Exports of Ukrainian grain amounted to more than 31 million tons
"Today, the actual volumes of grain exports amount to 30,520 million tons, of which: wheat - 12,883 million tons; corn - 13,407 million tons; barley - 4,044 million tons and other grains - 186 thousand tons", - reported the Minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine Alex Pavlenko.
The Minister also noted that only loaded on vessel 496 thousand tons of grain. Thus, volumes of exported and prepared for grain export amount to 31,016 million tons. Including wheat - 13,030 million tons, barley - 4,060 million tons and corn - 13,740 million tons.
"Let me remind you that last year exported nearly 35 million tons of grain. The sum of total exports of all agricultural products amounted to 14.8 billion. The US, which allowed us to obtain the biggest for years of independence a positive balance of 11 billion USD", - said the Minister Alexey Pavlenko.
The European Commission plans to update the feed legislation
The European Commission has confirmed its intention to adopt a new Directive in the use of feed additives. The new Directive should be adopted instead of the existing number 429/2008, which was approved eight years ago, and which, in the opinion of the authorities, has already been exhausted. However, manufacturers urged regulators to be cautious when reforming existing legislation, because any sudden moves could lead to unpredictable consequences.
According to Frederick Standart (Diederik Standaert), the representative of the Director-General of Belgium on animals, plants and food, currently the text of the new document is being developed by the European Agency on control over safety of food products (EFSA), and after completion of trial it was submitted to the European Commission and will be available for public consultation. It is expected that the final text will be agreed until the end of 2016 or even early 2017.
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Granulation and milling to improve efficiency of feeding
Pelleted and ground foods can greatly enhance the production performance of the pig industry – to this somewhat obvious conclusion in his new study of American scientists from the University of Kansas.
According to a comprehensive study, reducing the size of parts of feed for every 100 microns improves feed efficiency by 1%, which corresponds to the economic efficiency of 0.7 – 0.9 USD per pig on an average farm in the United States.
On average, the use of modern methods of granulation also showed serious improvement in operational performance. The conversion rate in this case is increased by 4-6%, while the weights - up to 4% granular feed.
Scientists say that the most promising technique is the fine grinding of feed before pelleting. Until today that few people apply such technology, however, preliminary tests show that it can significantly improve the economic efficiency of pig farms.
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World prices for fishbone flour reduced
World prices for fishbone flour in the beginning of the year has fallen from 1,700-1,900 USD per ton to 1,400–1,600 per tonne amid growing supply in the global market, according to the Rabobank report. According to experts, the continuation of this trend in the coming months could seriously increase the demand for fishbone flour from the feed industry and to improve its operating performance.
However, in the long term, experts have expressed concerns about the possible emergence of imbalances between supply and demand. It is expected that by 2020 in several key regions of the world will be commissioned a production capacity for 100 thousand tons of flour rabotoy, at the same time during this period the market will experience volatility in demand due to the reduction in demand from salmon farms in Norway and Chile, as well as the transition to alternative ingredients of pig producers in China.
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Green algae can reduce the need of antibiotics in livestock
The use of green algae in the feed can significantly reduce the need for antibiotics, according to the research group of European scientists, the results of which were published in the latest issue of Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology.
According to experts, the cell wall of green algae is rich in sulfated polysaccharides, which have a number of physical and chemical properties that make them potentially suitable for use in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of additives for animals and for humans.
Digestive tract extracts of these algae, stimulate the production of cytokines – element of the immune system, which increases the efficiency of the immune response and allows the body to better fight off harmful pathogens.
