| INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 General News 2 Organic Broiler Production 3 Distiller‟s Grains 4 Feeding Strategies for Difficult Times 6 Worldwide Phosphorus Shortage 7 Can Computers Feed your Animals? |
As we enter what is the most difficult season for animal production, protein prices continue at their high levels. I had hoped that there would be some relief on the maize front, but this now seems unlikely. There is more bad news regarding the costs of phosphorus (see article below), methionine, choline and many of the other vitamins. Those of us who manufacture and/or use ruminant diets will be aware of just how much the urea price has increased. The world price for this commodity was $ 400 in April and is predicted to increase to about $ 550 by June, on the back of a Chinese export ban. |
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