Dr Jos Houdijk, a researcher with Scotland’s Rural College, is leading a research consortium re-examining the nutritional value of Oil Seed Rape meal fed to pigs and poultry.
According to recent analysis carried out by AB Vista, the global market for non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) and protease enzymes is considerably larger than previously recognised - at around US$550 million, even larger than the $450-million phytase market
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture skipped buying food quality wheat via a regular tender this week due to a custom of not conducting tenders in the first week of the new fiscal year starting April as well as in the first week of a calender year.
The price of agro-foodstuff in China was falling last week (March 17 to March 23) according to a survey of 36 medium and large sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce.
The U.S. liquid refreshment beverage market stayed essentially unchanged in size in 2013, according to newly released preliminary data from Beverage Marketing Corporation.
U.S. farmers intend to boost 2014 soybean planted area by 6% and to a record high 81.5 million acres but reduce corn plantings by 4% and all wheat acreage by 1% from 2013
Chinese scientists developed a colour-code-based gel-like smart tag to indicate the freshness of such food items as milk, juices and canned meat even without opening the containers.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang has called for more efforts in developing agriculture to ensure food security and enrich farmers, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.
Shanghai Dajiang Food Group Co Ltd says major shareholder, Liuting (HK), has unloaded 16.55 million shares, or 2.32 percent of its issued shares on March 25
Various measures of U.S. food price inflation are expected to rise by 2.5 to 3.5 percent in 2014, roughly in line with the historical norm after price increases were tepid in 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reported that total UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports grew by 5% to £12.8bn in 2013, a welcome rise after a flat 2012.
