 million in a new 100,000 ton dairy mineral manufacturing plant at Hi-Pro Feeds located in Friona, Texas and C$5.2 million in a new 60,000 metric ton specialty oat processing p…

Wood pellet plant to open in Washington

By David HotleThe Journal 14/12/2006 Most entrepreneurs say that getting a business off the ground requires a lot of hard work and no shortage of ingenuity and the ability to turn one thing into another. As the Strait family is opening a wo…