MARKET
A global monetary contraction is being counterbalanced by unexpectedly tight inventories.
Using oil seeds as safety valve, markets redirected increasingly scarce fishmeal from livestock farms to aquaculture, thereby limiting price increases. The exhaustion of this trend has inflationary implications for fishmeal prices.
Thai integrators will prosper and enjoy new advantages but the country itself will become less of an export hub. Policymakers are also watching closely to see if imported corn overwhelms domestic production.
Integrators and stakeholder that rely foreign inputs will prosper but the infrastructure and institutional groundwork for meeting AFTA's challenge should have been put in place a long time ago.
In ASEAN, large populations, rising per capita meat demand and limited arable land makes the sourcing of feed ingredients a critical challenge. At a recent Global Feed Summit, we were privileged to speak with Dr. Budi Tangendjaja, Technical Services Consultant with the US Grains Council on the challenges facing this region.
CHINA
New investment is proceeding at a rapid pace amid overcapacity and the closure of older, smaller mills.
INDUSTRY
Prompted by insatiable market demand, Sumitomo Chemical announced the construction of a new plant at its main production facility in Ehime Works, Japan. It also established a joint venture with Dalian China's Sumika Jingang Chemicals, which will satisfy methionine demand both in the Asia Pacific region and around the world.
Monsanto joins a North Carolina research hub, Cambodia approves DuPont's hybrid corn, BioMar relocates hatchery feed ranges to France, South Korea's CJ builds China lysine making capacity & Evonik acquires Eli Lilly's laboratories.
Bunge appoints a new president and CEO for its Brazil operations, the US Poultry & Egg Association nominates a new chairman.
Alpharma's new synbiotic poultry feed additive, AgraQuest introduces a new direct feed microbial for poultry.
ANIMAL NUTRITION
By reducing gastrointestinal tract bacterial counts, acidifiers play a key role in protecting the health of both livestock and humans.
FEED OPERATION
The type of hammermill used and its design specifics will go a long way towards determining feed quality.
FEED EVENTS
The new feed enzymes plant will serve as a distribution hub for the company's clients in Asia Pacific's aquaculture, poultry, ruminant and swine sectors.
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