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A glut of beef and milk is pulling down China's ruminant feed production

Friday, November 1, 2024

In the first half of 2024, China's overall ruminant feed production was 69.43 million tonnes, a 7.98% drop from the same period of 2023.

Chinese beef prices are falling - here's why

Thursday, October 17, 2024

As of August 7, 2024, the average wholesale price of beef in China was ¥59.25/kg (US$8.31), down 16.64% from ¥71.08/kg on January 7.

As India's dairy sector meets demands, sustainability matters more than ever

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

As the world's largest producer of milk, India's dairy sector is crucial for the livelihoods of millions of farmers and the nutritional needs of its population.

Youran Animal Husbandry's high-tech ranch hints at quality of China's 'unmanned' dairy production

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Inner Mongolia Youran Animal Husbandry, the world's biggest raw milk producer, is highly integrated with a business that extends to feed production, calf production and breeding, dairy cattle farming and China's largest e-trading platform for the animal husbandry supply chain.

In brief: China's ruminant feed market in 2022

Thursday, December 14, 2023

In 2022, the total output of ruminant feed in China was 15.62 million tonnes, a 7.56% increase over 2021.

China's dairy market hindered by weak consumption trend and declining population growth

Friday, December 8, 2023

China's dairy farming industry has transformed tremendously, with small-scale and backyard farms banned following the 2008 Chinese milk scandal.

Modernising and ambitious: The rise of China's dairy farming

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

In 2022, China's yield per dairy cow reached 9.2 tonnes, twice that of 2008.

India contends with challenges to expand dairy sector

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

India's Animal Husbandry, Fishery and Dairying Ministry estimated that the country's dairy sector is likely to grow at 7% in the current fiscal year (against over 6% in 2022-23).

Kemin's Dr. Taina Silvestre: Keeping perpetual commitment to higher ruminant standards

Monday, August 21, 2023

Dr. Taina Silvestre was recently appointed as ruminant technical service manager of Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health (Asia-Pacific).

Plant extracts beneficial for China's dairy cows but use is limited

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The population of Holstein dairy cows in China had dropped by more than half from 10 million in mid-2010 to 4.71 million in 2019, before rebounding to 5.76 million last year.