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At Pet Alliance Europe’s annual #PetPower Night in Brussels, industry leaders including FEDIAF EuropeanPetFood highlighted the therapeutic role of pets and their deep integration into family life. With companion animals now present in nearly half of all European households (139 million), this evolving human-animal bond continues to propel demand for specialized, high-quality pet nutrition.

Feed producers certified under the MI5.6 Responsible Feed module can continue utilizing Book & Claim (B&C) and Mass Balance (MB) supply chain models past the December 31, 2026 threshold. This extension maintains crucial operational flexibility for feed mills while reinforcing that physical compliance under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) remains fully mandatory.

Leading German feed additive manufacturer Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition will pass full operational leadership to the second generation starting in 2027. Siblings Dr. Viktor Eckel and Klara Eckel will jointly take the helm as CEO and CCO, guiding the family-owned business into its next phase of international growth and product innovation.

The FAO Food Price Index advanced 1.5 percent in September as logistical constraints and climate risks restricted commodity availability. Cereal quotations surged 5.1 percent, driven by Black Sea shipping disruptions, Strait of Hormuz transit uncertainty, and dry weather in key growing zones.

Turkey’s Grain Board (TMO) has opened 5.5 million tonnes of wheat reserves to the market while maintaining harvest-period pricing. The substantial release aims to secure raw material supply for flour and feed processors while buffering regional market volatility.

A compound crisis of severe summer drought, Black Sea corridor disruptions, and strict EUDR compliance is threatening the European Union’s essential feed supply chains for the 2026/27 marketing year. The European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) urges immediate action from the European Commission to avert widespread raw material shortages and soaring production costs.

A government-backed agricultural trial in eastern Turkey demonstrates that sorghum-sudangrass hybrids can deliver double the green forage yield of silage corn at lower production costs. With potential for up to three harvests per season, the crop provides livestock producers a viable pathway to reduce feed expenses.

Marking a strategic transition in European feed ingredient leadership, the FEFANA (the EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures) Board of Directors has elected Alexandre Cevallos as its new President for a two-year term, succeeding Adisseo’s Dr. Séverine Deschandelliers.

Founded in 1989 as a small workshop supplying spare parts to Selva pasta factory, Imas has since grown into a prominent global player in grain and feed milling technologies and today achieved to become one of Türkiye’s leading corporations.

As Nigeria’s feed industry eyes a 1.5-million-ton expansion, U.S. grain exporters are stepping in to secure long-term demand. Recent technical missions focused on helping local formulators integrate U.S. corn co-products and sorghum into poultry and aquaculture diets.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has inaugurated its Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems alongside a central digital intelligence platform. The initiative aims to equip governments, scientists, and producers with integrated livestock data and predictive tools to convert cross-sectoral policy into practical field-level action.

As field operations continue for the 2026 season in Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter, total grain production has surpassed the 120 million ton threshold. In an official statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, it was announced that wheat production accounts for 90 million tons of the overall harvest. While the volume harvested is more than sufficient to cover domestic consumption at full capacity, logistical constraints at Black Sea and Sea of Azov ports continue to slow down the pace at which this high yield is converted into exports.