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Issue 33: July / August 2010
 
MARKET FOCUS

 

Nature-based tech: The rise of organic, sustainable livestock supplements


Pollution abatement, tough new regulations and alternative feeds all compete with the need to raise livestock performance.


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 MARKET

Global Grains and Oil Seeds: DDGS and 1 million tonnes of American corn

     When one adds together its imports of corn and DDGS, we see that China has developed a chronic and very serious
     coarse grain deficit.

 

Is rapeseed disconnecting from soy?

     Are feed market developments starting to erode soy's dominance over oil seeds and protein meals?

 

Philippine poultry: when the chickens don't fly

     Retail prices are high, farm gate prices are low and a once promising year for Philippine poultry is turning into a crisis of
     oversupply.

  

Vietnamese feed and livestock: The hungriest tiger in Southeast Asia

     With unusual meat consumption habits that remind one of both China and United States, Vietnamese agribusiness is
     brimming with growth   potential - but faces long-term feed sourcing issues. 
 

Thailand's dairy sector: Made stale by too much government intervention?

     Despite decades of protectionist subsidies, an agricultural superpower's dairy sector remains uncompetitive. Perhaps
     deregulation is the answer.
 

LeanBACK: The logistics of shipping feed grains

     Logistical bottlenecks and high transport costs are putting grain shipping in the spotlight. In this regard, we were honoured
     to interview Larry Clarke, president and CEO of EGT Development, LLC, which is building a US$200 million grain handling
     port on America's west coast. 

 

 CHINA

Singapore, China jointly establish a feed to meat pilot project

      Jilin province will become a test lab for the production of world-class meat and agricultural produce. Is Singapore acquiring
      the know-how to be an agribusiness integrator?  

 

The transitional boom of China's premix feed industry

     Demand for premix feed is growing rapidly in China but the ongoing integration of its feed and livestock sector means that
     it will be phased out in the decades to come.
 

Stagnation and integration in China's swine sector

      The easy money days of record pork prices are over. Costs are up, consumption is down, and only large-scale integrators
      can beat back foreign competition.  

 

 INDUSTRY

Santeh: Consistent as a reliable aquaculture partner 

     As a top Philippine aqua feeds producer, Santeh Feeds Corp. is proud of its 21-year partnership with aquaculture farmers.
     Its innovations play a key role in Philippine aquaculture's ongoing development.
 
     Monsanto focuses on GM tech, Du Pont picks up three seed companies, Novus acquires IQF and San Miguel buys a grain
     terminal while DSM sells off its fertiliser and melamine making plants.
 

Movers

     Perstorp bulks up its European sales team, GrainCorp appoints a new CEO.

 

New Products

     Kemin's MicroPEARL, Schaumann's Bi-lactal Dessert for piglets.
 

 AnimalNUTRITION

Using organic acids and salts to control salmonalla in feed

    In recent years, Samonella outbreaks have become an increasingly common threat to both human and livestock health.
    With this in mind, we propose a new risk management technique for this pathogen.

     

 FeedOPERATIONS

How full is your mixer?

     A 10-country survey of feed mills showed that only 40% of mixers were operating within their optimum filling ratios. This
     has consequences for both feed homogeneity and therefore feed quality.

  

 FeedEVENTS

Review: China Animal Husbandry and Feed Industry Expo

      The leading forum for the world's vastest, fastest growing market.

 

Review: Second International Forum on Trace Elements and Feed Safety

     An emphasis on sustainable industry development.

  

Preview: VIV China - Converging with a stronger focus

    Where China's agribusiness sector meets.

 

Preview: SPACE 2010 - The main show for livestock breeding and rearing

     Europe's main show for livestock breeding and rearing.
 

Event calender

    All your key international events next few months.

 

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