Taiwanese Nutritionists Learn About DDGS
TAIWAN - The US Grains Council (USGC) has held a series of worskshops for nutritionists in formulating feeds with distillers dreid grains with solubles (DDGS).

Poultry Company Falls Fowl on GM-Free Claim
NEW ZEALAND - The Commerce Commission has warned a poultry company about its claim that its chicken free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients, following an expert report that stated: 'There can be a residual difference in animals or animal-products...

Weekly Outlook: Crop Prices Remain Firm
US - Corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a relatively wide range, but are currently near the highs of the past 10 weeks. Basis levels have weakened somewhat as harvest accelerated, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University...

Iraq Delegation Studies International Grain Trade
US - A delegation representing the Iraqi poultry and feed industries has been learning about the US grain marketing system as guests of the US Grains Council (USGC).

Weekly Outlook: Higher Soybean, Lower Corn Crop Forecasts
US - The USDA's November Crop Production report forecast the size of the 2009 US soybean crop at 3.319 billion bushels, 69 million bushels larger than the October forecast. The 2009 corn crop is forecast at 12.921 billion bushels, 97 million...

Danisco Acquires Sorbial
UK - Danisco A/S has signed an agreement to acquire Sorbial in order to strengthen its competencies in microbial-based products for animal nutrition.

Humphrey Feeds Expands its Poultry Feed Team
UK - Humphrey Feeds has demonstrated its commitment to UK Free Range and Organic producers by announcing that they are to expand their team of on-farm poultry feed specialists.

Govt Decisions Taking Too Long for Industry
UK - The UK government and EU Commission are taking far too long to make decisions and this delay is having an adverse impact on the poultry industry.

USDA Crop Report to Be Watched Closer
US - Wet and cold weather over much of the country in October put a dent in corn and cotton yields, but the Agriculture Department is still forecasting corn yields will be the highest on record and total corn production will be the second highest on ...

Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed
UK - The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a new Code of Practice for the control of salmonella in animal feeds, bringing together three previous codes and updating these with current best practice and regulatory...

Nutreco's Q3 Results in Line with Expectations
THE NETHERLANDS - The company's operational results for Animal nutrition and Fish Feed for the third quarter (Q3) are in line with the outlook, according to Nutreco. Revenues were down nine per cent compared to the same period of 2008 but some sectors...

Glycerol is Useful Dietary Component for Broilers
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Research from Agri-Food Biosciences Institute has revealed that glycerol from biofuel production may be a useful dietary component for broilers, report Elizabeth McCann of AFBI and Linda Griffiths (Queen's University Belfast; Q...

Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria a Concern
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says antibiotic resistance remains a concern in lactic acid bacteria used as starter cultures in meat fermentation, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Ridley Hit by Falling Demand for Feed
GLOBAL - Ridley Inc. has reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, the three months ending 30 September 2009.

Weekly Outlook: Harvest to Accelerate
US - The late planted and late maturing corn and soybean crops of 2009 have also experienced one of the slowest harvest rates in modern history, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

Test Maize for Moulds Before Feeding, Urge Experts
US - Pork and poultry producers who do not test the new corn crop before using it for feed are taking a risk this year, says an expert at Purdue University, and mould in corn is present in much of the Midwest, including Indiana.

Monsanto Welcomes EU Approval of its GM Maize
EU - Monsanto's YieldGard VT® corn technologies have received European Union regulatory approval.

Philippines Farmers to Benefit from Free Trade Deal
PHILIPPINES - Poultry and pig farmers are set to benefit from lower feed costs due to the ASEAN free trade agreement.

LIC Agrotech Holds Workshop on Orego-Stim
THAILAND - LIC Agrotech recently held a workshop entitled Orego-Stim – The Ultimate Solution.

Weekly Outlook: Looking Beyond Harvest
US - One of the factors supporting corn and soybean prices in recent weeks is the delay in getting the crops harvested, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

CME: Current Grain Market Situation Discouraging
US - The latest USDA crop progress report showed that US corn producers continue to run well behind year ago and five year average levels in harvesting the current crop, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Benefits from Poultry Manure: No Chicken Feed
TAMIL NADU, INDIA - Often, farmers do not realise that a soil with poor fertility and poor yield are directly linked.

CME: Ethanol Uses as Much Corn as Livestock
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, the US corn harvest continues to track well below year ago and five year average levels, raising concerns not just about current harvest output potential but also the ability of farmers to do enough fall...

Feed Costs Likely to Rise as Midwest Weather Worsens
ARKANSAS, US - The poultry sector is bracing itself for higher grain costs.

Research into Potential of Hemp Seed in Poultry Diets
CANADA - Researchers with the University of Manitoba plan to examine the safety and effectiveness of hemp seed as a potential feed ingredient in poultry diets, writes Bruce Cochrane.