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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.

The transition period in dairy cows is a critical phase characterized by increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to elevated metabolic demands and negative energy balance.

Transition dairy cows face a critical window where metabolic pressures peak. Oxidative stress during this phase can quietly undermine health and productivity. Understanding its risks and mitigation strategies is becoming essential for modern dairy management.

Flake technologies enable a controlled physical and biochemical transformation of starch-based grains, improving energy utilization efficiency in ruminant nutrition.