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17 April 20263 min reading
Türkiye opens 3 million-tonne corn import quota as feed demand stays firm
Türkiye has opened a 3 million-tonne tariff quota for corn imports with a reduced customs duty of 5% for the period from April 20 to July 31, 2026.
09 April 20261 min reading
New appointment at Novus
Novus has appointed Michaela Braun as Swine Sales Manager in North America, expanding her role within the company as she transitions from feed systems specialization to direct customer support for swine producers.
09 April 20262 min reading
Denkavit and Agravis form joint venture in calf milk replacers
Denkavit Futtermittel GmbH and Agravis Nutztier GmbH plan to establish a joint venture to consolidate their expertise in calf rearing and milk replacers, aiming to strengthen nationwide distribution, advisory services and market specialization in Germany.
09 April 20262 min reading
Royal Agrifirm Group to acquire Hamlet Protein
Royal Agrifirm Group has reached an agreement to acquire Hamlet Protein, with the transaction expected to close in the coming weeks.
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25 March 20263 min reading
IDMA targets visitors from 140 countries
IDMA aims to bring professional visitors from more than 140 countries to Istanbul as the Turkish feed and flour milling machinery industry prepares to showcase its manufacturing strength and export performance on a global stage.
19 March 20266 min reading
Managing risks and costs in feed formulation: Key role for high-quality concentrates
Feed formulation has traditionally aimed to meet nutritional requirements at the lowest cost. While least-cost formulation remains important, increasing raw material variability, mycotoxin risk, and performance pressure have added complexity.
06 March 20265 min reading
India-US interim trade to ensure sustainable supplies of feed for the poultry sector
The interim trade agreement signed between India and the United States aims to strengthen feed supply security in response to rising demand. Tariff reductions on products such as DDGS and red sorghum are intended to ease the pressure created by supply constraints in maize and soy.
17 February 20263 min reading
Strengthening EU Competitiveness to reduce strategic dependencies in specialty feed ingredients: FEFANA’s perspective
Europe’s food security depends on a stable supply of specialty feed ingredients, yet high import dependency leaves the sector vulnerable to geopolitical risks and market shocks.
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15 April 20266 min reading
GAFTA pushes digital documentation and sustainability in a volatile grain trade
GAFTA’s new President Brian Arnold tells Miller Magazine the association will prioritize sustainability and the shift to digital trade documentation, highlighting progress on e-phyto certificates while urging wider legal recognition of electronic bills of lading and stricter contract discipline to reduce delays and disputes.
23 March 202611 min reading
Surpassing 30 million tons, Türkiye’s feed industry faces new tests
Türkiye’s feed industry grew above the national economic average in 2025, crossing the 30 million tonne threshold in compound feed production.
10 March 202610 min reading
Beyond the black box: Building ownership into feed mill automation
Smart automation is no longer a competitive advantage, it is the baseline. What separates truly high-performing feed mills today is not whether they have automated, but how deeply they understand, own, and integrate what they have built.
16 February 202610 min reading
Baby food–level sensitivity in pet food production: Ready for the playing field of the future
Türkiye’s leading pet food exporter, Lider Pet Food, produces not only pet food but also ‘the recipe for happiness for our companion animals’ at its 70,000-square-meter technology hub in Manisa, Türkiye.
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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.
16 February 20266 min reading
Europe’s feed market at a crossroads: Regulation, disease and global supply pressures
Europe’s feed market is moving through the 2025/26 season under uncertainty, driven by regulatory developments, animal disease risks and shifting global supply dynamics.
20 January 20266 min reading
Gut health in poultry: Where have we been; where are we going?
Poultry performance is inseparable from the functional integrity of the gastrointestinal tract, yet the concept of “gut health” has expanded to a point where it no longer offers sufficient precision for modern production systems.
21 November 20199 min reading
International standards in the global trade of grain and feedstuffs
The international trade of agri-commodities is essential factor in food security in a world of incr...
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16 April 20266 min reading
From sensors to silos: How AI is promising an autonomous future for feed production
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.
15 April 20267 min reading
AI-driven data analytics in feed mills: Inventory management
AI-powered analytics is making inventory management in feed mills more predictable and efficient, helping to ease cost pressures.
23 March 202615 min reading
Oxidative stress in transition dairy cows: Risks and antioxidant strategies
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.
23 March 20261 min reading
Managing oxidative stress in transition dairy cows
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.

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Global online database to be created with animal production data

26 April 20212 min reading

Wageningen University’s goal is to develop a global database that becomes an open resource for anyone interested in the future of animal production.

For the development of sustainable farming systems, people from all over the world need data. However, specific details on animal production in certain parts of the world are either lacking, inaccessible or outdated.

The Circular Food Systems (CiFoS) project at Wageningen University & Research has decided to take the lead in making this data available for everyone by collecting it through an easily accessible online survey. The goal is to develop a global database that becomes an open resource for:

researchers
policymakers
farmers
businesses, and
anyone who is interested in the future of animal production.

The project is realized in close collaboration with researchers from World Bank, CSIRO (Australia) and other international partners.

Data allows us to define future pathways in animal production. This is of vital importance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and to define the role of animals in sustainable food systems.

The database development is part of the project Circular Food Systems (www.circularfoodsystems.org) that aims to define how a transition towards a circular food system can reduce the pressure on the Earth’s resources.

WHO CAN HELP REALIZING THE DATABASE?

researchers
policymakers
farmers
businesses, and
anyone who is interested in the future of animal production

are strongly invited to help realizing the database. They can do this by filling in the online survey via this link and urging other people to do the same.

In the survey, respondents can fill in data about the animal production system(s) of their expertise. The questions are grouped in 5 blocks: breeds, herd structure, productivity, feed and housing and manure systems.

ENSURING DATA PROTECTION

Once all data has been received, WUR will process the data and create an online database. To ensure data protection, data will be aggregated to a regional or the country level. Identifiable data will never be made available.