Category Archives: English news
Russia allows GMO soy in feed production
Russian authorities have recently approved the use of GM soy BPS-CV127-9 (BASF Plant Science Company)for use in animal feeding.
Rijk Zwaan regains top spot in Hillenraad 100
Vegetable breeder Rijk Zwaan from De Lier, The Netherlands, has returned to the number one position in the Hillenraad 100 – the annual overview of the 100 most significant companies in Dutch greenhouse horticulture. The 2012 ranking was announced on Friday 26 October during the ‘Hortigala of the Year’ event in Leiden, Netherlands.
Oil company avoids Iran sanctions via grain barter
Reuters reported that oil company Royal Dutch Shell is seeking to work around international sanctions by repaying $1.4 billion oil debt to Iran with a grain barter deal via US agribusiness giant Cargill.
Alltech announce 5 year research programme
Alltech, one of the leading animal health companies in the world, in conjunction with the top Chinese universities and academic research institutes has officially launched Alltech – Chinese University/Institute Research Alliances platform this October during a press conference held in Beijing.
Research: Mixed results with probiotics in broilers
South Korean scientists studied the effects of ß-glucan and Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, blood profiles, relative organ weight and meat quality in broilers fed maize-soybean meal based diets.
Belarus: Pork prices up 30% due to higher feed costs
Belarus has set the maximum selling price of pork carcasses, reported the Ministry of Economy. Prices are now 30% higher than previously.
Russia cut corn export by half due to high domestic demand
By the end of this agricultural year Russia will reduce corn exports by half, predicts the general director of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) Dmitry Rylko.
Six Member States have exceeded their milk quota
Six Member States – Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Cyprus and Luxembourg – exceeded their milk quotas in 2011/2012, triggering „superlevy” penalties of about € 79 million, according to Commission figures.
Spain needs to import 5 million tonnes of corn
Spain needs to import 5.5 million tonnes of corn to meet the shortfall in livestock feed. It is not clear from where since part of the global supply is genetically modified and not all varieties are authorised European Union.
RFS waiver may lead to higher feed cost for US farmers
Waiving the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2013 could actually result in higher net feeding costs for livestock and poultry producers, according to a new analysis conducted by Cardno-Entrix and commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
Research: Amino acids can help reduce piglet mortality
Adding bioactive amino acids to the feed of pregnant sows may save the lives of many newborn piglets. A new research project looks at the feasibility.
Nutreco reaches sale agreement with Nuscience
Nutreco has reached an agreement to sell Trouw Nutrition Környe Kft’s business to Nuscience Group, the premix and specialty division of the Dutch cooperative Royal Agrifirm Group.
Russian pork giant hitting feed targets
Miratorg, Russia’s top pork producer, has produced 527,000 tonnes of feed for the first 9 months of 2012. An 87.8% hike on the same period in 2011 (280,700 tonnes).
„Milk package” fully applicable
The so-called „Milk Package”, designed with a view to the longer term future of the dairy sector following the end of the EU dairy quota system in 2015, is fully applicable from today.
Bonafarm plans HUF 50bn of investments
Hungarian agribusiness Bonafarm plans to spend about HUF 50bn to build a new slaughterhouse and a new factory for its unit Pick in Szeged (SE Hungary), owner Sandor Csanyi said in Friday’s issue of business daily Napi Gazdasag.
Orban says Brussels forcing half of fiscal improvement plan on Hungary
Half of the government’s recently unveiled HUF 400bn fiscal improvement package would not be necessary if the European Union were not forcing it on Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview on public radio.
