Ongoing poultry demand-supply imbalances in Indonesia and subdued feed sales in Vietnam are expected to continue to plague Malaysia s Leong Hup International Bhd in the quarters ahead, according to analysts.
Halal certification by Malaysia s Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is focused on food for human consumption and does not cover animal feed, said the country s Department of Veterinary Services (DVS).
The Terraforming LIFE project in Iceland, which aims to revolutionise waste management and value creation in land-based aquaculture systems, has been awarded a EUR 6.3 million (~US$6.7 million; EUR 1 = US$1.07) grant from the Environment and Climate Program of the European Union (LIFE), The Fish Site reported.
A merger of US grains merchant Bunge Ltd with rival Viterra would grow the combined entity s businesses in the United States, Brazil and Australia and may raise competition concerns in parts of Canada and Argentina, where key oilseed processing assets overlap, analysts said.
Four prominent US research institutions have received US$5 million from the US Department of Agriculture s National Institute of Food and Agriculture in developing artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics specifically designed for the poultry industry s processing sector, Poultry World reported.