China has been sporadic in the U.S. soybean market lately, though its purchases last week were unexpectedly large and probably much-needed as the top importer’s bean supplies have run thin.
Dutch animal feed maker ForFarmers plans to use food waste and alternative raw materials to develop new feeds to meet consumer demand for more sustainable agricultural practices.
Hormel Foods’ labeling of a meat product line as “natural” despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labeling system needs reforms, consumer advocates say.
China is set to increase pork imports in the coming months, after losses for farmers last year in the world’s top pork producer caused a reduction in hog output that appears larger than official data suggests.
A fungus that causes “vomitoxin” has been found in some U.S. corn harvested this fall, causing headaches for growers and livestock producers and forcing ethanol plants and grain elevators to scrutinize grain deliveries.
Brazilian authorities sought to curtail truckers’ blockages protesting the country’s presidential election after signs they were disrupting fuel distribution, meat production and the ability to send grains to port.
Debt-laden Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co Ltd, formerly China’s No.2 hog producer, said on Monday that a court will start restructuring of one of its breeding businesses as it struggles to restore cashflow.
China’s third-quarter pork output reached 12.11 million metric tons, up by less than 1% year-on-year, official data showed, highlighting the impact on production after farmers recorded huge losses earlier in the year.
London-based Hoxton Farms said on Thursday it had raised $22 million from investors to build a pilot plant to produce animal fat from stem cells, aiming to tap into the growing market for less carbon-intensive foods.
