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Monday, March 22, 2021
Roslin: US$103 million investment for agritech hub
A £74 million (US$102.5 million) investment for a new agritech hub will improve the efficiency and output of agricultural applications and enhance worldwide food security, the Roslin Institute announced.
Friday, March 19, 2021
Swiss cultivated meat startup increases seed funding to more than US$4 million
MIRAI Foods, one of Switzerland's cultivated meat start-up company, announced on March 15 that they had raised an additional €1.8 million (US$2,143,323.00) in its seed financing, bringing its total funding of the seed round to approxi ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
COVID-19, high input costs and the China-Latin America connection, Another difficult but transformative year for feed milling
After growing 3% to 4% annually for several decades, feed output only grew 2.6% annually and a mere 0.9% in 2021, to 1.187.8 billion tonnes. Moreover, following a decade of livestock diseases cherry-topped by last year's COVID-19 lockdowns, ...
Monday, March 15, 2021
Report found US livestock consume close to 284 million tonnes of food in 2019
The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) has released a new report that found US domestic livestock and pets consumed nearly 284 million tonnes of food in 2019.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Smithfield donates nearly US$70 million in 2020
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has reported that 2020 marks the company's largest charitable giving in a year since its founding in 1936.
Monday, March 15, 2021
China's 2021 hog slaughter to reach nearly 600 million head
China's hog slaughter in 2021 is forecast to reach close to 600 million head, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Lar invests US$440 million in poultry, pig producing chains in Paraná, Brazil
Lar, Brazil's agricultural cooperative, has announced a €370.5 million (US$440,672,700) investment into its poultry and pig producing chains in Paraná state, Brazil.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
East Asian feed mill consolidation to soon turn westwards
Chinese and Southeast Asian feed mills have undergone considerable consolidation and productivity increases. With COVID-19 intensifying competitive pressure, the rest of the world will follow.
Friday, March 5, 2021
Skretting constructs US$6.1 million shrimp research facility in Ecuador
In a press statement, Skretting is constructing a new US$6.1 million shrimp research facility in Ecuador to complement the Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) network.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
COVID-19, high crop prices and consolidation: Another difficult but transformative year for feed milling
A strong feed mill performance in a difficult decade
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
A strong feed mill performance in a difficult decade
Resisting COVID-19 far better than could be expected, the world feed sector simultaneously expanded, consolidated, and turned export-driven in a decade pockmarked by animal health setbacks.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
ABN announces plan to build UK's largest feed mill
UK's ABN announced plans earlier this week for a new state-of-the-art feed mill in the East of England, as part of an investment programme set to transform the UK agricultural industry and meet the demands of feeding a growing UK population ...
Monday, February 22, 2021
Australia's 2021 cattle number expected to increase to 25.2 million head
Australia's cattle herd is expected to increase by 2% to 25.2 million head in 2021 as it enters a rebuild phase in analysis published by Meat and Livestock Australia.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Ireland's cattle slaughter reaches 1.9 million heads in 2020
Ireland's Central Statistics Office data has recorded 1.9 million cattle heads slaughtered in 2020, including cows and calves that totaled 633,400 tonnes of Irish beef production - a 2% increase from 2019.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Dutch feed startup Protix raises US$18.8 million
Netherlands-based startup Protix, which farms the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) for use in livestock and aquaculture feed, has raised EUR 15.5 million (~US$18.8 million; EUR 1 = US$1.21) in a new round of funding led by Aqua-Spark, ...

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