On June 6, Novus celebrated its 30 years of supporting animal protein producers globally who are working to feed the world.

Brazil's June's soybean exports are expected to exceed 2020's level amid strong demand from China, which is likely to pressure US soy exports, sources told S&P Global Platts on June 8.

With release volumes expanding, pork imports high and demand sluggish, hog prices continued to fall prominently. Since January, hog prices have plummeted 54%.

Producers held tryptophan stable after clearing excess stocks. Sales were limited as most feed manufacturers were cautious with the hog market weak.

After growing 3% to 4% annually for several decades, feed output only grew 2.6% annually and a mere 0.9% in 2021, to 1.187.8 billion tonnes. Moreover, following a decade of livestock diseases cherry-topped by last year's COVID-19 lockdowns, 2021 looks mericless to feed milling's bottom line: From a COVID-19 induced low of $3.13/bu in Q2 2020, corn has risen 75% to 80%, to around $5.60/bu at the time of publication. Soybeans have similarly risen 63% above their Q2 2020 lows of $8.40/bu to the current $13.68/bu.

Chinese and Southeast Asian feed mills have undergone considerable consolidation and productivity increases. With COVID-19 intensifying competitive pressure, the rest of the world will follow.

Hog herds, pork production can't fully recover by 2022 but pre-ASF levels of swine meat output will be achieved at least one year ahead of previous estimates.

Europe made the most of China's ASF driven import boom but nations with fast growing meat demand will be at an advantage –if they can get past COVID-19 lockdowns.

Buying interest was weak with the poultry markets underperforming. Producers lowered methionine prices amid bloating inventories in a bid to stimulate sales.

Producers continued to cut prices of threonine in efforts to move sales. However, with feed demand sluggish, feed producers were reluctant to stock high inventories.

China's hog prices have been on the decline since the start of 2021 - a development that is expected to help reduce hog imports, Global Times reported.

Despite cautious demand, prices of folic acid strengthened lately amid tight availability.

BioMar has announced a new recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) feed concept, LARVIVA ORBIT, that aims to improve the efficiency of marine nurseries.

Zoetis has launched CircoMax Myco, a vaccine that includes two porcine circovirus type two (PCV2) genotypes (a and b), providing broader coverage against PCV2 and protection against two key pathogens - PCV2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae - in the pig industry.

Cargill and the Edes Business School of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) in Ecuador have signed an alliance to carry out a training programme for 100 female shrimp producers from Mexico, Central America and Ecuador.

Evonik has developed science-based system solutions for the gut health of broiler chickens, laying hens and weaned to growing-finishing pigs, the company said on May 17.