USDA’s last monthly oilseed market report indicated that Brazil’s soybean exports reached a record. According to the data, the South American country exported 10.3 million tons of soybeans during previous October and November. Last year’s exports for the same period were also highly above the average. Brazil exported a record …
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Devenish CEO Kennedy named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’
Richard Kennedy, the chief executive of agri-tech business Devenish, has won this year’s overall EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in Ireland. The global company, specializing in animal nutrition, operates in more than 40 countries and in the past 20 years has experienced huge growth, increasing its turnover from £5 …
Read More »World Antibiotic Awareness Week is celebrated across the globe
World Antibiotic Awareness Week takes place every November to promote global education on antibiotics, how they should be used, and the growing risks of antibiotic resistance. But for now, global awareness of all these issues remains relatively low. World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) is being recognized this year from Nov. …
Read More »United Kingdom’s “Innovation Oscar” goes to Bühler’s optical sorting
Bühler has won this year’s Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation in recognition of its pioneering research into camera technology used in sorting machines. The Queen’s Award is the highest award for British businesses which have excelled in the fields of international trade, sustainable development, or innovation. Bühler has received the …
Read More »Antibiotic resistance increases rapidly in developing countries
In developing countries where meat production and consumption is increasing antibiotic resistance is rapidly escalating. A study on antibiotic resistance focusing on Asia, Africa, and South America showed that resistance points started to be observed in Kenya, Uruguay and Brazil. Turkey is also among the countries where resistance shows an …
Read More »Protein-based dietary trend raises importance of feed industry
In the National Dairy Council held in Turkey this year by the International Dairy Federation, it was discussed that the increasing significance of protein-based nutrition will support the growth of the feed sector. World Dairy Summit, which is organized by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) in a different country each …
Read More »Kocaman Balıkçılık minimizes risks by keeping product range wide
Osman Kocaman, Chairman of Kocaman Balıkçılık, which obtains all its products through hunting except for the Black Sea Salmon, said the production in the aquaculture sector is dependent on the natural factors. Kocaman stressed that they do not know which product will be abundant in which year so they keep …
Read More »Tietjen opens MENA office in Izmir
German mechanical and plant engineering company Tietjen held the official opening of its the MENA office in Izmir, Turkey. Feraye Yagci who has a lot of experience in the fish feed industry will supervise all the projects in Turkey. The global market for pet food and fish feed is growing …
Read More »25th edition of MVC fair to be held on 28-30 January
The 25th edition of International Industrial Trade Fair “MVC: Cereals – Mixed Feed – Veterinary – 2020” will take place in Moscow, Russia on 28-30 January, 2020. The 25th edition of International Industrial Trade Fair “MVC: Cereals – Mixed Feed – Veterinary – 2020” will take place in pavilion No …
Read More »Glencore joins giants’ initiative
The industry-wide initiative to modernize global agricultural commodity trade operations announced that another major partner, Glencore Agriculture Limited, has joined the effort. The project that is looking to increase transparency and efficiency through digital technologies is projecting launch of the new platform in the second half of 2020. The industry-wide …
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