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Business & Markets

NCC supports EPA’s RFS targets proposed for 2014

"The NationalChicken Council (NCC) strongly supports efforts to create a more reasonable andsustainable approach to the nation's fuel policy," said NCC President MikeBrown in comments submitted this week in support of the Renewable Fuel StandardProgram (RFS) targets proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) for 2014.

January 30, 2014

Poultry

Where is the poultry industry going to be in seven years?

With the slogan "What if…," Dr. Pearse Lyons, CEO of Alltech, urged the audience, both in-person at the International Production & Processing Expo 2014 and the 1,600 virtual attendants, to challenge themselves to imagine where the poultry industry could be by 2020. "What if an egg could provide all the DHA we need a day? What if we could really have antibiotic-free production? Or, what if there could be no leg problems in chickens?"

January 29, 2014

Poultry

Adifo strengthens market position in China and the US

Adifo, a Belgian company specializing in software forthe food and feed industries, is about to acquire U.S. company BrilliantAlternatives and Chinese company Brill Resellers. The negotiations have enteredthe final stage. The acquisition will help Adifo significantly strengthen itsinternational position.

January 23, 2014

Poultry

WATT Global Media will exhibit at 2014 IPPE

WATT GlobalMedia will be exhibiting at the 2014 International Production & ProcessingExpo (IPPE), scheduled for January 28-30 at the Georgia World Congress Centerin Atlanta. IPPE attendees are encouraged to stop by the WATT Global Mediabooth No. 510, located in Hall A.

January 20, 2014

Mergers & Acquisitions

Darling International completes Vion Ingredients acquisition

Darling International, a leading provider of rendering,recycling and recovery solutions to the nation's food industry,  completed its acquisition of VionIngredients, a division of Vion Holding and a member of the Vion Food Group,for approximately EUR1.6 billion (US$2.17 billion) in cash.  The completion of the Vion Ingredients acquisitionwas announced on January 8.

January 10, 2014

Company News

Changes in the sales organization of Haarslev Industries

Atthe end of January 2014, Tissa Fernandowill end his long career with Flo-Dry and Haarslev Industries. Fernandostarted his career at the New Zealand Meat Research Institute “MIRINZ,” wherehe was responsible for leading major projects in the rendering area.

December 26, 2013

Poultry

Renewable Energy Group intends to acquire Syntroleum

TheIowa-based Renewable Energy Group Inc. (REGI) plans to acquire Syntroleum, anOklahoma-based energy company, pending shareholder approval. Syntroleum is a-50percent partner with Tyson Foods in a large diesel fuel production plant inLouisiana.

December 18, 2013

Business & Markets

US poultry producers announce strong support for ‘Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act’

TheNational Turkey Federation and National Chicken Council, with a coalition ofpoultry and livestock groups, announced their support for the “Corn EthanolMandate Elimination Act” which was introduced December 12 by Senators DianeFeinstein, D-Calif., Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Kay Hagan, D-NC.  In acoalition letter urging each member of the U.S. Senate to commit support ascosponsors, the bipartisan legislation was hailed as a simple, effectivesolution to the problems caused by corn diverted to ethanol, driving up feedcosts and consumer prices for meat.

December 12, 2013

Poultry

NCC responds to FDA final Guidance 213 and Veterinary Feed Directive proposal

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) on December 11 published its final Guidance 213 and proposed VeterinaryFeed Directive (VFD) rule. The same day, the National Chicken Council (NCC)issued a statement, saying it supports the FDA’s process for Guidance 213 andthe Veterinary Feed Directive.

December 11, 2013

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Darling International proposes private offering of unsecured senior notes

Darling International announcedthat it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to launch an offeringof $500 million in aggregate principal amount of itsunsecured senior notes in the near future. The company intends to use the netproceeds of the notes offering to satisfy, discharge and redeem the company's8.5 percent senior notes due 2018, to finance a portion of the company'spreviously announced acquisition of the Vion Ingredients division of Vion Holding to pay certain fees and expenses in connectionwith the Vion Ingredients acquisition and the financing thereof, and forgeneral corporate purposes.

December 11, 2013

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Volatility, uncertainty in corn market due to RFS equally damaging for chicken producers

“We are thankful and support theaction that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken, andappreciate the one year volume reduction, but, quite frankly, chicken producersneed a much longer term and permanent solution," said National ChickenCouncil President Mike Brown December 5 in testimony. "Congress created this mess, andultimately, Congress must fix it."

December 5, 2013

Poultry

USPOULTRY research program contributes to understanding phytase use

The USPOULTRYresearch program is celebrating 50 years of accomplishments. During this timethe research program has focused on the most important issues facing thepoultry industry. Feed

November 25, 2013