Cargill and Continental Grain Company have announced that they will acquire Sanderson Farms for $203 per share in cash and create a leading U.S. poultry company. The transaction brings together two complementary U.S. poultry operators, Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms, under the joint ownership and control of two premier food and agribusiness companies with deep roots in U.S. agriculture.

U.S. based Milk Specialties Global has acquired Kay’s Processing, Inc. The acquisition includes the 96,000-square-foot Kay’s Processing facility in Clara City, MN and the Kay’s Naturals consumer brand.

CPM Holdings Inc. announced that it acquired Oklahoma-based mills and equipment manufacturer Bliss Industries LLC.

Hamlet Protein, the Denmark headquartered company, recently appointed Jessika van Leeuwen as category manager swine. The company has been investing in species specific knowledge, as it aims to increase its share of global piglet, calf, and chick markets.

Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month, according to a benchmark United Nations report released today.

Norwegian Seafood Council announced that the value of Norwegian seafood exports amount to NOK 9.5 billion in July. This is an increase of NOK 1.6 billion, or 21 per cent, compared to July 2020.

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, aims to raise Science Based GHG emissions reduction target to 50% by 2030.

VAS experts offers some advice to reduce feed costs. According the experts; the farmers must manage feed and animal inventories to maximize ration performance and widen margin.

French botanicals firm Nor-Feed will inaugurate new production plant in Chemillé on September 7th.

Canada based Avivagen named Lesley Nernberg as technical sales and marketing consultant in Vietnam, Indonesia and South Korea. The company also terminated its distribution agreement of OxC-betaTM Livestock with São Paulo-based Look Chemicals Importacao E Exportacao LTDA in Brazil.