Category Archives: English news
Govt allocates HUF 450m to company facilitating tobacco sales monopoly
The government has allocated HUF 450m for the establishment and operation of a company that will facilitate the monopolisation by the state of Hungary’s retail tobacco business, a resolution published in the latest issue of official gazette Magyar Kozlony shows.
EFSA publishes initial review on GM maize and herbicide study
The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that a recent paper raising concerns about the potential toxicity of genetically modified (GM) maize NK603 and of a herbicide containing glyphosate is of insufficient scientific quality to be considered as valid for risk assessment.
Doux to sell feed plant
In order to improve its financial position French poultry integrator Doux will attempt to sell its feed manufacturing plant Stanven for €15 million by mid-November.
Research: Feeding fungus to broilers
Supplementing broiler diets with a a fungus, Aspergillus awamori (Koji) reduces skeletal muscle protein breakdown activity and stimulates growth, this is the conclusion of a study conducted by Egyptian and Japanese researchers.
Nestle coffee, cocoa plant in Hungary turns out 33,000 tonnes of product
Food industry giant Nestle expects to turn out 33,000 tonnes of coffee and cocoa at its plant in the Hungarian city of Szerencs this year, Nestle Hungaria said.
Poultry company Gallicoop expects to make losses in 2012
Gallicoop, one of Hungary’s biggest poultry companies, expects to make a loss in 2012 for the first time in many years as feed prices soar and consumption drops, CEO Istvan Erdelyi said at a press conference
Russia bans the import of genetically modified maize
Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer rights protection and human well-being (Rospotrebnadzor) has temporarily suspended the import into Russia of genetically modified maize NK603 after reports in the media about the maize’s negative impact on the health of laboratory rats.
Feketevágás miatt visszavonta a galamboki vágóhíd engedélyét a hatóság
A Farkas Zsolt egyéni vállalkozó által Galambokon üzemeltetett sertésvágóhíd működési engedélyét a Zala Megyei Kormányhivatal Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági és Állategészségügyi Igazgatósága (ÉbÁI) azonnali hatállyal visszavonta.
EU will help Moldova to avoid feed shortage
The European Union intends to provide Moldova with funds to overcome the effects of the heavy drought the country underwent in 2012.
DSM in exclusive discussions with Cargill
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announced today that it is in exclusive discussions with Cargill which may, or may not result in the acquisition of Cargill’s cultures and enzymes business by DSM. Cargill has confirmed that the exclusive discussions are underway.
German farmers intend to invest in their farms
Despite the strained situation in animal husbandry, the intentions to invest in farmyard operations in Germany have risen and are higher than in other European countries.
Report misleads consumers about chicken feed
Consumer Reports, in an investigation released recently, leaves the false impression that chickens have been fed additives containing arsenic in the United States.
How to combat high feed prices
The price of animal feed commodities hit an all-time record high. The price of major ingredients has gone beyond any reasonable expectation.
Delacon and Forum Products sign distribution agreement
Delacon has appointed Forum Products as its distribution partner for the UK and Ireland.
Sugar quotas and EU farm spending budge dominate CAP reform debate
Quotas for sugar beet producers must be prolonged to allow beet producers time to adapt to new market realities, and EU farm spending should be frozen in real terms for 2014-2020, said many Agriculture Committee MEPs in Tuesday’s EU farm policy reform debate.
Nigeria: New feed technology unveiled
Nigerian aquaculture company Dickem Aquatech has unveiled a technology that could drastically reduce the current price of fish in the country by 54 percent.
