January 23, 2008

Alltech announces tour to address elevated feed costs

Alltech announced it will once again embark on its annual European, Middle Eastern and North African lecture tour starting February 11, 2008 to address feed cost hikes. 

The tour, entitled "The Feed Cost Puzzle: Performance or Profitability?" would hold a forum for participants to share information and learn how the latest technologies and practices can sustain and elevate the animal feed industry.

High levels of demand for biofuels and higher consumption are projected to drive global corn prices even higher and make it more difficult for producers to feed their animals, the company said.

Alltech's lecture will seek to address these issues by examining ways to maintain performance and profitability in the face of increasing feed costs.

Last year's tour, which focused on the growing debate over ethanol between the food, feed and fuel industries, drew more than 2,000 people across Europe, Middle East and Africa.