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10 August 20262 min reading
FEFAC, Sindirações sign key deal: EU-Brazil feed supply chain strengthens
The European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) and the Brazilian Feed Industry Association (Sindirações) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation between two of the world’s major feed-producing regions. The agreement focuses on feed safety, biosecurity, sustainable production, and facilitating trade under the newly applied EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement.
07 August 20262 min reading
Global food prices hit 3.5-year high as cereal and oil markets tighten
Recent extreme weather, energy market dynamics, and persistent Black Sea shipping disruptions have driven benchmark agricultural commodity prices to their highest levels since early 2023. Higher quotations for essential grains and vegetable oils led the monthly uptick, directly impacting global feed and food supply chains.
07 August 20262 min reading
ASM Process Automation enters African market with new hub in Zambia
Industrial automation provider ASM Process Automation has established its new operational hub in Lusaka, Zambia, marking the first step of its long-term strategy in Africa.
05 August 20262 min reading
Regional shipping bottlenecks boost Evonik’s Q2 earnings
Evonik achieved a 24 percent increase in second-quarter adjusted EBITDA to €630 million, bolstered by higher sales volumes and prices in its Animal Nutrition business. Regional shipping bottlenecks outside Europe temporarily constrained Asian competitors, creating an economic windfall that prompted the specialty chemicals producer to raise its full-year guidance.
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27 July 20268 min reading
UN’s joint report: Over a quarter of the world faces food insecurity
Despite minor statistical declines in hunger figures, a joint UN report underscores a lingering structural crisis affecting over a quarter of the global population with more than half of Africa’s population facing food insecurity. As animal-source foods represent the largest cost driver for healthy diets in severely impacted regions, the strategic role of efficient feed and livestock supply chains becomes ever more vital.
24 July 20265 min reading
Reducing variability, improving profitability: How AMINONIR® supports feed producers in Türkiye
Addressing raw material variability with rapid, reliable NIR technology, AMINONIR® empowers feed manufacturers to eliminate costly margins, optimize animal nutrition precision, and secure a highly competitive, sustainable advantage in the global market.
01 July 20267 min reading
Global fertilizer markets move from supply shock to gradual rebalancing
Following a severe global supply shock triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, fertilizer markets are shifting toward a gradual rebalancing. Driven by the mid-June US-Iran MoU, a sharp correction in nitrogen prices has accelerated a bearish market outlook, while persistently high production costs and climate risks weigh on 2026 farmer fertilizer demand.
17 June 20268 min reading
Turkish feed sector gathers at USSEC’s Istanbul seminar, experts discuss U.S. soy and artificial intelligence
The two-day technical seminar organized by USSEC Turkey on April 2–3, 2026, in Istanbul brought together global experts and feed industry decision-makers around the shared denominators of raw material quality and next-generation technologies. This strategic gathering provided participants with a concrete roadmap for competitive advantage, spanning from the field to smart factory transformation. The formula for profitability was effectively rewritten across the core themes of sustainability, ration stability, and digitalization, highlighted in presentations by leading academics and consultants.
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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.
15 May 202618 min reading
Feed raw materials as a transcontinental geopolitical issue; insects on the path to becoming an alternative protein
In an era where traditional feed raw materials are shaken by geopolitical risks, insect protein is shifting from a 'niche' alternative to a strategic necessity.
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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.
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.
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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.
21 July 20263 min reading
Energy efficiency and sustainability in feed production
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.
17 June 20265 min reading
Europe’s feed sector faces diverging demand as ASF evolves
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.

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FEFAC, Sindirações sign key deal: EU-Brazil feed supply chain strengthens

The European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) and the Brazilian Feed Industry Association (Sindirações) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation between two of the world’s major feed-producing regions. The agreement focuses on feed safety, biosecurity, sustainable production, and facilitating trade under the newly applied EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement.

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FEFAC, Sindirações sign key deal: EU-Brazil feed supply chain strengthens

Global food prices hit 3.5-year high as cereal and oil markets tighten

ASM Process Automation enters African market with new hub in Zambia

Regional shipping bottlenecks boost Evonik’s Q2 earnings

UN’s joint report: Over a quarter of the world faces food insecurity

Reducing variability, improving profitability: How AMINONIR® supports feed producers in Türkiye

Global fertilizer markets move from supply shock to gradual rebalancing

Turkish feed sector gathers at USSEC’s Istanbul seminar, experts discuss U.S. soy and artificial intelligence

The Turkish milling industry is definitely in the right direction!

Anis Alam on how ARASCO bypasses the Hormuz crisis and eyes Africa

A new era in feed formulations: The industrial transformation of methane into sustainable protein

Feed raw materials as a transcontinental geopolitical issue; insects on the path to becoming an alternative protein

The Bosphorus is the Hormuz of global agri-commodities

Global milling and feed tech titans converge at 11th IDMA Istanbul

Global animal nutrition industry between risks and opportunities in 2026

Europe’s feed market at a crossroads: Regulation, disease and global supply pressures

Strategies for reducing the “Farm-to-Fork” carbon footprint in sustainable livestock and feed production

Energy efficiency in the feed sector: Sustainable and low-cost production strategies - 1

Energy efficiency and sustainability in feed production

Europe’s feed sector faces diverging demand as ASF evolves

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FEFAC, Sindirações sign key deal: EU-Brazil feed supply chain strengthens