Vitamins market update as vitamin E A and D3 prices decline
Photo: Canva Vitamin prices continue to trend downward across several categories, with limited buying activity and cautious market sentiment. Despite stable supply and upcoming capacity expansions, demand remains muted. Traders are watching tariff discussions, exchange rate shifts, and Q3 contract coverage closely. (Vitamin market update week 20). Highlights: Vitamin E 50%: Prices are stable to […]
2025 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook shares global feed production survey data
🔊 Listen to Post Data collected from 14 th annual global feed survey estimates world feed productionincreased in 2024 by 1.2% to 1.396 billion metric tons The 2025 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook revealed global feed production survey data and trends. [LEXINGTON, Ky.] – Alltech, a global leader in animal nutrition and biotechnology, has released its 2025 […]
ForFarmers reports profit growth in the first quarter
Photo: Carin Vos Feed company ForFarmers sold more feed and made more profit in the first quarter of this year. The company, based in the Netherlands, reported this in a quarterly update. Both volume, financial revenue, and profit increased. The growth at ForFarmers is mainly due to acquisitions and partnerships. Last year, ForFarmers acquired the […]
Study compares environmental impact of insect protein vs. soy and fishmeal
Photo: Canva UK research has found that insect meal has a much higher climate change impact than either soybean or fishmeal. Setback for the feed sector The results are a setback to the animal feed sector and its attempts to decarbonise the industry. Concerns over protein sources The study, conducted by Ricardo- AEA Ltd on […]
Tariffs on US grains and soy among EU’s proposed countermeasures
Photo: Mark Pasveer The European Commission has published a list of US products that may be subject to counter-tariffs. That is, if negotiations with the United States about lifting the tariffs break-down. The list compiles of 218 pages of US products worth €95 billion. The list primarily includes agricultural and industrial products, including grains and […]
Betaine feed study shows better poultry gain and immunity
Photo: Bert Jansen A group of scientists from St. Petersburg State University of Medicine and Microbiology, Russia, has discovered that betaine-based feed additives can improve the growth rates of poultry even when feed availability is limited. “The researchers found that adding betaine to poultry rations helps increase live weight by 5.6%, increase average daily weight […]
Vitamin market update: BASF silent on return of vitamin A and E supply
Photo: Canva The vitamin market remains cautious as BASF delays updates on vitamin A 1000 and E 50% supply returns. Prices for vitamins A and E continue to decline amid ample supply and weak demand. Vitamin D3 500 stays stable but tight, while other vitamins show mixed trends. This update sheds light on the evolving […]
Amino acids market sees China lysine prices near record lows
Photo: Canva Lysine prices from China are nearing historic lows, adding pressure to a global amino acids market already strained by high corn costs and weak demand. This update looks at the latest price movements and market sentiment across key amino acids. (update week 21) Highlights: Lysine: Prices have declined slightly but are approaching potentially […]
Brazil projects 3% rise in animal feed output for 2025
DDG facility in Mato Grosso: Photo: Daniel Azevedo Duarte The National Union of the Animal Feed Industry (Sindirações) projects a 3% increase in production of feed, concentrates and supplements in Brazil, totalling 94 million tonnes in 2025. The estimate comprises 90 million tonnes of feed and concentrates, plus almost 4 million tonnes of supplements, for […]
Highest prevalence of mycotoxins found in Far East  survey shows
Photo: Canva Fumonisins, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone were the most frequently found mycotoxins in the first quarter of this year. The dsm-firmenich Mycotoxin survey for January-March, analysed 6,000 samples from 70 countries and concluded the highest prevalence were found in China and South Asia. Ursula Hofstetter, Head of Mycotoxin Risk Management at dsm-firmenich, said the findings […]
