Emma Penrod

ASF drives Chinese soy meal consumption to 4-year low

Feed demand is down, but pork industry profits likely to soar, USDA says

September 10, 2019

Despite a seven-month decline in the size of china’s pig herd due to African swine fever, feed demand in China has decreased only marginally. Imports of U.S. soybeans, however, continue to drop dramatically.

Canada to repeal and replace animal feed regulations

Public review of new Canadian feed regulations to begin in early 2020

September 9, 2019

Emma Penrod

Canadian regulators plan to rewrite the nation’s feed rulebook, bringing feed code in line with trading partners.

Canada feed shortage triggers emergency declarations

More than a dozen towns call for aid as animal feed production falls short of demand

September 9, 2019

Emma Penrod

Cattle producers in central Canada anticipate herd reductions after severe drought triggers shortages of grain, hay and straw.

Methane-fueled protein production coming to the US

International business partners push for 2020 groundbreaking of methane-to-protein plant

September 3, 2019

Emma Penrod

Labor pool, natural resources and access to infrastructure attracted production plant, which an international partnership hopes to begin constructing next year.

Company tests new single-cell protein made from wood

After successful round of trials, Arbiom joins race to manufacture affordable alternative to fishmeal

August 26, 2019

Emma Penrod

North Carolina-based company says early tests suggest a wood-derived single-cell protein product holds promise as a swine and aquafeed.

Soybeans, not corn, bore brunt of US flooding losses

Data suggests US farmers betting on late frost, high corn prices

August 21, 2019

Emma Penrod

Looking for the missing prevented planting acres reported by the USDA? Check the soybean fields, agricultural economist says.

Biomin expects surge of mycotoxins after US floods

Percentage of corn products contaminated by two or more toxins could reach 90%, analyst says

August 20, 2019

Emma Penrod

High humidity, coupled with a potential late harvest, could cause the percentage of corn products containing two or more mycotoxins to soar as high as 90%, a Biomin analyst says.

ADM, contractor fined more than $50,000 for silo fire

Lack of training, poor communication preceded fatal January explosion, Iowa OSHA concludes

August 20, 2019

Emma Penrod

Iowa OSHA has ordered food processor ADM to pay tens of thousands of dollars for citations associated with a fatal silo explosion that occurred this year.

'Unique' circumstances increase wheat use in animal feed

Feed lots in Kansas, Texas, other states begin feeding wheat as corn prices soar

August 1, 2019

Emma Penrod

Cheap wheat and rising corn prices have prompted feed lot managers across the U.S. to increase the amount of wheat used in feed.

Report: China has lost nearly half its pig herd to ASF

With international pork prices just beginning to rise, Rabobank predicts economic impacts will span 5 years

July 30, 2019

Emma Penrod

With producers in most regions taking a cautious approach to market volatility and expansion, Rabobank anticipates tight supplies and steep prices for pork by 2020.

Drought may affect Australian animal feed production for years

With hope on the horizon, Australian livestock feed industry anticipates long road to recovery

July 30, 2019

Emma Penrod

Australia-based nutritionist anticipates droughts’ impacts will remain for years to come.

Genetics company: ASF will drive surge in live animal exports

Prepare for 'the biggest airlift of breeding stock in the history of the world,' CEO says

July 24, 2019

Emma Penrod

Rebuilding the world’s largest pig herd will be a massive undertaking, breeding firm leader says. But in a country where pork is “more than just food,” he’s not betting against a comeback.

Emma Penrod

ARTICLES

ASF drives Chinese soy meal consumption to 4-year low

Canada to repeal and replace animal feed regulations

Canada feed shortage triggers emergency declarations

Methane-fueled protein production coming to the US

Company tests new single-cell protein made from wood

Soybeans, not corn, bore brunt of US flooding losses

Biomin expects surge of mycotoxins after US floods

ADM, contractor fined more than $50,000 for silo fire

'Unique' circumstances increase wheat use in animal feed

Report: China has lost nearly half its pig herd to ASF

Drought may affect Australian animal feed production for years

Genetics company: ASF will drive surge in live animal exports

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