Issue 14: May / June 2007
MARKET FOCUS
Aquaculture is the fastest growing animal protein production sector, and Asia is the force driving this sector's growth. Can the region match up to its calling?
To read part of the story, click on the title.
| MARKET |
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Vietnam - the future of feed |
Barely six months after its WTO entry last November, Vietnam, despite the regulatory and technical problems that beset its feed industry, remains one of Asia's most promising feed markets.
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Meat production in Turkey still some way to go... |
Meat production in Turkey; Acidifier action; Thai poultry ruffled up
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LeanBACK: Poultry health and the Thai industry |
More than two years after its first bird flu disaster, Thailand's poultry industry is fighting fit again. FBA caught
up with Dr Pratuang Sudsakorn, vice-president of animal health and technical services at CP Foods, for his
perspective of animal health developments that could take Thai poultry on to its next lap of growth.
| CHINA |
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After last year's tumultuous run, a stabilising fishmeal market may not be all that welcomed, after all.
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Perspective: Corn - Dim year for exports |
A fast-growing processing sector and livestock's upswing are to bear on China's corn market this year.
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Perspective: Soymeal - Where is the market headed? |
A decline in rapeseed production and copious soymeal crush stocks greet China's oilseeds market in the
second quarter.
| INDUSTRY |
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World-class kitchen - Part 2: VPF Group & Chiang Mai-Lamphun Layer Co-operative |
From high-tech pig farming and slaughter capabilities fit for export, to a layer co-operative for family-run egg
farms, Thailand's agriculture industry is as diverse as it is robust.
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Updates on Schering-Plough, Akzo Nobel, Nutreco, Kemira, Lallemand, BASF |
MERGERS and acquisitions characterised much of market action moving into the second quarter of this year.
FBA takes a look at some which have made the industry headlines.
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Movers: Rabobank, Hubbard |
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New products |
From Dong Jin BLS, Pas Reform and Danisco
| AnimalNUTRITION |
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Increasingly, nutritionists are including DDGS in swine diets. But no matter the growth stage of the pig and
inclusion level, diets containing DDGS should be formulated based on concentrations of digestible amino acids
and phosphorus.
| FeedOPERATIONS |
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In working with seals and lubrication systems for awhile, questions are often encountered on the lubricants
used in gearboxes. This article is written to answer some of the most common queries on this topic.
| FeedEVENTS |
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Review: Threats to poultry's predominance; Towards milk entrepreneurship in the Philippines |
New perspectives on the poultry industry from the Asia-Pacific Poultry Conference.
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Preview: Comprehensive with focus, 'Feed-to-meat' safety |
A peek into the most exciting industry expos in the region, happening in the next two months!
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