Weekly Outlook: Corn, Soybean Production Forecasts
US - The USDA’s first forecasts of the season show potential for a 2009 US average corn yield of 159.5 bushels and a crop of 12.761 billion bushels. For soybeans, the US average yield forecast came in...

Countdown Begins on Year's Biggest Mycotoxin Event
AUSTRIA - The 1st International Society of Mycotoxicology Conference opens its gates in less than a month in Tulln, Austria.

Trade Vet Promotes Orego-Stim at SAPA
SOUTH AFRICA - Trade Vet exhibited at SAPA in April earlier this year to continue with the promotion of Orego-Stim Liquid, the 100 per cent natural liquid additive for use through the drinking water.

Weekly Review: Lower Feed Prices Positive for Hog Industry
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Options for Utilizing Lower Quality Crops Evaluated
CANADA - The Prairie Swine Centre is taking a proactive approach to evaluating options for utilizing what's expected to be lower than normal quality cereal crops this coming winter, writes Bruce Cochr...

Merial: Performance Data Drives Improvement
UK - A willingness to try new techniques is integral to Kevin Gilbert’s approach to improving pig production at Womblehill, Aberdeenshire. A recent visit to the unit demonstrated Kevin’s willingness to...

Defra, FSA Report Analyses Impacts of GM on Imports
UK - Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) have published an analysis of the potential effects of market trends and genetic modification (GM) regulations...

AFBF: Report Bearish for Corn, Neutral for Soybeans
US - The Agriculture Department is forecasting a record US soybean crop and the second-largest corn crop ever. But thanks to tight global soybean supplies, soybean prices should be under less pressure...

Feed Barley Supplies Likely to be Tight this Winter
CANADA - Due to an expected short supply Canadian livestock producers are being advised to replace barley in rations with other feed grains this winter where ever possible, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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

No End in Sight to High, Volatile Feed Grain Prices
AUSTRALIA - Prices of feed grains are expected to rise and become more volatile, according to a report by industry experts.

Market Preview: Pork Industry Here to Stay
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Call for More Imports of GM Feed Ingredients into EU
UK - Ministers and farmers say that imports of genetically modified (GM) imports should be increased. To overcome the dilemma of dwindling global supplies on non-GM feed ingredients and the EU ban on growing...

Award Winning Green Feed Technology Debuts in US
GENERAL - Award winning Australian technology which produces nutritious green feed for livestock in just six days is making its debut in the United States.

Weekly Outlook: Wheat Exports Off to a Slow Start
US - The USDA currently projects 2009-10 marketing year exports of US wheat at 925 million bushels, writes Darrel Good, Agricultural Economist at the University of Illinois.

Biomin Launches on YouTube
AUSTRIA - On 10 August, Biomin launched the Mycotoxin Channel on YouTube.

CME: Governors Urge Assistance for Pork Sector
US - USDA will release yet another highly anticipated Crop Production report (and the accompanying World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates or WASDE) on Wednesday, 12 August at 8:30 a.m. EDT,...

Chinese Swine Producers Receive Training on US DDGS
US - Chinese pig producers have received training from the US Grains Council aimed at increasing the use of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS).

Ample Feed Grain Supplies Expected this Winter
CANADA - This year's unusual prairie weather combined with a reduced demand from the North American livestock feeding sector is expected to result in ample supplies of reasonably priced feed grains this...

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

Codex Review Harmful Feed Additive
US - The latest session of the U.N. Codex Alimentarius ended without final adoption of a maximum residue level for ractopamine, a feed additive widely used in pork and beef production.

CME: Corn, Soybean Crops in Good Condition
US - According to CME's Daily Livestock Report for 3 August, the 2009 US corn and soybean crops remain in good condition relative to history according the USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report, released...

IPE/IFE Pre-Registration Opens Online
US - Online pre-registration for the 2010 International Poultry and Feed Expo (IPE/IFE) is available as of today, 3 August.

Nutreco Reports Half-Year Revenues as Expected
NETHERLANDS - Feed company, Nutreco, has reported half-year revenues of € 2.1 billion and EBITA of € 41.6 million.

Nutreco Acquires Cargill's Animal Nutrition in Iberia
EU - Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed, has announced that it has agreed to acquire the animal nutrition business of Cargill in Spain and Portugal.