
2024 was a year in which mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the feed, grain and poultry industries were abundant.
While several days remain in 2024, here are the M&A-related headlines from the past year:
BRF to acquire half of gelatin and collagen company
Post Holdings to acquire Potato Products of Idaho
MHP offers to acquire Uvesa Group of Spain
Tanmiah to buy poultry plant, land in Saudi Arabia
LDC Group continues on the acquisition trail
JBT cleared for takeover offer of Marel
CHS acquisition of West Central Ag Services gains board approval
BRF to buy food processing plant in China from OSI Group
Acquisitions, new supply agreement bring benefits to Ingham’s Group
Granite Creek broadens portfolio with Global Animal Products buyout
Elanco acquires Speke contract manufacturing facility in UK
UK authorities raise concern over Boparan, ForFarmers feed mill deal
Phibro completes acquisition of Zoetis’ medicated feed additive business
Happy Egg completes merger with Egg Innovations
VEOS Group acquires OvaInnovations’ activities
BRF plans further investment in Saudi Arabia
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BinMaster acquires Senix Corporation
Plukon’s acquisition of HKFoods Denmark gets final approval
Scandi Standard completes acquisition of Lithuanian company
OSI Group diversifies with acquisition of Park 100 Foods
Lesaffre acquires majority stake in Biorigin
Saudi Arabia’s SALIC now owns 12.6% of Ukraine’s MHP
Truffle Asset Management now owns 10.5% of Astral Foods
Boparan Holdings sells European poultry business
Anpario completes acquisition of Bio-Vet Inc.
Yenher, Fermentationexperts sign joint venture
Cargill acquires 2 US feed mills
ForFarmers, Team Agrar partner on feed business in Germany
ADM acquires Hungarian non-GMO crush and extraction facility
Bay State Milling acquires a Montana oat milling facility
Gevo acquires Red Trail Energy's ethanol plant and CCS assets
Bunge launches exchange offers to consolidate Viterra's debt
Tyson Foods sells its stake in joint venture in India
Hillsdale Elevator Company acquires eight grain facilities in Illinois
Duravant announces acquisition
Vertical Cold Storage announces acquisition
Scandi Standard expands into Lithuania
Brazil grants limited approval for Minerva-Marfrig deal
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Pilmico Foods, Gold Coin merge to form Aboitiz Foods
American Industrial Partners to acquire Aker Biomarine’s feed ingredients business
Elanco completes sale of aqua business
Nutreco to acquire AECI Animal Health South Africa
ForFarmers to acquire Van Triest Veevoeders
Cal-Maine Foods acquires ISE America for US$110 million
Viserion Grain Company acquires of four grain elevators
AGCO to sell majority of grain & protein business for $700 million
American Industrial Partners to acquire Aker Biomarine’s feed ingredients business
LDC plans to purchase Konspol from Cargill
Blue Sky Nutrition acquires food and feed portfolio
Two Kansas cooperatives to merge in September
Pitman Family Farms affiliate buys Cooks Venture assets
Plukon Food Group acquiring HKScan Denmark
CHS and West Central Ag Services sign letter of intent to merge
Innovad Group acquires Brazilian feed additive supplier Oligo Basics
Plukon Food Group acquires Spain’s Sambau
Fortifi acquires Nothum Food Processing Systems
Plukon Food Group to acquire Polish poultry company Algas SP
Canadian agricultural groups come out against Bunge-Viterra merger
Former HKScan business is now called Scan Sverige
Cal-Maine Foods completes purchase of Tyson Dexter plant
Atria Estonia expands in region
Millborn Seeds acquires Luhrs Certified Seed
EASY BIO acquires Devenish Nutrition
Ingham’s to buy Bostock Brothers in New Zealand
Plukon acquires Spanish poultry producer Redondo
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Rembrandt Foods acquires precooked egg product company
Metzer Farms announces acquistion
Lantmännen to acquire HKScan’s Swedish operations
Scandi Standard to acquire Landeli Oy Group assets
Brakebush Brothers agrees to acquire Lake Foods
Ever.Ag acquires feed management software provider PrairiE Systems
Cal-Maine Foods acquires Tyson broiler processing facility
Scoular acquires three grain facilities in Kansas