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Maple Leaf Foods to sell Rothsay rendering and biodiesel business

Maple Leaf Foods has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of 2013.

August 23, 2013

Poultry

The future of poultry nutrition: 1:1 feed conversions by 2025?

In the recent past, the goal of an average broiler complex was 2:2:42, which meant growing a two kilogram bird (4.4 pounds), with a feed conversion of 2:1, in 42 days. With continued genetic advances, broiler producers will be able to reach that same weight with just one kilogram of feed, probably by 2025.

August 1, 2013

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Ag secretary sees data sharing as next industrial revolution

A new "virtual community," where publicly-funded agricultural data will be shared among nations, has been established. The data is there for farmers, scientists and policy makers to access, in hopes of increasing agricultural production and food security.

May 1, 2013

Poultry

2013 poultry nutrition survey offers mixed views

Members of the poultry feed industry continue  to wrestle with high grain costs while simultaneously working to increase profits and meet consumer demands for “no”—no antibiotics, no hormones, and no animal byproducts in animal feed. The results of this year’s WATT Nutrition and Feed Survey reflect those challenges.

April 25, 2013

Business & Markets

Understanding the fundamental ethanol problem

Recently, a significant portion of the unsustainable corn grain in the U.S. has been mandated to be transformed into ethanol ostensibly to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Alas, it does not.

March 5, 2013

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Poultry Confidence Index survey continues trend of optimism

Optimism in the poultry industry was at a historic low less than one year ago. Since then, confidence has risen above normative levels as key factors have stabilized (for now).

March 5, 2013

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

VIV Russia 2013: From animal feed to meat

VIV Russia 2013 will focus on the animal feed and meat industries’ developments with the feed-to-meat concept. The show will take place May 21-23 at the International Crocus Exhibition Center in Moscow, Russia.

January 23, 2013

Poultry

High grain costs, weak economy forecast for 2013

The 2012 U.S. corn crop was supposed to be one of the biggest on record with one of the largest number of acres planted since WWII, and we wouldn’t have another below trend line yield again, but it didn’t work out as planned. The drought in the Midwest drastically reduced yield, corn prices hit record highs in the summer and the high price is rationing corn among users, foreign and domestic. Record high feed costs coupled with continued reduced demand for animal protein products triggered by sluggish economic conditions and high prices will challenge egg producers in 2013.

January 4, 2013

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High corn prices are their own long-term cure

Corn producers outside the US are coming to the rescue of the long-suffering poultry and livestock industry and being handsomely rewarded with high prices … for now.

January 3, 2013

Feed Production by Region

New Zealand’s Tegel Poultry achieves world’s best feed conversion

Tegel Poultry focuses on the five pillars of agricultureperformance to achieve the world’s best broiler feed conversion ratio of 155.

August 27, 2012

Company News

High price of corn, seasonally depressed prices lower egg industry profits

The outstanding factor influencing profitability in our industry continues to be the high price of corn. During March, layer feed was $288 per ton or 51 cents per dozen across the six regions surveyed by the USDA.

April 13, 2011