EFSA Proposal: Feed Vitamin A Could Risk Deficiency
EU - The UK's National Pig Association (NPA) is calling on European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) to re-consider its latest proposal on maximum vitamin A levels in pig feeds.

Pork Commentary: Huge US Corn and Soybean Crop
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Years of Poor Maize Harvests Hits Pig, Poultry Sectors
ZIMBABWE - A decline in maize yields is hampering poultry and pig production.

CME: Corn, Soybean Crops Short on Maturity
US - When you touch the spark of a frost warning (even if it for 10 days out!) to the powder keg that is this year’s immature corn and soybean crops, you get at least a small explosion, write Len Steiner...

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

More Toxic Fusarium Graminearum Chemotype
CANADA - The Canadian Grain Commission reports a new more aggressive and toxic form of fusarium graminearum is quickly replacing the more familiar form in western Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Supply Prospects
US - Corn and soybean prices will continue to be influenced by a wide range of factors. For the next few weeks, the prospective size of the US harvest will be one of the dominating price factors, writes...

New Disease Threat?
EU - There were reports of a new unexplained syndrome of diarrhoea in young piglets from Denmark and France at the first European Symposium on Porcine Health Management in Copenhagen at the end of August....

USDA Forecasts Second-Largest Corn Crop
US - The USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) predicts the second-largest corn crop, record yields and exports up by 100 million bushels.

Weekly Review: Feeder Pig Prices Up
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

NPA Calls for Rethink on Vitamin A
UK - To protect consumers, the European Food Standards Agency has proposed new maximum levels of vitamin A in animal feed.

Swine Producers Encouraged to Analyse Feed Grain
CANADA - With the increasing prevalence of a new more aggressive and toxic form of Fusarium graminearum, swine producers are encouraged to make sure they know what is in the grain they feed their...

Cargill Expands Romanian Animal Nutrition Production
ROMANIA - US feed and meat processor Cargill is expanding its animal nutrition footprint in Romania through a major investment in its feed plant in Sura Mica near the town of Sibiu, including the construction...

Challenge to Find Low Cost Feed Ingredients
CANADA - The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada reports the current low cost of dried distillers grains with solubles is the one variable allowing feed mills to keep a lid on feed costs, writes Burce...

CME: Accuracy of Reports Dependent on Weather
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, USDA will release its September Crop Production report and World Supply and Demand Estimates on Friday morning.

Reduced Hog Numbers Impact Feed Demand
CANADA - The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada reports drastic reductions in livestock numbers have dramatically reduced demand for feed products forcing widespread consolidation within the animal...

CME: Hog-Corn Ratio Slightly Higher This Year
US - "First, a small errata: Chicken production for one year ago in Friday’s Production and Price Summary table should have been 926.17 million pounds, leaving last week’s output down 0.7 per cent from...

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Storage Decisions
US - As harvest of the 2009 corn and soybean crops draw near, producers will finalize decisions about storing the crops, writes Darrel Good, Agricultural Economist at the University of Illinois.

Feed Shortage Ahead for EU Farmers
EU - The Commissioner has warned agriculture ministers that disputes over genetically modified (GM) crops between Member States will cause imminent feed shortages.

Sudden Death: Suspect Split Livers
UK - Several sudden deaths in young pigs may be linked to vitamin E and/or selenium.

Still Room for More US DDGS in Mexico
MEXICO - Distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), although a relatively new product in the feed grains industry, has proven to be a valuable and growing commodity for global agriculture. Mexico has...

Asia a Valued Customer of US Feed Ingredients
GLOBAL - Asian importers can look forward to the increasing availability of a quality product this spring as US ethanol production makes advancements in output and the quality of its co-product, distiller’s...

Breeding Better Barley for Feed
DENMARK - Low-protein malt barley is fine for drinkers of ale while high-protein feed barley meets the needs of pigs and cows. However, now that environmental effects are also an important issue, a new...

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

Africa 100 Project Cash to Support Cassava Project
UK - The NFU and FARM-Africa have chosen a fledging project to receive cash from the Africa 100 Appeal. With funds reaching almost £200,000 one final push is being sought from the agriculture industry...