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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Sluggish demand weighs on prices (week ended Apr 24, 2017)
Demand for whey was slack amid weakening hog prices and low piglet inventories. Most traders held prices firm while import costs stayed stable but a handful negotiated prices in a bid to clear stocks.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Traders cut prices amid lower import costs (week ended Apr 17, 2017)
Sales of whey remained sluggish as feed producers limited the production of feed for piglet and sow while sow inventories remained flat for 42 months since September 2013. With the costs of US whey sliding, traders lowered prices in efforts ...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
What ails Chinese agribusiness?
Feed output is 50 million tonnes below expectations as meat imports skyrocket.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Market stable despite slow demand (week ended Apr 10, 2017)
Whey prices remained unchanged amid sluggish demand as the production of piglet and sow feed was limited. With import costs stable, whey traders held prices flat in attempts to entice buyers.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Traders stand firm amid paltry profits (week ended Apr 3, 2017)
Demand for whey showed little improvement as hog feed producers limited piglet feed production in view of slow consumption. However, whey traders, who were seeing high freight charges and paltry profit margins, were reluctant to lower price ...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Promising results from field work in Southeast Asia on preventing White Faeces Syndrome in white shrimp using a functional feed additive
White Feces Syndrome (WFS) is the cause of significant crop failures of white shrimp in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and India. The present series of field trials in collaboration with shrimp producers in Malaysia and Indonesia, aimed at ev ...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Effectiveness of natural herbal oil formulation against White Spot Syndrome Virus in Penaeus vannamei
The Natural Herbal Oil Formulation (NHOF) have been designed to work against White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in Shrimp. The essential oil blend extracted from the following plants, Lavandula latifolia, Pinus sylvestris, Jasminum officinale ...
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Red beef and white milk, pink pork and yellow corn: Deconstructing the origin of China's meat import binge
It has been the theme of our articles on Chinese feed and livestock problems are of a supply-side nature and not due to a lack of demand. Nowhere can this be seen more than in China's soaring demand for beef and its willingness to import th ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
What ails Chinese agribusiness? Feed output is 50 million tonnes below expectations as meat imports skyrocket
Feed output is 50 million tonnes below expectations as meat imports skyrocket. The wheels have off China's once rapidly expanding agribusiness miracle. After rising from 10kg in 1990 to 60kg by 2012, the per capita consumption of most meats ...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Market shows signs of strengthening (week ended Mar 20, 2017)
Prices of whey remained stable in the US and Europe. Nevertheless, long term import costs for Chinese traders increased due to the sharp rise in Baltic Dry Index, which drove up the shipping expenses.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Market firm despite sluggish demand (week ended Mar 13, 2017)
Sales of whey remained flat due to low sow and piglet inventories in China. However, as import costs of whey surged lately, partly due to high prices in the US and Europe and partly due to soaring freight charges, traders stood firm over th ...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Prices remain stable despite rising import costs (week ended Mar 6, 2017)
Firm global whey prices lent support to China's market. However, with piglet feed production staying low, demand for whey remained sluggish, hence putting a lid on the prices despite surging import costs.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Feed Farm Health approach to reach natural gut health while reducing antibiotics
Big data from animal trials show how feed, farm and health management contribute to reduced antibiotics in poultry production, while maintaining performance and profitability. Poultry integrators are an important part of the food chain and ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Low piglet population decimates sales (week ended Feb 28, 2017)
Trade was slow in China as feed millers withheld whey purchases with piglet feed demand limited. Despite weak sales, whey traders held prices firm with import costs staying high.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Reducing antibiotic resistance; what to expect from feed additives?
Microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi and parasites, can develop resistance against antimicrobial substances, such as antibiotics, antifungals and anthelminthics. As a results, these antimicrobial substances become ineffective in limiting ...

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