NEWS 14 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE January 2024 Variable weather has once again dominated crop quality and mycotoxin contamination patterns in Europe, with a distinct split between northern and southern regions. The Alltech 2023 European Harvest Analysis has collected and assessed over 1,100 grain and forage samples from more than 20 different countries, and the results show an overall higher-risk mycotoxin year in Europe in 2023. While Europe enjoyed a reprieve this growing season from the extreme drought conditions of the past 2–3 years, rains that fell close to harvest in northern and western Europe caused delays in harvesting that created ideal conditions for mould and mycotoxin development. The Alltech European Harvest Analysis, a decade-long initiative, is a comprehensive step in understanding the complexities of new-crop quality, mycotoxin prevalence and the threat that mycotoxins pose to animals and producers. To determine the most accurate representation of mycotoxin risk across Europe, Alltech has again collaborated with SGS, a global leader in mycotoxin testing and certification. Their expert testing, along with testing by the independently accredited Alltech 37+® laboratory in Ireland, which can detect up to 54 individual mycotoxins, has captured a highly accurate and robust set of new-crop mycotoxin data across 20 countries in Europe. ‘’In contrast to recent years, it is excessive rain rather than drought that has been the primary driver of mycotoxin risk in Europe,” said Dr. Radka Borutova, European technical support manager with the Alltech Mycotoxin Management team. “The delayed harvest in northern and western regions has created particular problems in small grains and forages across this region, while further south, corn crops have fared much better than last year, although, as we always try to highlight, low risk does not mean no risk.’’ Read more>> Alltech Harvest Analysis: Weather conditions increase mycotoxin risk Hungarian insect producer Agroloop chosen Bühler’s sophisticated insect growth system for its industrial black soldier fly plant. The facility will produce up to 4,000 metric tonnes of animal feed ingredients per year and will be built in Üllő, Hungary. Swiss technology group Bühler will deliver its proven crate-based nursery and rearing technology, which will enable a quick ramp-up of the plant for commercial production. By the end of 2024, Agroloop plans to launch its first products, contributing to a more sustainable animal feed value chain. Following its foundation in 2017 and the successful operation of a pilot facility, Agroloop got the green light for the implementation of an industrial insect plant in Hungary in 2022. Now they have selected all execution partners and are working at full speed to construct the plant and get it operational. The insect facility will be realised in an existing building of the Aerozone Park in Üllő, which is located next to the Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. The new plant, Agroloop, supported by Bühler insect technology expertise, will produce more than 25,000 metric tonnes of black soldier fly larvae that will be turned into sustainable feed ingredients for the pet food, aquaculture, and livestock sectors. The plant is only the first step in Agroloop’s stratHungarian insect producer chooses Bühler for industrial insect plant
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