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San Miguel plans to build seven new feed mills
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - San
Miguel Food and Beverage Inc. said
it will spend 30 billion pesos ($627.7
million) mainly to expand its feed
milling business, the Manila Standard
reported.
The company plans to build seven
new feed mills worth $50 million each,
said Ramon Ang, president and chief
executive officer of San Miguel Food
and Beverage, during the company's
annual stockholders meeting.
The company also is expanding
its feed mill capacity in facilities in
Isabela, Davao, Cebu and Bulacan.
" We are seeing encouraging signs
amid the mass vaccination program
of the government and continued
For more than three decades
in the U.S.A. and 35 countries
abroad, we've been getting
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and quickly. Our proprietary
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Eliminate obstructed silo
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EU feed production remains stable
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Industrial
compound feed production in the
European Union (EU) remained stable
in 2020 despite the combined effect of
the spread of animal diseases and the
COVID-19 pandemic, according to a
June 7 report from the European Feed
Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC).
EU compound feed production (EU
27+UK) for farmed animals in 2020
is estimated at 164.9 million tonnes,
an incremental increase of 0.1% compared
to 2019, according to data provided
by FEFAC members. Despite
the pandemic and its heavy impact on
the hospitality and tourism industry,
the European compound feed industry
managed to keep its production at a stable
pace, contrary to early predictions.
In November 2020, FEFAC projected
2020 EU feed production at
161.4 million tonnes, a decrease of
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ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA -
Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest meat
producer, has unveiled plans to build a
130-tonne-per-hour feed mill and complete
the second phase of a silo with a onetime
grain storage capacity of 220,000
tonnes in the Lipetsk Region in Russia.
The company said it plans to invest
2.2% compared to 2019.
While cattle and poultry feed saw a
decline, all other sectors experienced
production growth compared to 2019.
The decrease of 0.8% in poultry feed
production, which is the first recorded
in 10 years, is a result of the combined
effect of the spread of Avian Influenza
(HPAI) and COVID-19 lockdown measures.
In 2020, there were two seasons
of the HPAI epidemic in Europe depressing
the poultry sector. In the earlier
months of 2020, the disease was
detected in Poland, the Czech Republic,
Germany, Romania and Hungary,
while in autumn the disease hit the
Netherlands, Denmark, France, Ireland
and Poland and Germany again.
The most affected country was
Hungary after the virus entered the
area with a high density of ducks and
geese holdings.
Cherkizovo to build feed mill in Russia
RUB 3.5 billion ($44.4 million) in the
feed mill and RUB 2 billion ($27.7
million) in the silo.
The feed mill and silo projects are
part of a broader RUB 22.5 billion
($311.4 million) that Cherkizovo envisions
spending on projects in the
Lipetsk Region.
easing of restrictions, " Ang said.
The company also is planning to replicate
its integrated industrial complex
in Sariaya, Quezon, which includes a
feed mill, dressing plant, housing and
community projects
to address the
needs of the residents near the area.
" This model is very successful, and
we are trying to do this all over the
country in all the regions where we
plan to build integrated food manufacturing
complex, " Ang said.
SMFB returned to profit in the first
quarter, posting consolidated net income
of P9.68 billion, up 66% from
the same period last year. Consolidated
sales reached P76.36 billion, up 11%
from the same period in 2020.
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