LIVESTOCK & FEED Business
2010 May
Self-sufficiency vs. outsourcing, Neocolonialism vs. import dependency: The dilemma of North Asian feed security
China, Japan and South Korea are prosperous but land poor countries with large, growing appetites for meat. The relative success of their different feed sourcing policies will drive world grain markets for years to come.
2010 March
Time to make peace with nature: A new generation of supplements confronts old agribusiness values
Traditional feed supplements produced positive results immediately and negative consequences only far in the future. Natural feed additives will raise productivity and safeguard human health but to be used effectively, they must be treated as investments, not expenses.
2009 December
Welcome to The Green Revolution, Version 2.0
The first green revolution provided crops more water and fertiliser. The second green revolution will use these dwindling resources more efficiently.
2009 November
Asia redefines the grain trade's balance of power
How a hungry Pacific Rim turned world grain markets upside down.
2009 September
Undaunted by the recession, ready for the rebound
Southeast Asia's feed sector is growing rapidly but there should be greater emphasis on capital formation, less on grain supply expansion.
2009 June
Yesterday China, Tomorrow Vietnam: The ever changing capital flows of Asian feed industry investment
Ten years ago, Asian feed investment was all about multinationals entering China's vast market. Now, Chinese and southeast Asian feed giants are invading one another's territory, with the rest of Asia just over the horizon.
2009 April
India, China and global grain markets: Is there enough room for both a dragon and an elephant?
China's entry into global grain markets sparked serious price inflation. What if India joined the fray?
2009 March
Feed supplements, biosecurity and national values
Asia's relationship with feed supplements very much depends on whether it uses these tools to resolve underlying biosecurity issues or to deny them.
2009 January
Finance hijacks feed markets: Volatility, purchasing strategy take centre stage
Grain, fertilizer, additive and shipping costs touched both unimaginable highs and lows in an incredibly short time. Market fundamentals no longer matter but one day, they will matter again. Is there any way of knowing when that will happen?
2008 October
It's all about the corn: East Asia's evolving feed sector
We see very different circumstances and stages of development amongst various Asian countries. Yet, they are all united by a singular obsession: growing and sourcing enough corn.

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