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Cargill gives $150,000 for PED virus feed research

As the firstanniversary of confirmation of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus in theUnited States nears, the National Pork Board continues to build an arsenal ofinformation based on its nearly $2 million in Pork Checkoff-funded researchfunded to date. This work will be aided by a decision by Cargill's animal nutritionand pork businesses to donate $150,000 for additional PED virus researchdirected by the National Pork Board.

Trouw Nutrition hires new livestock territory sales manager

Trouw Nutrition USA has hired Jim Murray of Milford, Iowa, as its new livestock territory sales manager for the Minnesota and South Dakota territory. He has more than 30 years of sales experience in the livestock industry.

Animal Feed Recalls

Purina Animal Nutrition recalls some poultry feeds

The Purina Animal Nutrition LLC feed plant in Portland, Ore., has initiated a limited recall of certain poultry feeds due to the potential for lower-than-expected vitamin and trace mineral levels. The products were distributed to retailers in Oregon and Washington.

Kemin executive named to AFIA board of directors

Kristi Krafka, vice president of regulatory affairs for the animal nutrition and health division of Kemin in North America, has been appointed to the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) board of directors.Krafka was instrumental in Kemin achieving the prestigious Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognition at its Des Moines, Iowa, manufacturing facility in February 2013.

Mergers & Acquisitions

ADM to acquire remaining stake in Toepfer

Archer Daniels Midland Company announced three significant actions in the company’s ongoing portfolio management: the acquisition of the remaining stake of Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH, an agreement to sell the company’s South American fertilizer business, and pursuit of the sale of the company’s chocolate business.“We are committed to ongoing portfolio management to realize value from our businesses and to deploy our capital where it can best improve returns,” said ADM Chairman and CEO Patricia A. Woertz.

Cargill third quarter earnings down 28 percent

Cargill reported net earnings of $319 million in the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 28 percent from $445 million in the year-ago period. Nine-month earnings were $1.45 billion, down 21 percent from $1.83 billion a year ago.

Formulation and Process Control

Evonik AMINOFootprint calculator

TheEvonik AMINOFootprint calculator is a web-based application that calculates theecological impact of various feed components along with their transport andprocessing. The Evonik AMINOFootprint calculator also helps with thedetermination of feed mixes for pig or poultry feed.

Report: Feed antioxidants market to grow 5 percent annually

Analysts at Research and Markets forecast the global animal feed antioxidants market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.07 percent over the period 2012-2016. The company reports its findings in its new "Global Animal Feed Antioxidants Market Report."

China rejection of US corn cost companies $427 million

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) says China has rejected nearly 1.45 million tons of U.S. corn shipments since 2013, costing grains companies $427 million in lost sales and rerouted shipments.China began rejecting genetically modified corn in November 2013 after detecting Syngenta's unapproved MIR162 strain in incoming shipments.

Feed Production by Region

CHS invests in deep-water port at Necochea, Argentina

CHS Inc., a North American farmer-owned cooperative and global energy, grains and foods company, announced it has acquired 29.45 percent ownership of Sitio 0, a greenfield export terminal at Necochea, a province of Buenos Aires, Argentina."Investing in this port on behalf of our farmer-owners further ensures market access to growing demand from customers in China and across the Asia-Pacific region," said Ignacio Bosch, general manager, CHS Argentina.

Corn consumption continues to exceed projections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WADSE) released on April 9 projected corn stocks at the end of the current marketing year at 1.331 billion bushels. The projection of year-ending stocks has declined for five consecutive months and is now 556 million bushels smaller than the November 2013 projection.

Feed Mill Management

DSM Innovation Award to be presented at AquaVision 2014

The DSM Innovation Award will again be presented at AquaVision 2014. This special award honors transformative innovation within the aquaculture industry. The winner of the DSM Innovation Award will be announced on June 18, day two of AquaVision. The recipient will also receive a prize of EUR10,000 (US$13,827).

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