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Formulation and Process Control

Feed Management Systems Nutrient Measures

Feed Management Systems Nutrient Measures is a solution that provides feed producers the ability to set more accurate prices, save money and protect margins. It can save a large mill up to $1 million per year by enabling them to formulate to exact nutrient specifications rather than over-formulating to ensure that a customer’s order contains the guaranteed nutrient content.

Grain markets brace for volatility amid Ukraine crisis

Grain markets are roiling from the political crisis inUkraine, but it appears unlikely there will be major global supply shocks,according to a Reuters report. Wheat already has been harvested and shipped,and global stockpiles of corn can substitute for Ukraine maize.

China cancels 245,000 tons of soybeans for delivery

Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) export sales cancellations of 245,000 metric tons ofsoybeans for delivery to China during the 2013-14 marketing year, according to theWall Street Journal. The marketing year for soybeans began September 1, 2013.

No link found between blood plasma in feed, Canada PEDv cases

Scientific testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA) cannot confirm a link between feed containing blood plasma and PorcineEpidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) cases in Canada.As reported in February, the CFIA conducted abioassay study on U.S.-origin porcine blood plasma used in feed pelletsproduced by Grand Valley Fortifiers.

Cargill’s greenfield dairy feed mill breaks ground in India

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held in late February on CargillIndia’s greenfield dairy feed mill in Bathinda. The project will cater to the growingneed for quality feed for Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan dairy farmers.

Kansas State University welcomes new faculty member

Kansas State University (KSU) has hired a new facultymember, Polamreddy V. Reddy, into the College of Agriculture’s Department ofGrain Science and Industry. Reddy previously was appointed as adjunct professorand is serving as the managing director of the new Feed the Future InnovationLab for the Reduction of Post-harvest Loss.

Alltech celebrates presence in China, looks to future

Alltech recently held its China 20 Year Celebratory Summitin Beijing to celebrate the global animal nutrition company’s 20 years ofsuccessful presence in the Far East and to explore where the Chinese feed andfood industries are heading.“China must be able to feed itself,” said Alltech Founderand President Dr. Pearse Lyons, while addressing more than 700 attendees at thesummit.

Corn, wheat futures rise as tension in Ukraine builds

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat and corn futures rose aspolitical strife in Ukraine led to fears of disruption of shipments from theBlack Sea, a key grain-exporting zone.Ukraine is a major exporter of wheat and corn. Wheat futureswere up 5.2 percent and corn futures were up 3.8 percent.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

FDA announces new program for state animal feed regulators

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and theAssociation of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) have a new program forstate animal feed regulators, titled the Animal Feed Regulatory ProgramStandards (feed standards). The feed standards are designed to integrate theregulatory activities of partner agencies into an efficient and effectiveprocess for improving feed safety in the U.S.

Bell Aquaculture to open feed mill in Indiana

Bell Aquaculture plans to open a feed mill to supply feed forthe local and national aquaculture industry. The new mill, located at Bell Farmsin Albany, Indiana, will be the first of its kind to locally produce feed to servicethe aquaculture industry on a mass scale using local Indiana ingredients.

Feed Production by Region

Political unrest in Venezuela, Ukraine create uncertainty for corn trade

Recent political unrest in Venezuela and Ukraine has thepotential to disrupt trade and are being closely monitored by U.S. GrainsCouncil representatives in Latin America and Europe.Venezuela is experiencing growing economic disruption andincreased tension as result of an escalating confrontation between protestersand the government.

Adisseo publishes technical reference book for methionine

Adisseo has published Methiopedia - The Methionine ReferenceBook, intended for nutritionists, purchasers, formulators and technical managerswithin the premix and feed industries, as well as students, who want to enhancetheir knowledge of methionine and its use.“Being one of the first companies to have synthesized powdermethionine in the 40’s, we considered that it could be of great interest to collectall the scientific information that Adisseo has gathered in research studies, trialsand customer experience,” says Pierre Casamatta, Adisseo global business director,methionine and sulfur products.

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