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14 September 20266 min reading
IAOM MEA to bring regional flour and feed milling community together in Amman
The IAOM MEA Regional Flour and Feed Milling Forum 2026 will bring millers, technology providers and industry decision-makers from across the Middle East and Africa to Amman on 21–24 September. Hosted in partnership with Al Hazaa Investment Group, the four-day programme will address operational efficiency, grain storage, flour quality, feed processing, automation and digitalisation through separate forums dedicated to the flour and feed sectors.
11 September 20262 min reading
Anton Paar to host webinar on precision extrusion for pet and aqua feed
Process optimization and material behavior during extrusion often dictate final feed performance beyond initial formulation. An upcoming webinar organized by Anton Paar will address how data-driven alignment of recipes and process conditions can enhance kibble and pellet density, durability, and overall stability. The session offers practical insights for R&D professionals seeking to replace trial-and-error approaches with structured processing methodologies.
10 September 20262 min reading
FEFAC: Europe must reduce its dependence on feed additives
The European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) has published its 6th Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 Progress Report, evaluating the sector’s advances across climate neutrality and resource efficiency. Issued alongside new European Commission initiatives, the report outlines concrete steps to strengthen European feed and food chains against strategic supply chain vulnerabilities.
09 September 20262 min reading
Russia suspends grain export duties through end-2026
Russia’s Economy Ministry has fully suspended floating export tariffs on wheat, barley, and corn through December 31, 2026, following escalating military strikes on Azov and Black Sea shipping infrastructure. The policy response aims to relieve mounting margin pressures on exporters forced to re-route over 70% of outgoing grain trade amidst historic shipment drops.
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11 September 20262 min reading
Climate stress and geopolitical strain push global grain prices back toward peak levels
Global grain reserves are facing renewed pressure as climate-driven crop reductions in Europe and Black Sea shipping bottlenecks disrupt traditional trade routes. Meanwhile, record soybean output meets robust demand across the feed and energy sectors, keeping market volatility elevated.
17 August 20266 min reading
Türkiye mycotoxin assessment (2026 Q1): Fusarium threat concentrates on the western line
Kartal Kimya, a leader in feed additive sector, presented its critical Türkiye mycotoxin map for the first quarter of 2026. While co-contamination was detected in 70% of the samples, the Aegean (74%) and Marmara (68%) regions stood out as the highest-risk areas. The company’s holistic proactive approach offers producers a powerful decision support model by preventing performance losses that remain hidden in the field.
17 August 20263 min reading
Historic export record secures global second place for Turkish milling technologies
Sevda Kayhan Yılmaz, President of the Machinery Exporters’ Association (MAİB), announced that Turkish milling machinery manufacturers have secured the second global position by achieving a historic export record of $331 million within a $2.6 billion global market. Yılmaz emphasized that the IDMA Istanbul stands as the most powerful driving platform to showcase the Turkish machinery sector’s technological superiority and crown this outstanding global success.
13 August 20266 min reading
Heat stress in poultry and practical mitigation strategies
As climate change intensifies global temperatures, heat stress poses a growing threat to poultry health, gut integrity, and overall productivity. Understanding the physiological mechanisms—from respiratory alkalosis to compromised immunity—is key to implementing effective housing and nutritional mitigation strategies that safeguard flock performance.
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11 August 20266 min reading
Turkish feed industry makes a bold move into Africa: First strategic target to be Cape Town
TÜRKİYEM-BİR President Ülkü Karakuş announced that thanks to their mega-partnership with IDMA and IAOM MEA, they will be bringing Turkish feed technology to South Africa. With the 36. IAOM MEA Conference & Expo taking place on November 23–26, 2026, as the first concrete milestone of this collaboration, Cape Town is set to become the industry’s strategic African route.
24 July 20265 min reading
The Turkish milling industry is definitely in the right direction!
Speaking exclusively to Feed Planet to evaluate the insights from the IGC Grains Conference in London, IGC Director Arnaud Petit details how squeezed market margins are reshaping global planting choices and accelerating the shift toward AI-driven logistics. Highlighting global dynamics from paperless trade corridors to gene-editing tools, Petit also underscores Turkey’s strategic evolution from flour export dominance to a high-end milling technology hub as a major value-added success.
21 July 20265 min reading
Anis Alam on how ARASCO bypasses the Hormuz crisis and eyes Africa
Speaking exclusively to Feed Planet between London Grain Week and IDMA Istanbul in June, amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, Anis Alam, GAFTA Council Member and Chief Grain Procurement Officer at ARASCO, reveals how the Middle Eastern giant is mitigating rising logistical costs, managing vessel diversions to the West Coast, and why the global feed industry is eyeing Africa as its next strategic breadbasket.
17 June 202611 min reading
A new era in feed formulations: The industrial transformation of methane into sustainable protein
Converting natural gas and biogas into high-quality single-cell protein, U-Loop® reactor technology offers a powerful alternative to fishmeal and soy protein concentrate in the global feed industry.
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11 August 20265 min reading
Hidden threats in the henhouse – how controlling endotoxins keeps breeders productive
Endotoxin stress poses a hidden threat to poultry breeder operations, quietly undermining shell quality, hatchability, and overall profitability. Commercial field trial results reveal how a holistic nutritional approach can reduce mortality by up to 37% and safeguard genetic potential where every egg counts.
20 July 202611 min reading
The Bosphorus is the Hormuz of global agri-commodities
The major gathering of the grain and feed industry, IDMA Istanbul 2026 Exhibition, took place at the Istanbul Expo Center from June 25 to 27. During the fourth session of the concurrently held ‘IDMA Global Grain and Milling Forum,’ the feed sector was analyzed on global, regional, and national scales. Featuring high-level panelists, this critical session addressed key strategic topics ranging from global supply crises and new EU environmental regulations to Turkey’s biosecurity sensitivities and the practical realities of livestock production.
01 July 202611 min reading
Global milling and feed tech titans converge at 11th IDMA Istanbul
Bringing together thousands of professionals from over 120 countries for its 11th edition, IDMA Istanbul, the global summit for grain, feed, and pulses technologies, united the industry under one roof. Laying the groundwork for a massive $1 billion business volume, this monumental organization transformed into the global collective think tank for food supply security through its concurrent international forum, macro-strategies, and high-level producer alliances.
16 February 202615 min reading
Global animal nutrition industry between risks and opportunities in 2026
Geopolitics, regulation, animal health risks, and cost pressures are setting the tone for animal protein and animal nutrition markets in 2026. This market outlook explores how these forces are reshaping production, trade flows, feed economics, and sustainability strategies across global supply chains.
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11 August 20268 min reading
Energy efficiency in the feed industry: Sustainable and low-cost production strategies - 2
In this second installment of our three-part guide focusing on energy efficiency and low-cost manufacturing in feed mills, we examine the pelleting and conditioning processes, which account for the largest share of total energy consumption. Through empirical case studies, we analyze how technical parameters ranging from efficient steam conditioning and direct-drive presses to die-roller optimization and ration pelletability can yield improvements of 10–25% in electrical consumption and 5–25% in press throughput capacity.
11 August 20262 min reading
From theory to the field: Maximum efficiency, minimum cost in pelleting and conditioning
We are zeroing in on pelleting and conditioning lines, the most energy-intensive stages in feed mills. In the second installment of our guide series authored by industry veteran Mustafa Yılmaz, we present concrete field solutions ranging from steam utilization to die-roll optimization and ration structure that can slash electricity consumption by 10–25%.
21 July 20266 min reading
Strategies for reducing the “Farm-to-Fork” carbon footprint in sustainable livestock and feed production
In the delicate balance between food security and the climate crisis, the livestock sector and its lifeblood, the feed industry, stand at a critical turning point. By addressing the entire supply chain extending “From Farm to Fork” with a holistic approach, from regenerative agricultural practices in the field to green steps in logistics, and from energy efficiency in feed mills to next-generation smart additive technologies that increase digestibility in the ration, reducing the carbon footprint in animal production is no longer a commercial preference but an ecological imperative.
21 July 202610 min reading
Energy efficiency in the feed sector: Sustainable and low-cost production strategies - 1
Energy consumption, which constitutes the largest operating expense in compound feed production after raw material costs, has become the most critical agenda item for feed mills in line with narrowing profit margins and carbon emission targets. In these facilities where electrical and thermal processes are intensively carried out, correct engineering optimizations to be implemented in grinding and pelleting lines, which hold the vast majority of total energy consumption, both unlock the door to sustainable production and radically reduce operating costs.

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