ANIMAL FEED

Production in the EU has struggled to keep pace with China, where lower energy and raw material costs have encouraged investment and large-scale output. 

The renewed certification validates its fully circular model, which relies on repurposing agricultural by-products to produce insect-based protein.

Nelson will lead aquafeed market development initiatives, provide specialised technical support to key customers, and work closely with the company’s R&D and engineering teams to optimise feed quality, processing efficiency.

Japan’s rice sector has faced significant challenges since the 2024 shortage, exacerbated by historically low stocks and adverse weather.

Longyang Fresh farms trout currently produces about 15,000 tonnes of trout each year, making up 98.8% of China’s total trout export volume. 

Key thematic focuses included AI applications in grain grading and analysis, strengthening linkages between flour and feed milling.

Its new feed mill is expected to become operational by the second half of 2026, followed by the flour mill in the second half of 2027.

The first plants are scheduled for commissioning in the first quarter of 2027, followed by a second phase that will add two more feed mills.

Neither of the parties has revealed the financial terms of the transaction yet.

The feed shortage concern is a significant crisis in most of the continent, and Nigeria recently issued a similar decry concerning livestock feed shortages.