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Monday, December 7, 2020
USDA to fund US$14.4 million to projects supporting animal health
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding US$14.4 million to 76 projects with states, universities and other partners to strengthen programmes to protect animal health.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
European Commission report: 65 million tonnes of crude protein feed used of EU origin
The European Commission has published the final EU+UK feed protein balance sheet for marketing year 2019/20.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Canada adds an additional US$531.87 million to support its agriculture industry
The Canadian government said it will add a further CAD 691 million (~US$531.87 million; CAD 1 = US$0.77) to support its poultry, egg, and dairy farmers, while also hastening payments promised to dairy farmers in 2019, Reuters reported.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Roslin: US$4 million study seeks to predict spread of poultry viruses
Computer models will be built to forecast how Marek's disease - a highly contagious viral infection affecting chickens - transmits from bird to bird and how it evolves to become more harmful, the Roslin Institute said.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Soos Technology wins US$1 million agri-tech prize for chicken sex-change tech
Isreali-based start-up Soos Technology won the US$1 million grand prize from global food and agriculture business competition Grow-NY for its AI-driven software to change the sex of chicken embryos from male to female, The Jerusalem Post re ...
Monday, November 23, 2020
Mexico's pork in high demand and worth US$680 million
Mexico's pork has a high international demand worth US$680 million as the surplus in its agrifood trade balance between January and September 2020 reached US$9.7 billion - an annual increase of 38.4%, according to the Ministry of Agricultur ...
Monday, November 23, 2020
Brazil's grain production to reach 268.9 million tonnes in 2020/21
Brazil is expected to reach a production of 268.9 million tonnes of grains, according to the second survey of the 2020/21 crop released by the National Supply Company (Conab) on November 10.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Emmi invests US$55 million in production site in Emmen, Switzerland
Swiss milk processor Emmi is strengthening its presence in Switzerland and investing CHF50 million (US$55 million) in its traditional location in Emmen.
Friday, November 13, 2020
UK campaign raises beef revenue by almost US$13 million
The United Kingdom's red meat industry has generated £9.8million (US$12,861,177) in retail beef sales thanks to an eight-week spring campaign.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Soy farmers in Brazil plant 1 million hectares daily to catch up on sowing delays
Consultancy AgRural said Brazilian soy farmers planted about 1 million hectares of soybean daily last week to catch up on sowing delays for the new grain season, Reuters reported.
Monday, November 2, 2020
Bahrain's top egg producer to double capacity to 100 million yearly
The largest egg producer in Arab state Bahrain, General Poultry Company (GPC), is doubling its capacity to nearly 100 million a year under an expansion plan that is set to start next week, Zawya reported.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
UK-based agri startup Herdsy enters US market with US$1.8 million deal
Herdsy, an Agritech startup based in Cambridge, UK that has developed cattle health monitor collars, is set to enter the United States market with two agreements worth GBP 1.4 million (~US$1.8 million; GBP 1 = US$1.30), Business Weekly repo ...
Thursday, October 29, 2020
The US and Vietnam sign US$500 million agreement to form the US-Vietnam Pork Consortium
The Vietnam Trade Alliance, a grouping of buyers and producers, signed a memorandum of understanding called the "US-Vietnam Pork Consortium" with Smithfield Foods and other US pork producers to purchase up to US$500 million worth ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
US firm to invest US$20 million into creating biologically sourced therapies for animal health
NovaQuest Capital Management - a North Carolina, US company that invests in life sciences and healthcare - has entered into a US$20 million product financing agreement with Israeli biopharmaceutical company Mileutis Ltd to help cut the use ...
Friday, October 23, 2020
Cargill Philippines reaffirms 5-year, US$260-million investment pledge
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cargill Philippines is bent on fulfilling its P12.5-billion (~US$260 million; P1 = US$0.021) investment commitment in the country, which it first announced in 2018, Manila Bulletin reported.

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