Replacing corn with brown rice on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of weaned piglets
Brown rice could be a suitable alternative to replace maize in weanling diets for piglets.
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Drought in Europe: the Commission offers further support to European farmers
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.
Argentina: record harvest for the 2018/19 season
The July report on agricultural estimations confirms the maximum historic volume. It also highlights the important production of maize and wheat.
Troubles come treading on each other's heels
Floods, African swine fever, tariffs war, heat waves, and some more issues... How will they affect the once-in-a-lifetime profit-palooza that many pork industry participants hoped for earlier?
Drought conditions that affected crop growing season could become the norm
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
Data sheets: Maize
Fact sheet with the nutritional value (comparison of tables), production, trade and the most recent studies on maize.
Data sheets: Common wheat
Fact sheet with nutritional value (table comparison), production, trade, and most recent studies about common wheat
The government expects the best harvest in the history of Argentina
“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.
World cereal markets remain well balanced
FAO's current world cereal production estimate for 2018 stands at 2 655 million tonnes.
EU: cereal production to continue its increase
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.
World cereal output forecasts raised
FAO has also raised its forecast for global cereal production in 2018 to 2 601 million tonnes, primarily due to higher estimates for wheat production in Canada and China. Nonetheless, the new forecast remains 2.1 percent below the record level achieved in 2017.
Drop in EU cereal harvest due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop of total EU cereal production, estimated at 8% below the last five-year average.
Commission agrees to drop crop diversification and ecological focus areas requirements due to adverse climate conditions
A severe drought significantly affected agricultural activities, especially in relation to animal feed resources, in those countries.
Data sheets: Barley
Nutritional value (comparison of tables), production, trade and the most recent studies on barley.
Composition and digestibility of energy in wheat middlings and red dog
Red dog has higher nutritional value than wheat middlings for growing pigs.
Risks for animal health related to the presence of fumonisins, their modified forms and hidden forms in feed
The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risk to animal health related to fumonisins and their modified and hidden forms in feed.