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Feed Production by Region

Lawsuit accuses beef packers of driving down prices

A new lawsuit says the four largest beef-packing companies in the U.S. conspired to lower the prices they paid ranchers for cattle, a violation of federal antitrust law, according to a Reuters report.

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African Swine Fever

US pork industry leaders suspect China has downplayed extent of ASF

American pork industry leaders are skeptical that China does, in fact, have the country’s outbreak of African swine fever under control.

Consumer Trends

Growth of poultry driving demand for organic livestock feed

Overall demand for organic feed is expected to grow 6-7%, and demand for protein meal is especially high. However, domestic soybean supplies have not kept pace, which has led to increased reliance on imported commodities and may undercut domestic growers.

African Swine Fever

NPPC cancels 2019 World Pork Expo as precaution

The National Pork Producers Council’s board of directors has decided to cancel World Pork Expo 2019 out of an abundance of caution as African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread in China and other parts of Asia.

Poultry

USPOULTRY 2019 feed mill seminar focuses on preventative maintenance

Feed industry professionals recently gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, for USPOULTRY’s 2019 Feed Mill Management Seminar. Discussions focused on preventative maintenance standards, the importance of comprehensive internal policies for the benefit of feed mill workers, and the future of the industry.

African Swine Fever

Thailand’s new corn silage plant aims to boost milk yields

Nutritional benefits of corn silage that translate into higher milk yields lie behind the latest investment by Thailand-based agri-food company, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods).

Poultry

Cargill taps Stone, Webster for leadership roles

Cargill has selected Joe Stone, currently enterprise leader for Cargill Animal Nutrition, to lead the company’s global Agricultural Supply Chain. David Webster will assume the Cargill Animal Nutrition leadership role vacated by Stone. Both announcements follow GJ van den Akker’s decision to retire as enterprise lead for Cargill’s Agricultural Supply Chain in 2020 after 30 years with the company.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

ADM opens new animal nutrition facility

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has opened its new high-tech livestock feed facility in Quincy, Illinois. This is the fourth cutting-edge animal nutrition manufacturing facility in North America opened in recent months by the global leader in value-added products and solutions for production and companion animals.

Poultry

Canadian biotech company Avivagen ready to enter US market

The company is looking to expand in the U.S. as antibiotic usage lessens.

African Swine Fever

First African swine fever outbreak reported in Cambodia

Veterinary authorities in Cambodia have reported the Southeast Asian country’s first ever outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), and there have been new outbreaks in domestic pigs in China, Romania and Vietnam.

Feed Production by Region

3 guilty in fraudulent aquaculture venture

Three men have pleaded guilty in Cardiff Crown Court in Wales in connection with a scheme to defraud the EU and Welsh governments while promising “to make Wales a world leader in the aquaculture industry.”

African Swine Fever

Top 10 animal feed industry articles from March

African swine fever remained a popular topic in March.

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