Feed Strategy

2 days ago | feedstrategy.com | Lisa Cleaver

The U.S. and China have agreed to a temporary reduction in reciprocal tariffs, easing trade tensions that have impacted the pet food and animal feed sectors. Under the agreement, the U.S. will lower tariffs on Chinese imports to 30%—consisting of a 10% baseline and a 20% penalty linked to chemical ingredient sourcing — while China will cut its duties on U.S. goods to 10%. The adjustments are effective for 90 days.

2 days ago | feedstrategy.com | Jackie Linden

In recent days, the ASF situation has eased sufficiently for the state government of Saxony to announce a significant reduction in the size of the disease control zones. In a further development that will be welcomed by farmers in this eastern German state, strict regulations for agriculture are being lifted. The European Commission has authorized these changes. First ASF cases in Saxony were confirmed in October of 2020. Since then, almost 2,400 wild boar have tested positive for the ASF virus.

1 week ago | feedstrategy.com | Ann Reus

More than 50 groups, led by Friends of the Earth, have sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary asking the agency to reduce or eliminate allowable levels of ractopamine in farmed animals.

1 week ago | feedstrategy.com | Jackie Linden

At a farm in Vietnam, reproductive problems and other health issues appear to have been linked to a novel African swine fever (ASF) virus variant. This is according to a paper published recently in Nature Scientific Reports by first-named author Thanh Che Nguyen of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

1 week ago | feedstrategy.com | Jackie Linden

In the past month, foot-and-mouth diseaseĀ (FMD) has spread from cattle to swine in South Korea. Meanwhile, after a single outbreak, Germany is now FMD-free again.