Swine news - Nutrition

Member States agreed to a series of support measures proposed by the Commissionto ease the financial difficulties faced by farmers due to adverse weather conditions, and increase the availability of feed for animals.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine published a summary assessment for Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) compliance activities conducted during fiscal years 2016-2018.

The focus of this document is on biosecurity measures for the operations of sourcing of feed ingredients, transport, storage, manufacturing and delivery of final feed to farms. It also covers visits to farms of feed company personnel.

Farmers will be able to receive a higher percentage of their direct and rural development payments in advance and also they will be granted greater flexibility to use land that would normally not be used for production.

The July report on agricultural estimations confirms the maximum historic volume. It also highlights the important production of maize and wheat.

A recent JRC article warns that the extreme drought conditions that affected central and northern Europe's 2018 spring/summer growing season could become the norm within 25 years, and calls for innovative adaptation measures to deal with extremes

Soybean exports grew by 6.5% with respect to the same period in 2018.

The VFD final rule outlines the process for authorizing use of animal drugs intended for use in or on animal feed that require the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

Rabobank expects China’s total feed/soybean demand to decline in 2019 – albeit significantly less than the decline in pork production – followed by a slight recovery in 2020. African swine fever will act as a catalyst to speed up feed industry upgrades – including, but not limited to, a diversified product mix, the higher adoption of commercial compound feed, and ongoing industry consolidation.

“We will be the second global maize exporter again”, said the Minister of Agroindustry, Mr Luis Miguel Etchevehere, when showing that according to the forecasts, the exportable surplus will reach 30 million tonnes.

Maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 (six‐event stack maize) was produced by conventional crossing to combine six single events: Bt11, MIR162, MIR604, 1507, 5307 and GA21.

FAO's current world cereal production estimate for 2018 stands at 2 655 million tonnes.

The study suggested that EU efforts to promote the production of European plant proteins should instead focus their efforts on innovation and the provision of the infrastructure.

The Commission has adopted a Decision which updates its plan, dating from 2004, and procedures for crisis management in the field of safety of food and feed.

As of today applicants can make better estimates of exposure to residues of feed additives, thanks to a new release of the Feed Additives Consumer Exposure calculator (FACE).

In light of the recent outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) and other animal diseases, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has been working on a multi-pronged action plan to: research science-based solutions for mitigating the risks of virus transmission through feed, and communicate any new information and recommendations to the industry and producer groups.

Results obtained by the SENASA have shown significant resistance levels against colistin.

The development of plant proteins in Europe is one of the priorities of the Romanian presidency.

The Council and the European Parliament have signed the adopted regulations. The signed texts have been published in the EU Official Journal.

The authorisation decisions do not cover cultivation.

The guidance document is intended to assist the applicant in the preparation and presentation of an application for the authorisation of a feed additive.

Even though the amount of land used for agricultural purposes in the EU is projected to continue to fall between now and 2030, most arable crops are expected to increase their production according to the EU agricultural outlook report.