Mark ClementsMark Clements is the editor of Poultry International. To contact Clements, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 69HomeBrazilian feed industry faces uncertain outlookWhile the outlook for the Brazilian feed sector this year remains uncertain, the industry has started the year with a degree of optimism. Last year saw the feed industry return to positive territory, following the contraction of 2009.HomeProducing more while impacting less, a few thoughts for poultry producersProducing more with a lower impact, is something that few industries can afford to ignore these days, and the poultry industry is no exception.HomeThe benefits and drawbacks of variety in the feed industryThe need for new measures and standardization in the feed industry were amongst the areas discussed at the 1st International Phytase Symposium, held in Washington DC, toward the end of last year. One of the strongest messages to come out of the symposium, which was jointly hosted by AB Vista, Massey University, the University of Maryland and the University of Sydney, was that the extensive use of phytase enzymes in pig and poultry diets has raised the need for more accurate determination of phosphorous and calcium requirements.HomeFMD and damage to the Korean pig industryKorea’s pig industry will now hopefully start to rebuild, but it is worth considering just how much damage the most recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease has caused both financially and to reputations. The FMD outbreak that emerged in Korea last November resulted in a third of its pig inventories being culled.HomeTime to dare to resolve feed industry’s difficultiesUnsurprisingly, the high price of feed and the difficulties this is causing animal production were a common topic of conversation at the recent edition of VIV Asia, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, during March. While demand for animal feed is rising globally, the increase in crop yields, while continuing, is failing to keep pace.HomeThe march of globalization and the poultry industryGlobalization cannot be stopped. When I was at university, admittedly a good while ago, removing trade barriers and sourcing from the most efficient producer was always portrayed as being positive. If problems should arise, then the market would correct itself.HomeVIV Turkey returns to fast expanding poultry marketVIV Turkey 2011, the International Trade Fair for Poultry Technologies, will take place on June 9th-11th 2011. Occupying two halls of the Istanbul Expo Center, this six edition of the trade show is already sold out to exhibitors and is expected to attract 12-15,000 professional visitors.Egg ProductionNo delay for Europe’s cage ban but full compliance looks unlikelyThe fast-approaching EU ban on conventional cages, often in the headlines, still seems set to come into force in January 2012, to the delight of some and dismay of others. At a meeting of EU Farm Ministers in February, it had been proposed that the implementation should be delayed, despite the decision to implement the ban being made way back in 1999.Egg ProductionAustralian research initiative building poultry industry’s skills and capacityAustralia’s Poultry Cooperative Research Centre Program, Poultry CRC, is now well over a year into its latest seven-and-a-half year funding. Over this period, it has approved 21 research projects and commenced most of its education projects.HomeEuropean zero-tolerance of genetically modified material in feed to continue – for nowThe European Union hit stalemate in February on the issue of traces of genetically-modified crops in imports of animal feeds.HomePig producers attempt to cope in difficult marketWith UK pig producers due to rally in central London in early March and the EU introducing measures to aid private storage of pigment in February, the industry does not have too much to smile about at the moment.HomeTaking the long-term view at the International Poultry ExpoThe long term view was certainly in evidence at this year’s International Poultry Expo, with economic forecasters looking beyond current difficulties in the market, predictions of where the next major growth areas would be, advice on how to align business direction with consumer preference and how to foster sustainability.Previous PagePage 69 of 78Next Page