Prices continued to surge. Over the week, prices of CBOT May soy futures dropped 1.8% amid concerns of poor demand due to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) of Thailand has launched an eco-friendly chicken feed that combines proportionate nutrient formulae and enzymes for better nutrient absorption and digestion.

Corn prices strengthened while deep processors restocked depleting inventories as supplies dwindled. Traders withheld releases as in view of stronger prices while feed millers limited buying cautiously with livestock feed consumption slow.

The World Food Programme (WFP) said the COVID-19 pandemic so far has had little impact on the global food supply chain, noting that global markets for basic cereals are well supplied and prices are generally low.

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Human and animal diseases are slashing world meat consumption estimates but having less of an impact on feed crop supplies. Strangely, the more these diseases depress feed crop markets, the faster the next rally will arrive.

Rising costs of corn prompted producers to stand firm on lysine prices despite slow demand from the animal sector. Several producers halted p0roduction or withheld price releases as the availability of raw ingredients were tight.

Supplies of methionine remained limited in China as several producers had limited stocks to offer while imports decreased as production and deliveries from southeast Asia were hampered by the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Feed producers eagerly stocked inventories as there was news that Evonik and NHU have plans to halt operation for plant maintenance in April and May respectively.

Amid the global battle of containing the COVID-19 outbreak, cases of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported from Yunyang County of China's Chongqing province.

Prices continued to surge. Over the week, prices of CBOT May soy futures dropped 1.8% amid concerns of poor demand due to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

The Nelson Foundation, the philanthropic organisation of the Nelson family, which privately owns and operates Kemin Industries, announced April 1a US$50,000 donation to the Food Bank of Iowa to assist with feeding food insecure Iowans during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid the global battle of containing the COVID-19 outbreak, cases of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported from Yunyang County of China's Chongqing province.

Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) of Thailand has launched an eco-friendly chicken feed that combines proportionate nutrient formulae and enzymes for better nutrient absorption and digestion.

Kees Dekker took over on Wednesday, April 1, as new chief financial officer and board member of Nutreco N.V., succeeding Jeroen Wakkerman.