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Animal Feed Manufacturing

Feed groups urge USDA to restore grain inspection in Vancouver, Wash.

U.S. agricultural producer, commodity and agribusiness organizations urged USDA to restore official grain inspection and weighing services at the Port of Vancouver, Washington.

July 30, 2014

International Trade

Vietnam animal feed exports up in first half of 2014

Vietnam's animal feed and rawmaterials exports value increased 22.1 percent year-on-year to US$205 millionin first-half 2014, Vietnam News Agency reports.

July 29, 2014

Feed Production by Region

Chinese woman charged with stealing seed corn trade secrets

A Chinese woman is free on bond after being charged in what federal prosecutors say was a conspiracy to steal trade secrets from U.S. seed corn companies.

July 23, 2014

Cargill plant in Ukraine occupied by armed militants

Cargill Inc. suspended operations at a sunflower oil plant in Donetsk, Ukraine, and the facility is occupied by armed militants.

July 16, 2014

Feed Production by Region

Mexican feed production on the rise

Trade group CONAFAB's reporton the Mexican feed industry estimates the country's compound feed productionwill grow by 2.7 percent in 2014 to total 29.7 million metric tons.

July 10, 2014

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FEFAC welcomes Romanian Feed Industry Association for membership

TheEuropean Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) has welcomed RomanianFeed Industry Association (ANFNC) for active membership.

July 7, 2014

Outlook for 2014-15 grain production up sharply

The June Grain Market Report from the International Grains Council says the outlook for grain production in 2014-15 has increased sharply, by 12 million tons. This is due to favorable weather, which led to better prospects for wheat and corn.

July 1, 2014

Argentine farmers stockpiling soybeans, reducing global supply

Argentine farmers plan to stockpile soybeans in the second half of 2014 if the country’s government does not work out a deal with debt investors to stave off a new sovereign default.According to a report, producers already are holding back soy from the market to hedge against high inflation.

July 1, 2014

AFIA director named to Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on June 26 appointed Gina Tumbarello, American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) director of international policy and trade, to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseed and Planting. Tumbarello was one of 19 new appointees to six agricultural trade advisory committees.

June 27, 2014

International Trade

Distiller’s dried grains with solubles exports to China threatened

Exporters recently were rocked by reports that China may suspend the issuance of new import permits for U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), and subject currently permitted imports to more stringent testing for the presence of unapproved biotech events.While no official statement from the government in China has been forthcoming, the resulting uncertainty is roiling trade in what is currently the largest U.S. DDGS export market.

June 16, 2014

South African white corn up sharply in 3 weeks

White corn in South Africa has risen the most in more than three weeks as a technical indicator showed its price had fallen too low. South Africa is Africa’s largest producer of the grain.

May 14, 2014

WWF: Europe needs to do more to promote responsible soy production

European companies that use soy for animal feed or animal products are not doing enough to encourage responsible growers to reduce the negative effects of soy production, an analysis from WWF finds.The WWF Soy Report Card 2014 also found national initiatives on responsible soy encourage better performance from companies, although there is more room for improvement.

May 9, 2014

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