Recently, China’s dairy industry has developed rapidly, the tight supply of milk generally become a “bottleneck” to milk processing enterprises. With the increased demand for dairy products , which to some extent also bring a certain amount of pressure to the supply of raw milk.

To ease the pressure on tight supply of raw milk and ensure milk product quality, Hebei Junlebao Dairy Company Limited carried out many measures including financial assistance, technical training and other assistance measures in the most concrete affirmative action to protect raw milk supply stability.

One responsible person from Junlebao Dairy Company Limited said, ” to establish a stable market order and raw milk supply that does not fluctuate the enterprise production is still expected to be an important part of national regulatory policies , however, at this stage , domestic dairy companies still continue to face the current tensions brought by the raw milk market situation, thus Junlebao will continue to be a more pragmatic approach to enhance milk , ranch building in order to avoid tensions brought milk quality risks . ”

In 2012, Junlebao officially launched the “Sino-Canadian cooperation ranch project” and is expected to be formally completed in 2014. Project consists 500 acres, standardization of breeding sites for dairy farming, and in the future will introduce 5000 high-quality, high-yielding Holstein cows. In addition, this project also has 500 acres of high-quality forage demonstration base, mainly cultivate high yield and quality alfalfa grass and annual output expected around 8,100 tons. This base is aimed to lower feed costs and improve economic efficiency. Pasture base will gradually increase in the formal operational level of dairy farming, greatly improve breeding efficiency, which can ensure milk quality and enhance the competitiveness of Hebei province dairy.

Source:  http://food.sdchina.com/show/2790275.html

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nghe An Province, the total number of dairy cattle in the Nghe An Province has reached 33,000, helping to make the Nghe An Province the biggest breeders of dairy cattle in Vietnam, including 30,000 dairy cattle owned by the TH Group.

Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China aqua industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email  michael@boddingtonconsulting.com

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The prices of feed and raw materials in Vietnam increased slightly in October compared with September of 2013. In October, the price of rice bran was VND 5,900 -6,400 per kg, a VND 200 per kg increasing compared to the previous month but an 11% reduction compared to the beginning of this year; the price of corn was VND 6,000-6,500 per kg; the price of soybean increased 2.4% from the previous month to VND 12,800 per kg but decreased 9.9% compared with the beginning of this year and the prices of fishmeal remained unchanged at VND 14,000-20,000 per kg. It is predicted that the prices of feed and raw materials will increase slightly in the last 2 months of 2013 due to demand for domestic animal feed and raw materials being generally increased during the New Year and Lunar New Year.

According to Vietnam Customs, import feed and raw material reached USD 302 million in September, a 0.54% reduction from the previous month but up 16.54 % compared with the same period of the previous year. In 9 months of 2013, import feed and raw materials in Vietnam reached USD 2.37 billion, a 36.58% increase compared with the same period last year.

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Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is building a new feed-premix plant in the city of Nanjing, in eastern China, bringing to three the total number of facilities in the company’s Chinese premix network.

The Nanjing plant, which is expected to be complete in the first half of 2015, will manufacture nutritional feed premixes that can be added to animal rations to promote good health and optimal growth. Such premix formulas typically contain various vitamins and minerals, amino acids such as lysine and threonine, and other ingredients. ADM will manufacture an estimated 30,000 metric tons of premix products per year at the Nanjing facility, which will also provide 80,000 metric tons of additional capacity for the production of complete feeds and concentrates. The plant is expected to employ about 150 people.

“ADM is committed to helping China meet its goals for food security and safety, and our plant in Nanjing is part of this commitment,” said Brent Fenton, president, ADM Animal Nutrition. “As the country’s population continues growing and personal incomes rise further, the nation’s demand for meat is expected to increase. In this environment, our decades of experience producing animal feeds and feed ingredients—coupled with our insistence on consistent, high-quality products—will serve China’s livestock producers well.”

The Nanjing facility complements ADM’s existing premix plants, which are located in Tianjin and Dalian in northern China. The company also has a tolling relationship with a third-party feed distribution facility in Chengdu, in the country’s southwest. Fenton says these facilities are the first in what ADM envisions as a national premix network.

ADM’s feed premix plants are part of a broader effort to help China further its food-security goals. The company is collaborating with China Agricultural University on a research program to develop efficient and lower-cost feed programs for dairy cattle using corn processing co-products such as distillers grains and locally grown corn stover—the stalks, cobs and leaves left on farmers’ fields after the harvest.  Feeding cattle a mix of processed crop residues and co-products can free up grain for other uses and reduce the use of imported hay and other forages.

Source: http://feedstuffs.com/story-adm-build-third-feed-premix-plant-china-45-104377

Vietnam’s pangasius exporters require 300,000 MT of raw fish for sufficient processing for the remainder of 2013. However, pangasius production in the Mekong Delta can not satisfy these demands. Only 40 percent out of the 70 total pangasius exporters located in the region sourced fish from their own fish farms. The shrimp sector also faces the same threatening situation. The shrimp supply of the Ca Mau province, home to the shrimp farming of Vietnam, only meets 40 percent of local processors’ demand.

To overcome the shortage, many processors have established their own farming areas while also providing seed and farming techniques to farmers. Relevant authorities additionally plan to guide farmers and processors to build mechanisms that can foster sharing mutual benefits and supporting each other in production.

Source: http://www.seafood.vasep.com.vn/Daily-News/51_8571/Vietnam-Fish-processors-face-raw-material-shortfall.htm