LIVESTOCK & FEED Business
2008 February
The feed supplement market transforms itself
Antibiotics on the way out, plant extracts and organic acidifiers are on the way in. Meanwhile, everyone is trying to get AGP-free exports approved while saving on their feed costs. In all these ways and many others, feed supplements are becoming more important than ever. To read part of the story, click on the title.
2007 December
Going the way of oil: The increasing scarcity of feed grains
The feed grain market's ongoing transformation eerily resembles an earlier restructuring of the petrochemical supply chain. We examine how three Asian countries are adapting to this brave new world of scarce feed grains. To read part of the story, click on the title.
2007 October
Food safety takes centre stage
From Washington DC to Chinese hog farms, everyone is talking about the safety of their food supply chains. What will emerge is a new, end-to-end paradigm that reflects agribusiness's transnational integration. To read part of the story, click on the title.
2007 August
Inflation, imports or adaptation: Asian hog farmers examine their options
Asia's demand for pork is overtaking the supply of hogs needed to produce it. To make matters worse, each solution carries a heavy price. If demand is allowed to outrun supply, prices skyrocket, as they have in China this year. On the other hand, allowing in imported pork can have a devastating effect on domestic hog p ...
2007 June
Feedgrains vs. biofuels: The big adjustment
With 27 percent of America's corn harvest and most of Europe's former rapeseed exports being turned into petrol, Asia's livestock sector is forced to compete against the powerful energy industry for scarce grain supplies. Although dried distilled grains with solubles (DDGS) will eventually recycle some ethanol back to ...
2007 May
Aquaculture & aquafeed - Asia's rising tide
Aquaculture is the fastest growing animal protein production sector, and Asia is the force driving thise sector's growth. Can the region match up to its calling? To read part of the story, click on the title.
2007 February
Feed additives - Asia's addiction
Feed additives and supplements are being lifted along with the rising tide of bigger and better livestock and meat production in Asia, as FBA finds out. To read part of the story, click on the title.
2007 January
Asian livestock breeds - Dying breeds or a cut above?
No longer content with simply producing more, livestock producers in Asia are looking towards producing better, bracing a whole industry of breed genetics and niche nutritional feeds. To read part of the story, click on the title.
2006 November
Feed Formulation - Ingredients for change
New raw materials and economic considerations are reconfiguring the trends in current-day feed formulation as FBA finds out. To read part of the story, click on the title.
2006 August
Ruminants - Asia's next bull run?
Considered the most low-key of Asia's animal production sectors, the ruminant industry is nonetheless emerging from being an overlooked entity to one overflowing with savvy prospects. To read part of the story, click on the title.

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