NEWS 16 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2025 The CCPA Group, a specialist in animal nutrition for almost 60 years, announced the acquisition of Nutrisur, a Uruguayan premix company with over 20 years of experience in the animal nutrition sector. CCPA points out this strategic operation as allowing the company to expand its presence in Latin America and strengthen its commitment to its customers in these key markets. The acquisition will be carried out through EURO-NUTEC PREMIX, a joint venture created in 1996 between CCPA Group (France) and NUTEC® Group (Mexico). Nutrisur, located in Canelones, in southern Uruguay, is a major national player recognized for its professionalism, innovation capacity, and the quality of its products and services that meet the specific needs of farmers and their animals. Nutrisur will now be able to rely on the research and experimentation resources of the CCPA and NUTEC® Groups. "This acquisition represents a key step in our growth strategy in Latin America," says Mickaël Marcerou, Chairman of Euro-Nutec’s Board of Directors. "We are convinced that Nutrisur's expertise combined with our know-how will allow us to accelerate our development and offer increasingly innovative products and services that improve the profitability, sustainability, and efficiency of farmers in Uruguay and the Southern Cone." "This investment strengthens our commitment to innovation and the development of the livestock sector. We remain determined to optimize animal nutrition through digital transformation globally," adds Jérémie Larcher, CEO of NUTEC® Group. Read more>> CCPA Group strengthens South American presence A new study led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and research partners highlights that improving livestock productivity is key to achieving substantial reductions in global antibiotic use. Without targeted interventions, antibiotic use in livestock is projected to rise nearly 30% by 2040. However, the new research, published in Nature Communications, finds that strategic productivity gains in livestock systems could cut projected antibiotic use by half. The study projects that, under a business-as-usual scenario, global livestock antibiotic use could rise to 143,481 tons by 2040, an overall increase of 30% from 2019. However, alternative scenarios indicate that antibiotic use could be reduced by up to 57% if livestock productivity is optimized. By improving animal health, management practices, and production efficiency, antibiotic use could be lowered to approximately 62,000 tons by 2040, demonstrating the potential of targeted interventions in achieving global reduction goals. "Enhancing livestock production efficiency is key to curbing antibiotic use," said Alejandro Acosta, Livestock Economist at FAO and lead author of the study. "By producing more animal-sourced food with the same or fewer animals, we can reduce the need for antibiotics on farmed animals while strengthening global food security." Read more>> New FAO-led study points to productivity as key for antibiotic reduction
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