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Cargill’s animal nutrition unit sees strong gains in down Q2

Cargill reported this week that its second quarter earnings were down 13 percent from 2015, but its global animal nutrition operations saw solid gains over a strong quarter last year.

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Packaging companies Hamer, Fischbein Americas merge

Hamer and Fischbein Americas, both companies with a stronghold in the industrial bagging and bag closing equipment industries, will combine operations to further enhance their ability to offer highly engineered, yet competitively priced, packaging equipment solutions to their customers.

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Supplies of Argentinian grains set to rise

At the end of 2015, the new government in Argentina introduced a reporting mechanism to replace the previous administration’s permit system for exports of grains and oilseeds. The change will cover wheat, barley, corn, rice, sorghum, soybeans, oats, peanuts, sunflower, and all their respective by products.

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Olam, InVivo to jointly develop animal feed solutions in Nigeria

Global agri-business Olam International Limited and leading French feedstock company InVivo Animal Nutrition & Health have signed a consulting agreement to jointly develop expertise in animal feed in Nigeria.

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Zoetis to sell some animal health brands, manufacturing unit

Indian drug company Zydus Cadila will acquire select animal health brands and a manufacturing unit from Zoetis Inc., according to reports. One news outlet reported the deal at $29 million.

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FIAAP, VICTAM, GRAPAS co-located for Asian markets

FIAAP, VICTAM and GRAPAS Asia 2016 are three international exhibitions in one event serving South and Southeast Asia, March 29-31. These three related co-located trade shows for the animal feed and grain processing industries are all under one roof serving the Asian markets.

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US Grains Council releases corn harvest quality report

In December 2015, the U.S. Grains Council released its fifth annual Corn Harvest Quality Report. This report showed that 94 percent of U.S. corn samples were rated at U.S. grade No. 2 or better.

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US Grains Council releases sorghum harvest quality report

In November 2015, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) released its first Sorghum Early Harvest Quality Report. This report showed that 92 percent of U.S. sorghum samples are rated at quality grade No. 2 or better.

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Merger, acquisition in India’s feed industry

Hatsun Agro, the largest private dairy in India, has approved the acquisition of a VKS Farms feed mill unit, while shrimp farm Waterbase has initiated a merger with local feed manufacturer Pinnae Foods.

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Drought threatens Southern African corn crop prospects

Crop and livestock production prospects in Southern Africa are threatened by the El Niño weather phenomenon that has reduced rainfall and increased temperatures, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Ridley opens new corporate headquarters

Ridley president and CEO Steve VanRoekel and local Mankato officials on December 18 cut the ribbon on the feed company’s new headquarters in downtown Mankato, Minnesota.

Alltech to produce Optigen II in Australia for first time

Alltech will produce its feed additive Optigen II in Australia for the first time with an expanded production facility in Forbes, New South Wales.

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