Global soybean production is projected at 314.4 million tons, up 1.6 million on gains for Brazil and the United States. The Brazil soybean crop projection is raised 1.5 million tons to a record 95.5 million.

Intensive Pond Aquaculture to Revolutionize Chinese Fish Farming

As an \"aqua person\", chances are that EuroTier is not at the top of your list of shows to visit - but that might well change. We review the aquaculture presence at the 2014 edition of the world\'s most important livestock show and detail some of the introductions from exhibitors.

Calendar of 2015 industry meetings and details of highlighted events from AQUAFEED: Advances in Processing & Formulation, vol VI issue IV, 2014.

Dave Albin, PhD, Applied Nutrition Technologist, Insta-Pro International, USA. Recently, Insta-Pro experimented with a new die and cutterhead apparatus in an attempt to improve the production of smaller pellets on the MS3000 Medium Shear Extruder

Galen Rokey and Joe Kearns, Wenger Manufacturing, Inc. The purpose of this study was to describe the effects of extrusion SME on starch gelatinization and to investigate the correlation between feed bulk density and floating/sinking characteristics and the potential to absorb fat coatings through vacuum infusion and atmospheric coating techniques.

Thomas Jorgensen, Managing Director, Source Technology Source Technology has developed inline sampling and analysis technologies, in order for feed and food producers to optimize control of the product quality after each process step. This in order to ensure that both the nutrient and physical quality of the feed and food is according to specifications, thus avoiding substantial rework costs.

Dr. Delbert M. Gatlin III and Waldemar Rossi, Texas A&M University To overcome the problem of ANFs, a solid-state fermentation process has been employed by Nutraferma® as a novel technology for improving the quality of SBM. As a result, PepSoyGen®, a fermented and functional soy protein ingredient was introduced to the feed industry.

Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, General Manager Tharos Ltd., Chile. Our key report in the Winter issue of Aquafeed: Advances in Processing & Formulation, vol VI issue IV, 2014

Jean Peignon, Aqua Technical Manager, Asia Pacific, Olmix clay structure can be modified and associated with other materials in order to potentiate its biocatalytic properties. Such technology has been developed by Olmix group (France) in the frame of its research program conducted on seaweeds and clays.

Karthik Masagounder1, Shivananda Murthy2 and Girish Channarayapatna1 1Health and Nutrition, Evonik Industries, Singapore 2Mangalore Fisheries College, India Recently, the practice of using commercial feeds in rohu farming has gained much attention and is growing steadily. However, under commercial conditions, more importance is still given to crude protein content of feed than to their amino acid profile.The objective of this study was therefore to evaluate the growth performance of rohu fed diets formulated based on essential amino acid (EAA) levels found in commercial feeds in the market versus those recommended by AMINOCarp®.

Until June 2014, prices for fishmeal in international markets did not respond significantly to the anticipated supply shortage implied by the low anchovy catch in Peru.The quiet was broken shortly after the first anchovy fishing season in Peru was over in August. Despite the deadline being extended to 10 August, only 68% of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) had been caught, or 1.71 million tonnes. Compared with the high percentage of catch during the two seasons of 2013, which allowed 2.05 and 2.3 million tonnes respectively, the confirmed low catch level brought anxiety to markets immediately. Furthermore, in October, IMARPE made the recommendation that no quota be allowed for the second season until another reassessment survey was completed. This recommendation was due to the fact that after the first survey, only 1.45 million tonnes of anchovy biomass were found, while in 2013 the figure was 10.8–12.1 million. With these factors, the market did not hesitate to respond with record high prices. In October 2014, an FOB price of US$ 2,400 per tonne was recorded for super prime fishmeal in Peru.Since then, prices have remained generally stable at this level.

On November 12th 2014, at EUROTIER in Hanover, Germany, the European Probiotic Association (EPA) awarded the Jules Tournut Probiotics Prize 2014 to Dr Steven Frese, for his innovative research project on the evolution of the host-microflora interaction. At this occasion, industry members and Scientific Committee of the EPA, FEFANA, and journalists discussed the potential of probiotics for sustainable animal production, with benefits beyond zootechnical performance, in animal health and welfare.

Statistics on U.S.-grown catfish and trout, and U.S. imports and exports of fish and shellfish that may be products of aquaculture, such as salmon, shrimp, and oysters from the USDA-ARS.

Male crustaceans can ‘lock down’ their maleness to avoid being completely feminized by seawater contaminated by feminizing pollutants, according to scientists. The genetic code published for the amphipod crustacean studied

Global oilseed production for 2014/15 is projected at a record 528.9 million tons, up 0.5 million from last month.

Innovation should be focused in two areas: in basic research and development (R&D), to discover new technologies and practices that are implementable at a commercial scale and in business models, which need to change to accelerate the take-up of new technologies and practices in ways that better manage risk and better align investments and returns. The growth of aquaculture is one of Rabbobank\'s \"10 big ideas\"

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released the 2013 Census of Aquaculture results. This report is the result of the third national census conducted by NASS to measure the U.S. aquaculture industry. The last Census of Aquaculture was conducted in 2005.

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The world’s rapidly-growing appetite for seafood is good news for Australia, with the local industry set to ride the surging wave of global demand, according to a new industry report. And Australia is in a ‘box seat’ to take advantage of this growing demand at the high-value premium end of the global market,The report, "Smooth sailing for Australian seafood" by agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says.