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E.U. compound feed production increases in 2010
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — According to the preliminary statistical data provided by the European Feed Manufacturer’s Association (FEFAC) on Feb. 17, compound feed production in the E.U.-27 in 2010 may have reached a level of 149 million tonnes, 0.5% above the ﬁgure for 2009 (148.2 million tonnes). This positive result is exclusively due to an increased demand for poultry feed (3%), whereas pig feed production fell back by 1% and the cattle feed production remained stable. For the ﬁrst time ever in the E.U., poultry feed overtook pig feed to become the leading segment of compound feed. The most important factor which has weighed in on the E.U. feed demand in 2010 was the dramatic crisis affecting the pig sector, aggravated by the high feed materials costs, which triggered a contraction of the demand for efﬁcient pig feed. Germany and France are the top E.U. countries in terms of total compound feed production. The ﬁnal estimate and detailed breakdown of the 2010 results will be presented at the next FEFAC Annual General Meeting June 8-9 in Brugge, Belgium. FEFAC experts foresee in 2011 a stabilization in cattle feed production, a slight increase in poultry feed demand (+0.5%) and a further setback in pig feed production (-1.5%). Overall, compound feed production may decrease by 0.5% compared to 2010.

U.S. flour production in 2010 gains 0.4%
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — Flour output by U.S. mills in 2010 aggregated 416,200,000 cwts, an increase of 0.4% over 414,658,000 in 2009. It was the fourth largest total on record, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census. The total still was down 5,072,000 cwts, or 1.2%, from the record 421,270,000 in 2000. The modest ﬂour production increase for 2010 represents a “rally” from the situation earlier the year. As recently as the third quarter, year-to-date ﬂour production ﬁgures provided by the Census Bureau were down 0.1% from the ﬁrst nine months of 2009. The year-to-year gain in 2010 was largely fueled by a sizable increase in semolina output and a moderate gain in ﬂour-ex-semolina. Year-end milling daily capacity set a record of 1,545,000 cwts, up 11,000 from a year ago. Rate of mill grind in 2010 averaged 88% of six-day capacity, practically the same as 88.1% a year earlier. Extraction was a near-record 77.1%, against 77.2% a year ago. Regional output changes featured an appreciable reduction in the South, more than offset by sizable gains in the spring wheat states.

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