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African Swine Fever

China’s demand for feed grains on the rise

China’s swine herd may have been severely depleted by the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, but that doesn’t mean the country is not in need of imports of primary feed grains.

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Growing demand for corn, soybeans driving up prices

Prices for corn and soybeans continued to climb through July, but record production is expected to end the upward trend come fall.

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Animal Feed Manufacturing

USDA proposes new rules to combat organic fraud

Proposed organic rules aim to increase transparency and curb fraud, but some say loopholes remain that would allow fraudlent grain into the U.S.

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Pilgrim’s Pride CFO optimistic about feed input prices

Pilgrim’s Pride is optimistic about the U.S. corn and soybean crops and says it does not expect feed input prices to negatively affect margins.

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Methionine anti-dumping petitions filed against 3 nations

Learn why Novus International files U.S. anti-dumping complaints against Spain, Japan and France during a period of COVID-19 supply chain disruption.

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African Swine Fever

Rabobank revises 2020 global pork production forecast

Rabobank has revised down its 2020 pork production forecast for major producing countries as a result of the uncertainties created by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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2020 US corn crop could set production record

U.S. farmers planted about 5 million fewer acres of corn this year than they were expected to, but if yield is above the trend, they would set a production record.

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African Swine Fever

China pork imports forecast to set record in 2020

China’s pork imports are expected to set a record in 2020, as the country continues to deal with the effects of African swine fever (ASF) and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Business & Markets

Soybean prices begin to rise in aftermath of COVID-19

As global supplies dip amid approaching COVID-19 recovery, soybean prices begin an upward trend for first time in months.

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How COVID-19 will reshape feed industry supply chains

Economists predict increased emphasis on resilient supply chains will push feed industry away from manual labor, toward localization after COVID-19.

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Acres of last year’s unharvested corn survived winter

While optimistic about the millions of acres of corn that survived the winter, some farmers say they may not replant after the spring harvest ends.

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African Swine Fever

Soybean prices expected to fall despite growing demand

Recovery from African swine fever and the trade war spur greater demand for soybeans, but USDA says weak economy will cause soybean prices to fall further.

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