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Saturday, August 23, 2014
 
 
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A difficult year for China's swine sector
Sagging hog prices, high feed costs, steep losses darken the first half of the year. Beyond late 2014's cyclical upturn, serious challenges loom.

In a year of disease decimated hog inventories and record pork prices, China's self-contained swine sector is the odd exception.
 
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MARKET REPORTS
Slow improvement in demand weighs on China lysine prices
  Supply of methionine tightened lately as the shipment of one global producer was delayed. Several traders who ran out of stocks halted price releases as a result.
China methionine market shows signs of strengthening
  Soaring hog prices boost the confidence of feed millers, who increased depleting inventories of lysine while demand for feed improved. Lysine producers lifted prices amid dwindling stocks, and stepped production in view of robust demand with animal releases poised to stay high during August and September.
China Broiler Weekly: Prices set to make new records
China Feed Market Monthly Review: Recovering livestock sectors, peaking aqua feed output lifts China's monthly feed production
Thai shrimp prices stable despite impending new anti-dumping measures in the US
Thai fishmeal prices soar as CPF raises buying prices by nearly 30%
Vietnam's white leg shrimp prices increased slightly after period of decline
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NEWS
INDUSTRY
JBS sees 25% fall in profit in Q2
  Brazil's JBS SA, the world's largest beef exporter, posted a net profit of BRL 254.3 million (US$112.48 million) in the second quarter, down 25% on-year, the company said in a filing on August 14.
Merck Animal Health develops vaccine against most prevalent tilapia disease
Vion to invest millions in boosting German meat processing plants
CHS in agreement for Noble Argentina to buy share in export terminal JV
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FEED
Research: global compound feed market to grow steadily in 2014-2020
  According to a research report by Mordor Intelligence, the global market for compound feed is projected to grow at a compounded annual rate (CAGR) of 1.5% between 2014 and 2020.
US corn exports to Columbia remain strong
EU imports 240,000 tonnes of duty-free wheat from Ukrainian
US DDGS and corn gluten meal exempted from Malaysia's import inspection
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LIVESTOCK
New Zealand: Construction of three new salmon farms approved
  Three new salmon farms have been approved in the Marlborough Sounds by Conservation Minister Nick Smith, ending a legal struggle that started three years ago.
Australia sees near 9,000% rise in cattle exports to Vietnam within three years
Indonesia's processed poultry demand expected to increase 20-25% annually
Ecuador's shrimp exports up 10% in H1 2014
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FOOD
Argentina to send beef and soymeal trade delegation to Russia
  Argentina will send a beef and soymeal trade delegation to Russia this week to negotiate increasing exports to the country, which is seeking alternative import sources, Argentina's news agency Telam reports.
Norway explores other seafood export markets after Russian ban
Philippines agricultural authority acts against sales of expired meat
EU stops import of dairy and poultry produce from Israeli settlements
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CROP
Oil World: world rapeseed exports to fall on reduced crops
  Oil World forecasts that global rapeseed exports will fall in the year through June 2015, due to reduced crops in Canada, Ukraine and Australia as well as a bigger harvest in Europe, Bloomberg reported.
Futures for US corn, wheat and soymeal rise
Ukraine exported 40% more grains in 2014/15
Ukraine's grain production to fall 15% in conflict zone
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