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WATTAgNet hosts webinar for 2013 grains, wheat, oilseed commodity outlook

WATTAgNet will present the webinar “2013 Feed Grains, Wheat and Oilseeds Commodity Outlook,” January 22 at 10 a.m. CST. The webinar will cover information on the 2013 crop outlook based on the USDA’s January 11 crop reports.

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ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

ADM Animal Nutrition

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum helps improve energy efficiency in dairy cows, supporting milk production and resource-efficient dairy nutrition.

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

How to produce eggs with natural pigments

Ingredients with a high concentration in natural pigments are few among those commonly used in poultry nutrition, and such ingredients are sought after to produce all-natural eggs for specific markets.

High grain costs, weak economy forecast for 2013

The 2012 U.S. corn crop was supposed to be one of the biggest on record with one of the largest number of acres planted since WWII, and we wouldn’t have another below trend line yield again, but it didn’t work out as planned. The drought in the Midwest drastically reduced yield, corn prices hit record highs in the summer and the high price is rationing corn among users, foreign and domestic. Record high feed costs coupled with continued reduced demand for animal protein products triggered by sluggish economic conditions and high prices will challenge egg producers in 2013.

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The growing problem of poultry litter

It’s a problem that the poultry industry cannot escape from and that is unlikely to go away on its own. What to do with poultry litter!

Cargill expands animal nutrition presence in South Africa

Cargill's animal nutrition business has announced an investment of approximately US$20 million in South Africa, where the company has gained a majority shareholding and assumed managerial control of NuTec Southern Africa, its existing joint venture with Astral Foods, an integrated Southern African poultry producer. As part of this investment, Cargill plans to build a new premix and base mix facility at NuTec's existing location in Pietermaritzburg, which will expand Cargill's animal nutrition capabilities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Will 2013 be luckier for the poultry industry?

The poultry industry may have become used to living with high feed prices, and certain sectors believe that grain prices will fall, so there is at least some good news, but this is not the end of the story. You can see from watching our EuroTier Tout reporting that opinions on how the industry will develop this year really are mixed.

Poultry Confidence Index shows improvement, optimism in poultry industry

This was not the case three months ago when pessimism in the poultry industry was at an all-time high, fueled by ramifications from the 2012 drought. However, in the fourth quarter 2012 holiday version of the Poultry Confidence Index, the Big-3 indices all showed dramatic improvement.

Watch video reports from EuroTier 2012

Our editors are at EuroTier 2012 in Hanover, Germany, filing up-to-the minute video reports using Tout. Touts are shared in real time and posted on the WATTAgNet Home, Poultry and Feed pages and via our Twitter feed @wattpoultry.

International Production & Processing Expo surpasses 1,100 exhibitors

The 2013 International Production & Processing Expo has surpassed 1,100 exhibitors, covering more than 420,000 net square feet of exhibit space, according to show organizers. Comprised of the three integrated tradeshows—the International Poultry Expo, the International Feed Expo and the American Meat Institute's International Meat Expo—the International Production & Processing Expo is continuing to grow.

Report calls for agriculture productivity gains in Africa, Asia

The Global Harvest Initiative 3rd annual Global Agricultural Productivity Report notes that increased trade is needed in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia to meet rising food demands. Overall, the report offers a mixed review of efforts to increase global agricultural productivity.

Worldwide chicken, pork consumption forecast to continue increasing

Worldwide chicken, pork consumption forecast to continue increasing POULTRY PERSPECTIVE Chicken consumption is predicted to increase faster than that of pork worldwide, but chicken still has decades to go before catching up to pork consumption levels. Paul Aho, Ph.D., Poultry Perspective, Storrs, CT 062

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Poultry, pig, dairy, aquaculture forums highlighted at EuroTier 2012

Participating at EuroTier 2012 is about acquiring global knowledge and fresh perspectives, and to further facilitate this exchange of know-how and information, topics for the forums and show specials have been carefully selected to reflect closely the trends the industry is witnessing in the animal production market today and throughout the world.

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