FeedMachinery.com Newsletter: No. 25
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US corn - first exports to Vietnam: US corn farmers have signed a deal to sell 5,000 tonnes of corn to Vietnam for the first time, with the shipment scheduled for July or August. The export contract was signed in late June during an exploration the domestic market by representatives from the US Grains Council (USGC) and the US National Corn Growers Association...

Settlement shakes Amcor and Visy: A $30.5 MILLION settlement in Australia's first cartel class action has put Amcor and Richard Pratt's Visy on notice over allegations they colluded to fix prices in the cardboard box industry. The "vitamins class action" against pharmaceutical giants Roche, BASF and Aventis, was initiated in the Federal Court seven years ago by Maurice Blackburn Cashman. The action was on behalf of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, including makers of stockfeed and animal feed, and makers of pet food and veterinary performance-enhancing supplements...

When Feed Was Cheap, Catfish Farmers Got Help Buying It: One of the more unusual offshoots of Congress's drought-relief efforts was a $34 million assistance program for catfish farmers. Under the 2003 Catfish Feed Assistance Program, announced in August of that year, commercial catfish farmers in Mississippi, Arkansas and a handful of other states got government credits for feed equal to $34 per ton. The industry that farms catfish was contracting in 2002 and 2003...

Hafed to introduce basmati varieties in Mumbai and expand feed milling operations: The Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (Hafed) plans to introduce steamed basmati, par boiled basmati, sarbati rice and graded broken rice in the markets of Mumbai and other towns. This was revealed by chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here on Tuesday. There was also a plan to set up a modern rice mill at Taraori to compete in the international market. This export-oriented unit...

Poultry Production Impacted by Alternative Fuels Development: Demand for corn by a growing world market and the United States’ desire to create alternative fuels helped set the agenda for Monday’s hearing of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee. The hearing was held at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center. Committee witnesses included three Rockingham County farmers who represented farming and agricultural interests and testified before the committee. U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-6th, serves as chairman...

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