Page 13 of articles about feed in Swine news

Global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall by 2.7 percent from previous year’s record crop.

The Cereals/Farmers Modernization Fund is a voluntary act so the cereals producers and the farmers are able to generate synergies.

Feedipedia is a joint project of INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. It is a world-wide compendium of up-to-date information on feed materials.

The use of insects as a sustainable protein-rich ingredient in pig and poultry diets is technically feasible.

At present the average pig price is less than 152p per kg, resulting in an average loss of over £14 on every pig produced.

Member States failed to take a position on a Commission proposal for the authorisation of GM maize MIR162 for use in food and feed.

China has recently been importing over 0.4 million tonnes of pork per year, in a world market with trade of less than 7 million tonnes per year.

The Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP) explained that in 2011 there were 28.3 million tons of these foods intended for consumption by livestock and pets.

According to Da Silva, the establishment of the agricultural market information system (AMIS) makes us better prepared for the current situation.

The assistance announced uses the Secretary of Agriculture's existing authority to help create and encourage flexibility within four USDA programs.

The FAO Food Price Index fell for the third consecutive month in June 2012, dipping 1.8 percent from May to its lowest level since September 2010.

The eleventh revised edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine builds on the previous editions published by the National Research Council.

U.S. farmers planted 96.4 million acres of corn, up 5 percent from last year, making it the highest corn acreage in the last 75 years.

The proposed transaction would not raise any horizontal competition concerns as the parties mostly operate in different Member States. In those markets where the parties' activities do overlap, namely certain markets for the supply of category 3 animal fats and proteins and the supply of category 2 animal meals, they will still face sufficiently strong competition after the merger to exclude competitive concerns.

The total production estimate is now set at 151 mio. t, i.e. 0.3% below the figure for 2010.

In case of pigs and poultry, at least 20 % of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself.