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Poultry

Adisseo continues growth of US poultry team

Adisseo announces the continuation of its 2017 expansion of the North and Central American regional team with addition of Felipe Navarro, DVM, MBA, James Barton, DVM, and Jeff Lewis to the US office.

Feed Production by Region

Biomin strengthens commitment to Mexican market

Biomin products first became commercially available in Mexico in 1992 through local distributor INUSA Mexico, beginning with the mycotoxin-deactivating Mycofix. The product offering expanded over the years to include a full suite of Biomin gut performance management solutions: Digestarom, PoultryStar and Biotronic.

Feed Production by Region

Daniel Bercovici elected as IFIF chairman

The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) has elected Daniel Bercovici, president of Ajinomoto Eurolysine S.A.S., as its new chairman for 2018-19 at the IFIF 30th General Assembly held on October 6, 2017.

Aquaculture

Aquaculture company Cooke Inc. to acquire Omega Protein

Cooke Inc., a New Brunswick, Canada-based company and parent of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., and Omega Protein Corp., a nutritional product company and a leading integrated provider of specialty oils and specialty protein products, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cooke will acquire all outstanding shares of Omega Protein for $22 per share in cash.

Feed Production by Region

Senate confirms Censky, McKinney to USDA posts

The United States Senate has confirmed Stephen Censky as deputy secretary of agriculture and Ted McKinney as under secretary of agriculture for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.

Feed Production by Region

Pig, feed equipment supplier Skiold Group for sale

New owners are being sought for Danish-based agricultural and animal feed firm, Skiold Group.

Poultry

Cargill now full owner of African animal nutrition business

Further expanding its commitment to growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Cargill is acquiring full ownership of the Provimi-branded Cargill Premix & Nutrition SSA business from Astral Foods.

Feed Production by Region

Aller Aqua opens new aquafeed mill in Zambia

Seeing the greatest growth potential in the aquaculture sector, Aller Aqua has chosen Zambia as the site of its latest aquafeed mill.

Feed Production by Region

Neovia to acquire production site in Vietnam

Neovia has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a production site in Quy Nhon, located in the Binh Dinh province in central Vietnam. The company wants to consolidate its position on a Vietnamese market that it knows well, improve the coverage of its activities in the area, and confirm its goal of developing its business in Asia.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Cargill completes acquisition of Southern States’ feed business

Cargill has closed on its agreement to acquire the animal feed business of Southern States Cooperative, Inc. The deal was announced in early August and closed on September 22.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

DSM to acquire Dutch animal nutrition company Twilmij

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, will acquire Twilmij B.V., a well-established Dutch nutritional solutions company in the animal feed sector.

Feed Production by Region

Call to Action outlines vision for aquaculture development in Africa

Key regional players have joined with WorldFish and the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) to endorse a vision for inclusive and sustainable aquaculture to underpin the overarching aims of human development, food and nutrition security on the African continent.

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