Interest in US Feed Grains Grows in Viet Nam
VIET NAM - The Council hosted approximately 120 commercial swine producers for the Swine Industry Symposium in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, this week.

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).

Chinese to Install Pig Feed Intake Data System
CHINA - Chinese feed company Shanghai Xinnong Feed will install an automatic data collection system related to feed intake at their research farm located in Xinchang, Nanhui District, Shanghai City, China....

Successful Transition from Planned to Market Economy
HUNGARY - András Tóth from Dunasczekcsŏ in southern Hungary, owner and director of the agricultural company Duna Gyöngye as well as owner of 850 sows kept in a closed system, has the guts to convert...

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 some as harvest accelerated, writes Darrel...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Pork Commentary: Govt-Controlled Big Sky Farms and Creditor Protection
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Weekly Outlook: Soybean and 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, writes Darrel Good,...

DSM Introduces Next Step in Phytase Evolution
SWITZERLAND - A new, enhanced and efficacious DSM-Novozymes phytase is to hit the European market this autumn.

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.

Pig Feed Deal to Cut Carbon Footprint
UK - Supermarket chain, Waitrose, has announced a new grain sourcing initiative for its pig farmers.

The Best Use of Low Cost Feed Ingredients
CANADA - A Saskatoon based livestock consultant reports nutritionists have been reformulating livestock rations in order to make the best advantage of an abundance of certain feed ingredients, writes Bruce...

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...

ACMC Tip: Mycotoxin Dilemma
UK - Mycotoxins are frequently implicated in cases of poor reproductive performance in pig herds, though it can be difficult to prove their involvement in individual cases, says Paul Thompson, veterinary...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

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...

Pork with Anabolic Steroid Found in HCM City
VIET NAM - More than 10 per cent of pork tested in Ho Chi Minh City this year has been found containing clenbuterol that was fed to the animal to keep their meat lean, officials said Wednesday.

Light Test-Weight Corn Viable Option for Producers
SOUTH DAKOTA, US - A cool summer may lead to lighter test weights for corn, but that corn might be a good fit for pork producers seeking to save money.

Pork Scare Firm Offers €6.5m in Legal Row
IRELAND - The Co Wexford company at the centre of the pork dioxin scare last year, which saw the recall of sausages and rashers from supermarket shelves, wants to pay €6.5m to 17 individuals and businesses...

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...

Good News for British Pig Industry
UK - The latest pig cost of production report, published by BPEX, has good news for British producers though not all in the garden is rosy.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria a Concern
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says antibiotic resistance in bacteria that causes foodborne illness remains a concern, 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...