Alltech Coppens, a global specialist in developing, producing and marketing fish feed and nutrition solutions, has published its sustainability report, an overview of the company's commitment to sustainability, in conjunction with the United Nations World Environment Day on June 5.

Batavia, NY – Barrel cheese prices finished this week at the lowest level since 24 Mar; the spread between blocks and barrels is growing again and settled Fri at the highest level since Apr (which preceded the final ramp-up of the cheese plant in St. Johns, MI and First District Association's expansion that was completed in late Jun). Lately, we've been hearing an increasing number of comments about "weaker" domestic sales. That has left the USA cheese industry in a very export (and port)-dependent position.

The Roslin Institute and animal genetics company Genus have signed an agreement to produce pigs that are resistant to a respiratory disease which causes around $2.5 billion in losses each year in the United States and Europe alone.

The legislature in Argentina's southernmost province of Tierra del Fuego has unanimously approved a bill prohibiting salmon farming.

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.

China now does not require small pig farms to receive environmental approval from the government before breeding pigs, Reuters reported.

As hog farmers hastened releases amid fears that prices might tumble further, increased supply of pork in the market in addition to high imports exerted pressure on prices. Falling to levels unseen since March 2019, hog prices have plunged 65% during the first half of 2021.

Over the week, prices of CBOT November soy futures closed lower by 3.3% compared with the previous week.

Demand for corn was weak as feed producers limited production while the hog prices tumbled to two year lows. Meanwhile, corn exported surged a whopping 74% between October 2020 and April 2021, compared with the same period in the previous cycle year. Hence, even as local corn supplies were scarce, prices continued to stay soft.

Livestock health and farmers' livelihoods have been dramatically improved in Sub-Saharan Africa, following the administration of 1.7 billion doses of vaccines and medicines and over 650,000 diagnostic tests through Zoetis' African Livestock Productivity and Health Advancement (ALPHA) initiative, now in its fourth year.

BASF has obtained two new certifications, GMP+ and ISO 22000, for its crude glycerin production at its Dusseldorf-Holthausen, Germany site.

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) published its 2020 Annual Report on June 14.

Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp (CPFPC) is partnering with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to support the country's swine industry.