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Friday, June 19, 2020
US state panel junks proposed hog farm ban
The Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council rejected the proposal for the permanent suspension of medium- and large-scale hog farms in the Buffalo River watershed, reported NWA Democrat-Gazette.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Louis Dreyfus announces new venture capital initiative
Agricultural commodities trader Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has launched LDC Innovations, a venture capital programme to invest in food and farming companies, reported Reuters.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Insurance firm Gallagher reveals new aquaculture unit
Insurance broker Gallagher has announced the launch of a new aquaculture team, which has joined the business from Willis Towers Watson.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Iowa State University farm receives donated egg conveyor system
The Robert T. Hamilton Poultry Teaching & Research Farm of Iowa State University in the United States has received a state-of-the-art egg conveyor system donated by Lubing Systems LP.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Syngenta to launch new digital agricultural tools in Brazil
Based in Basel, Switzerland, Syngenta has chosen Brazil as the initial market for a new digital agriculture services platform for local grain growers to keep up with advancing technology, a company executive said to Reuters.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
China VA market under pressure (week ended Jun 15, 2020)
Traders who were eager to clear stocks cut prices of vitamin A500 further, whereas prices of vitamin A 1000 stayed firm on tight availability.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
China threonine market shows signs of softening (week ended Jun 15, 2020)
Sales of threonine were slow while the producers cut the production of animal feeds. Sellers who were keen to close deals negotiated prices slightly despite high output costs.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Poor demand drags down China tryptophan prices (week ended Jun 15, 2020)
Tryptophan sales remained sluggish with as hog feed producers limited output while the hog market stayed soft. Producers and traders were compelled to cut prices in order to move sales.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
China Methionine: Prices weaken further (week ended Jun 15, 2020)
As poultry farming suffered losses, sales of poultry feed were sluggish, hence limiting the demand for methionine. With production adequate, methionine market was under pressure during the week in review.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
China Lysine Weekly: Weak trend prevails (week ended Jun 15, 2020)
With hog feed production low and soymeal market staying weak, feed producers were not eager to place order for lysine. Supply remained abundant although several producers halted operation for routine plant maintenance.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
China Soymeal Weekly: Lacklustre demand, weak prices (week ended Jun 15, 2020)
Demand for soymeal remained soft while the sales of hog feed were limited. Meanwhile, new outbreaks of the Wuhan coronavirus in Beijing sparked fears that the second wave of the pandemic might have started in China. Buyers withheld buying a ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
US meatpackers union report many absent workers
Even after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order for meat plants to stay open, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) said workers are either fearful of returning or are placed in quarantine, Reuters ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Trouw Nutrition partners with University of Alberta to drive animal nutrition innovation
Trouw Nutrition has announced this month a new strategic partnership with University of Alberta (UoA), one of Canada's top teaching and research universities.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Tyson Foods partners to donate 40,000 pounds of chicken to US food bank
Tyson Foods, Inc. and Save A Lot, a US discount grocer, partnered this month to donate 40,000 pounds of chicken to the St. Louis Area Foodbank to help eliminate hunger in Missouri and Illinois, the United States.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
New Zealand very dependent on animal feed sourced from other countries
New Zealand's agriculture sector's dependence on animal feed from other countries has become more apparent in recent times as the COVID-19 pandemic and drought struck the country.

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