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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.

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.

In a feed industry strained by narrowing profit margins, sustainability is no longer a commercial choice but an economic necessity. In its July cover story, Feed Planet lays out field-driven strategies, ranging from process engineering to smart nutritional technologies, designed to radically reduce operational expenses.

While total EU feed production remains broadly stable, demand patterns are increasingly diverging across species and regions. ASF-related herd losses are pressuring pig feed demand, while poultry and cattle feed remain more resilient, prompting feed producers to adjust formulations and procurement strategies.

The highly anticipated announcement of the 2026 grain purchase prices by the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has reshuffled the deck across a massive supply chain spanning from agriculture to industry.

While the newly announced grain purchase prices in Turkey clarify domestic market conditions amid expectations of a historic record harvest, global agricultural markets defy conventional wisdom with raw material indices that refuse to drop despite the highest supply in nine seasons.

A new industry network is taking shape across Africa and other emerging markets through the collaboration of IDMA, IAOM MEA and TÜRKİYEM-BİR. One of the first major outcomes of this collaboration will be the 36th Annual IAOM MEA Conference & Expo, which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 23-26 November 2026.

IDMA and IAOM MEA have announced a strategic partnership to jointly expand feed and milling events, with a particular focus on Africa.

The XX. International "Compound Feed - 2026" Conference was held in Moscow, Russia, with extensive participation. The sectoral projections of Valery Afanasyev, President of the Russian Union of Compound Feed Producers, and the speech by IDMA representative Mustafa Yağmurlu emphasizing the Turkey-Russia strategic partnership were the most striking highlights of the conference.

Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape how feed companies manage formulation, procurement and mill operations. The real opportunity is not simply adopting new digital tools, but redesigning decision systems so that data from feed mills, ingredient markets and livestock performance can work together.

AI-powered analytics is making inventory management in feed mills more predictable and efficient, helping to ease cost pressures.

The digital transformation in feed production, stretching from sensors to silos, is evolving data from a mere recording tool into a strategic raw material.