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Layer farmers hope for further feed cost relief

Indonesian layer farmers are hoping for lower feed ingredient costs as high raw material prices continue to put pressure on production, said Anang Pasi...

Poor timing for the Bangladesh egg boom

The Bangladesh egg market, which thrived last year, is now under pressure from a severe supply glut and weakening demand. “Our commercial chick production has...

Indonesia targets stability and growth in pig farming

Indonesia’s Pig Farming Association (Gupbi) has called for greater attention to market stability, feed costs, and animal health, which it identifies as key challenges...

Malaysia’s poultry producers hit by 10-15% feed cost surge

Malaysia’s poultry industry is being squeezed by higher feed and freight costs as tighter enforcement forces more open-house farms to stop production, according to...

Bapanas seeks more feed corn to protect poultry farmers

Indonesia’s National Food Agency (Bapanas) has proposed adding 150,000 tons to its feed corn supply and price stabilization (SPHP) program to help micro-scale poultry...

Malaysia strengthens feed security with local grain corn

Malaysia has begun large-scale corn cultivation to reduce its dependence on imports and stabilize animal feed costs.  Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu launched the project...

Corn tariff cut could unlock USD282m gain for Philippines

Reducing corn import tariffs to a uniform 5% could generate USD 282 million in net economic gains, as consumer savings outweigh losses to farmers and government revenues,...

Indonesia’s native chicken sector struggles with rising costs

Indonesia’s native chicken industry is facing increasing production pressures despite continued growth in consumer demand, according to Febroni Purba, CEO and Co-Founder of Ayam...

Heat and high feed costs pressure South Asian egg prices

Egg prices in both Sri Lanka and India are set to rise due to hot weather and higher feed costs, which are driving up...

Rising feed costs boost enzyme market growth

The poultry enzyme market in Indonesia and across Asia is entering a new phase of growth, as producers increasingly rely on nutritional technologies to...

Indian farmers prepare for more soybeans in 2026

High soybean prices in India have been a boon for its farmers, with soybean acreage forecast to increase this winter cropping (kharif) season.  According to...

Grain and feed prices face upward pressure from fuel surge

The conflict in the Middle East is raising costs across Asia’s food and farming supply chains by driving up fuel and energy prices. Higher fuel prices are...

WMU strengthens feed security through local raw materials

Indonesia's Widodo Makmur Unggas (WMU) is under mounting pressure from a weakening rupiah, which has driven up the cost of imported poultry feed ingredients, particularly corn...

Sabah builds long-term feed security to stabilize poultry prices

Rising chicken and egg prices in Sabah have been linked to a sharp increase in the cost of imported corn. State Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Industry Minister...

Removing inorganic phosphorusfrom broiler diets while maintaining performance 

The central challenge of all broiler producers is maintaining growth performance and skeletal development when iP sources are withdrawn from the diet write BASF...

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