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African Swine Fever

New rapid test detects African swine fever sooner

Taiwanese biotech company Excelsior Bio-System Inc. says it has developed a rapid test kit to detect African swine fever (ASF).

April 15, 2019

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Grains Council report: US corn exports show good quality

While corn exports continue to sustain more damage in storage, levels of mycotoxins in U.S. corn exports are at their lowest levels in years, according to the U.S. Grains Council.

April 11, 2019

Feed Production by Region

China launches anti-dumping probes into methionine, DDGS

China’s Commerce Ministry said it has launched an anti-dumping investigation into methionine products imported from Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, according to reports. The investigation began April 10 and is expected to last a year.

April 10, 2019

Animal Feed Manufacturers

Lantmännen finalizes acquisition despite poor 2018 harvests

While its bottom line in 2018 was hit by a prolonged drought, Sweden-based grain company, Lantmännen has completed the acquisition of a specialty oat mill and manufacturing plant from British sugar concern, Tate and Lyle.

April 9, 2019

African Swine Fever

Thailand’s new corn silage plant aims to boost milk yields

Nutritional benefits of corn silage that translate into higher milk yields lie behind the latest investment by Thailand-based agri-food company, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods).

April 9, 2019

Feed Mill Management

Insurer says it is not liable for $85M claim in Koch Foods fire

An insurer for Koch Foods Inc. says the company “grossly understated” the value of its properties and has asked a court to find it not liable for an $85 million claim stemming from a 2016 feed mill explosion and fire.

April 8, 2019

Latest News

Midwest feed mills slow production after historic flooding

Midwestern animal feed production has already begun to slow, but officials say it could be months before the full extent of flood-related damages are known.

April 5, 2019

African Swine Fever

6 new classical swine fever outbreaks reported in Japan

Over the past three weeks, the number of outbreaks of classical swine fever (CSF) in domestic pigs in Japan has jumped from 11 to 17. Vaccination of wild boar has begun, and new research points to a likely source of the virus in Japan.

April 5, 2019

Poultry

Canadian biotech company Avivagen ready to enter US market

The company is looking to expand in the U.S. as antibiotic usage lessens.

April 4, 2019

African Swine Fever

First African swine fever outbreak reported in Cambodia

Veterinary authorities in Cambodia have reported the Southeast Asian country’s first ever outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), and there have been new outbreaks in domestic pigs in China, Romania and Vietnam.

April 4, 2019

Feed Production by Region

3 guilty in fraudulent aquaculture venture

Three men have pleaded guilty in Cardiff Crown Court in Wales in connection with a scheme to defraud the EU and Welsh governments while promising “to make Wales a world leader in the aquaculture industry.”

April 3, 2019

Feed Production by Region

Bangladesh High Court orders closure of poultry feed plants

The Bangladesh High Court has ordered the closure of poultry feed plants in the country that use leather waste treated with toxic chemicals.

April 3, 2019