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Aquafeed Horizons Asia, FIAAP Conference registrations filling fast

Registrationsare filling quickly for the 7th Aquafeed Horizons Asia and the 5th FIAAPConference, scheduled for April 8-9 during the feed industry trade show FIAAP/VICTAM/GRAPASAsia 2014 in Bangkok. Previous conferenceshave attracted high-level feed industry professionals from throughout AsiaPacific and beyond.

BEC Feed Solutions opens New Zealand trading arm

BEC Feed Solutions Australia has opened a New Zealandtrading arm, BEC Feed Solutions NZ.The move was prompted by New Zealand’s rapidly developinganimal production market and thriving dairy industry, which has seen a 70%growth in dairy production over the past 20 years.

Avian Influenza

China bird flu could curb demand for animal feed

There is concern that the spread of bird flu in China willhamper demand for animal feed, as livestock owners cut their herds due tofalling hog prices.Feed production fell in 2013 for the first time in almost adecade as an outbreak of H7N9 cut demand, and output this year may be flat from2013, according to a survey of four Chinese feed mills and three local analystsby Bloomberg News.

Selenium key to producing healthier meat for humans, study finds

Selenium may be a key ingredient to producing healthier meatand lowering animal cholesterol levels according to researchers at theUniversity of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil. The study aimed to determine theeffects of canola oil as a fat source when combined with the antioxidantsvitamin E and selenium, as well as determine the metabolic lipid oxidation andnutritional value of the beef.

PDM Group to rebrand

Prosper De Mulder (PDM Group), the UK’s leadingprovider of recycling and process services to the food industry, is rebranding effectiveMarch 1.

ADM names Juan R. Luciano president

Archer Daniels Midland Company on February 25 announced thepromotion of Juan R. Luciano to president, effective immediately. He is the12th person to serve as president in the company’s 112-year history and assumesthis role in addition to his position as chief operating officer.

Land O’Lakes, Inc., reports record annual sales, net earnings

Land O'Lakes, Inc., announced record annualsales of $14.2 billion, up 4.4 percent from the prior year, and record netearnings of almost $306 million, a 27 percent increase over the prior year. Thestrong 2013 results continue a trend of significant growth during which thefarmer-owned, Fortune 200 food and agriculture cooperative has more thandoubled annual sales and grown net earnings by more than 330 percent over thelast seven years.

ProTerra Foundation, others: High-quality GMO-free soy readily available

The ProTerra Foundation, along with the BrazilianAssociation of Non Genetically Modified Grain Producers (ABRANGE) and AssociationFood without Genetic Engineering (VLOG), say GMO-free soy from Brazil for theEuropean animal feed industry is available in sufficient tonnage and quality,contrary to claims made by the German Poultry Association (ZDG) in recent pressreleases.ZDG recently acknowledged the exit from usingnon-genetically modified soybean meal in feed by the PHW Group (Wiesenhof), theRothkötter Group (Emsland Frischgeflügel) and other German poultry fattenersbased upon the shrinking supply of GMO-free material from Brazil.

World Nutrition Forum to explore sustainability in Munich

The World Nutrition Forum will bring togetherthinkers, decision-makers and opinion leaders in the animal nutrition andrelated fields for several days of high-level debate and discussions in Munichin 2014. Munich presents the perfect venue where theconcept of sustainability can be revisited under an exciting and carefullyplanned theme: “sustain:ability.”

Kemira Oyj sells ChemSolutions’ formic acid business to Taminco Corporation

Kemira Oyj has signed an agreement to sell its formic acidbusiness, including the feed and the airport runway de-icing product lines, toTaminco Corporation. The businesses sold had combined revenue of approximatelyEuro140 million (US$192.2 million) in 2012.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Organic Chemical Solutions invests in Miami liquid and dry packaging operation

Dr. Martin Moreira, CEO of Organic Chemical Solutions LLC (OCS),has decided to increase the company’s range of packaging options by makingadditional capital investments in an already state-of-the-art liquid and dry packagingoperation located in Miami. New dry packaging equipment was installed andstartup was concluded on December 3.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

As PEDv cases grow, NGFA offers tips for delivery drivers

As the number of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv)cases continue to rise in North America, the National Grain and FeedAssociation (NGFA) offers tips to prevent the spread of disease throughdelivery equipment and delivery drivers.The cleanliness of feed delivery equipment plays animportant role in preventing the spread of disease.

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