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Vietnam eyes self sufficiency to reduce reliance on imports
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Vietnam wants to produce more feed ingredients to reduce its reliance on imported raw materials. The country imports over 60% of its ingredient demand.
Deputy...
China’s strict Covid-19 measures depress beef demand
In Q2 2022, China adopted stricter measures, including lockdowns in some big cities to combat Covid-19, impacting the foodservice sector, with March sales down...
Cambodia tightens smuggling control on ASF fears
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Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province has imposed control measures to prevent the smuggling of pigs from Vietnam on fears of ASF spreading. Provincial authorities have...
India to receive 550,000t of GM soybean by September
The Indian government has approved the import of 550,000 tons of GM soybean, which should arrive by September, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs....
China looks to reduce its soybean import dependency
China is actively following up on its plans to wean itself off soybean and meal imports. Sitonia Consulting reported that the China Animal Agricultural...
Taiwan to import eggs from Japan’s AI-free areas
Taiwan plans to import eggs from avian influenza (AI) free areas in Japan due to limited egg supply.
The country’s Bureau of Animal and Plant...
China suspends imports from BRF plant in Brazil
China has suspended chicken meat imports from BRF SA’s Lucas do Rio Verde plant in central Brazil, according to the General Administration of Customs...
Vietnam sees slow down in feed imports
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Vietnam’s feed imports were down 18% month-on-month in January and 4% year-on-year (yoy), the General Department of Customs reported.
Argentina, Brazil, and the US were...
Modern farming systems are best for ASF prevention
Malaysia can curb the ASF virus affecting East and West Malaysia by switching to modern farming systems.
“The only way to stop the spread and...
Thai plant-based protein exports rose in 2021
Higher global demand pushed up Thailand’s plant-based protein exports to USD 2.57 million in January-November 2021 and the figure is expected to go up...
Vietnamese ports sit on stockpile of imported meat
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Unofficial data showed that a stockpile of about 100,000 tons of imported meat is being held at southern seaports of Vietnam, brought about by...
Imported bran prices raise poultry production costs
High prices of imported bran contribute to increasing poultry production costs in Malaysia. An industry source told New Straits Times that the government’s decision...
Indonesia to consume more soybean in 2021/22
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Soybean meal (sbm) consumption in Indonesia is expected to reach 5.35mt in 2021/22, 300,000 tons higher year-on-year, said the USDA.
The poultry feed segment will...
Chinese corn harvest improves, but imports remain
Chinese corn harvests have increased 4.6% to 11.9mt in MY 2021/2022. Despite lower yields and weather disruptions, a higher planting area has resulted in...
India waives duties on aquafeed imports
The Indian government has temporarily waived taxes on aquafeed imports and inputs to promote shrimp aquaculture exports, effective February 2 - May 1, 2022....
