When it comes to mycotoxins in corn, 2019 wasn’t what everyone expected—in a positive turn of events.

“We expected a total wipeout,” said Max Hawkins, nutritionist with the Alltech Mycotoxin Management team, at the Iowa Pork Congress. “Some samples are. But some samples are good feed.”

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We firmly believe agriculture has the greatest potential to shape the future of our planet.

We are inspired by the great challenge the world has presented us — to produce enough safe, nutritious food for all, while caring for our animals, and sustaining our land, air and water for future generations. Our natural resources may be finite, but human ingenuity is infinite.

Planet of Plenty is a mission to:

1. Elevate the agri-food sector. It’s critical we recognize agriculture’s ability to address several of the most significant issues our planet faces — nutrition, human and animal well-being, and the preservation of natural resources. We do this by telling the true, yet little-told, stories about the passionate people who are working within the agri-food sector to create a Planet of Plenty.
2. Inspire farmers, ranchers and producers to embrace new technologies, business models and improved farm management practices.
3. Create new business models to help our customers and grow our business.

What started as one company’s vision has become a call for collaboration.

Planet of Plenty is a vision of promise, possibility and positivity for the future. It’s our belief that a world of abundance is achievable, but it will take all of us working together.

It’s a vision that must be led by science, technology and a shared will to make a difference — to plant trees we’ll never see grow.

Sustainability means taking positive action today for the success of tomorrow. It’s a pursuit where there’s always room for improvement … and a new idea.

Visit the Planet of Plenty website and join us on the journey.

Altas temperaturas podem afetar o desempenho das aves nas granjas. Manejo nutricional das aves pode amenizar os efeitos adversos do estresse térmico

As altas temperaturas durante o verão, sem o manejo adequado, podem acarretar em menor produtividade nas granjas, elevando as taxas de mortalidade neste período do ano. Mais do que cuidados com a climatização dos aviários, o cuidado com a nutrição das aves exige atenção especial. Assim, soluções nutricionais surgem como grandes aliadas na manutenção do bem-estar e imunidade dos animais, contribuindo para que os efeitos térmicos excessivos não alcancem níveis críticos.

O gerente de vendas para avicultura da Alltech, Flavio Mello, explica que a queda na produtividade é normal para o período, mas pode ser amenizada com uma gestão eficiente da nutrição dos animais na granja. “Aves expostas a estresse térmico apresentam baixo consumo de ração, reduzindo o aporte de nutrientes levando a perda de peso, baixa produção e piora na conversão alimentar: o que a ave consome se converte em menos quilos de carne ou menos massa de ovos do que o desejado”, detalha.

Orientações

Uma das técnicas de manejo nutricional sugeridas pelo especialista é o adensamento da ração, concentrando os nutrientes necessários, para que a diminuição do consumo não afete tanto o desempenho do animal. “Na avicultura em especial, devido ao sistema intensivo de criação e com a nutrição baseada exclusivamente na ração fornecida diariamente às aves, o estudo de seus componentes e a interação entre eles têm fundamental importância no desempenho das aves. Aumentamos o adensamento da energia metabolizável e dos nutrientes da ração, sejam aminoácidos, minerais e vitaminas. Além disso, a utilização de enzimas auxilia neste manejo nutricional, uma vez que auxilia na digestão e absorção dos alimentos fornecidos, podendo até reduzir custos na dieta.”

No que se refere à hidratação, o especialista ainda ressalta que é possível adicionar soluções à água dos bebedouros, que diminuam a perda de nutrientes e melhorem a hidratação. “As aves expostas ao calor consomem mais água e menos alimentos, com frequente perda de eletrólitos e menor eficiência produtiva”.

É possível trabalhar o equilíbrio eletrolítico do organismo da ave. O balanço dos eletrólitos pode influenciar o crescimento do animal, o apetite das aves, o desenvolvimento ósseo, o nível da resposta ao estresse térmico e o metabolismo de nutrientes, tais como, aminoácidos, minerais e vitaminas.

Uma nutrição adequada diminui os impactos observados no período do verão, aumentando a imunidade e capacidade de absorção de nutrientes do animal, como explica Mello.  “Ferramentas nutricionais como a adição de probióticos e prebióticos na ração também auxiliam neste desafio. Ao trabalhar a ave para que ela tenha mais imunidade e resiliência, além de maior absorção dos nutrientes da ração, ela ficará mais forte e adaptada para quando forem submetidas ao estresse térmico, permitindo que passe por ele com menores impactos”, finaliza o especialista.

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Over the next few years, food production must almost double to meet the needs of the world population and the global demand for protein. This has put pressure on the livestock sector to maximize output while reducing the usage of resources, making animal feed the largest and most important component in the industry to provide healthy and sustainable animal protein.

One of the biggest challenges for the feed industry and animal nutrition is the rising cost of feed, which can account for up to 70% of total production expenses. Furthermore, around 25% of the available nutrients cannot be fully utilized by the animal due to anti-nutritional factors in the feed, which could be costly for the global livestock industry.

Today, the greatest challenge for the nutritionist in the feed industry is reducing this indigestible fraction and maximizing feed efficiency based on nutritional and economic factors, which often vary and may be unique to each production system.

Improving animal and feed performance with feed innovation

Scientific innovation is critical for the future of animal nutrition and protein production. Some key areas of focus for the global animal feed industry to improve animal and feed efficiency are:

• Improving animal performance characteristics (e.g., feed-to-weight-gain ratios, smart feed for more nutritious animal products)
• Minimizing costs (e.g., less expensive base ingredients, more efficient utilization of grain for feed)
• Maximizing feed production efficiencies in a sustainable way (e.g., processes and practices)

While traditional feedstuffs continue to be used at high rates, new and novel feedstuffs are now routinely implemented in animal feed formulation. A range of innovative applications are being used to optimize and assess the continued development of efficient and sustainable advances. Advanced technologies, such as nutrigenomics, reveal the relationship between feed nutrients and gene expression. Nutrigenomics allows the industry to identify feeds that can help animals reach their genetic potential by directly impacting the genes responsible for growth rate, meat quality and disease prevention.

Another technology that will allow for the prompt characterization of the nutritional value of raw feed materials is in vitro digestion modeling. These models, which can be used for both poultry and swine, provide real-time decision-making options to maximize feed usage while also improving animal production.

A third area of feed innovation involves providing supplemental feed that contains exogenous enzymes, also known as feed enzymes, which aid digestion by promoting the release of nutrients that are typically unavailable to the animal, improving animal performance in a sustainable way.  

The role of enzymes in the feed industry

Enzymes, which are essential for life, serve a wide range of functions and are especially important to the feed industry, thanks to their ability to break down nutrients. Enzymes are naturally occurring catalysts that speed up the rate of most chemical reactions that take place within cells.

Enzymes play a key role in the animal’s digestive process. Although digestive enzymes are produced by the animal itself — or by naturally occurring microbial organisms in the animal’s digestive system — producers have also used exogenous feed enzymes for many years for nutrient utilization and improved performance in animal feed.

Using poultry nutrition as an example, feed substrates and enzymes can generally be thought of in three ways:

1. Naturally produced endogenous poultry enzymes in the digestive tract of the bird for the liberation of nutrients from feed components, such as starches, proteins and lipids
2. Exogenous enzymes not native to the animal’s digestive system that act on recalcitrant substrates, which are not easily digested but which could potentially be utilized as nutrients, such as the glucose in cellulose in poultry diets (e.g., use of cellulase enzyme in poultry nutrition)
3. Exogenous enzymes not produced by the animal’s digestive system that could act on difficult-to-digest substrates, as well as any anti-nutritive effects, due to compounds such as β-glucans, xylans and phytate (e.g., phytase enzyme in poultry feed)

Performance and profitability are often the primary reasons for utilizing feed enzymes, as they are the direct result of the improved digestibility and the increased availability of nutrients like phosphorous, carbohydrates and amino acids and, in turn, an increase in available energy as well. However, feed enzymes also allow for the use of a broader range of feedstuffs, which can allow for flexibility in the formulation of the diet by using non-conventional sources or alternative raw materials. These alternative sources are a direct result of the growing demand for corn, wheat and soybean meal. The increased demand for grains has also increased their value, leading feed producers and nutritionists to look for alternative feedstuffs to reduce costs. Non-conventional dietary sources, however, might not be as readily digestible, as the animal may lack the necessary endogenous digestive enzymes and, as such, will glean less nutrition from the feed. The utilization of exogenous enzymes to make the feed more digestible increases the nutritional value of these non-conventional feed sources for the animal.

Over the past 20 years, enzyme supplementation in the animal feed sector has grown and developed dramatically. The global feed enzyme market is currently estimated to be more than US$1 billion and is expected to grow by another 8% over the next five years. Right now, phytase holds the largest market share; however, the use of proteases and NSP enzymes, such as xylanase, has accelerated to such an extent that they are being included in over 57% of monogastric diets. Enzymes in poultry feed has been the largest segment, followed by the swine and aquaculture industries.

Feed enzymes over the years

Early research studying the role of enzymes in poultry nutrition was already taking place in the 1920s. The R&D evolution continued through the 50s and 60s, when barley diets were commonly fed, and research showed that enzymes improved poultry performance. During the 80s and 90s, a better understanding of NSPs in fiber and their impact on animal performance became a focus of the research, and the use of xylanase also became prevalent. During the late 90s, the use of phytase became standard practice. Currently, in terms of the feed penetration of phytase and carbohydrase enzymes such as xylanase, the feed enzyme sector is a mature market. The benefits of providing exogenous enzymes in the feed include the reduction of anti-nutritional factors in the animal feed, the use of lower-cost feed ingredients and an improvement in feed conversion and animal performance — but in order to get the most out of your animal nutrition, it is important that you choose the right feed enzyme to meet your needs.

A unique process development

The majority of feed enzyme production originates by using both bacterial and fungal microorganisms produced either from the submerged fermentation (SmF) or solid-state fermentation (SSF) processes. 

Naturally occurring microbial strains for the production of enzymes are of great value and continue to be utilized, but the use of recombinant versions accounts for the majority of industrial enzyme production today. 

Solid-state fermentation systems can be tailored to address specific needs based on the substrate and microbial selection. For example, Aspergillus niger produces a cocktail of enzymes that contain multi-enzymes such as phytase, xylanase, cellulase, protease and β-glucanase. These enzymes, both as individual applications or as a concoction of enzymes, have a broad spectrum of industrial applications.

Early assessments characterized SSF as being a simplistic process, less technologically advanced than the SmF process, but that assessment was later shown to be erroneous and based on a poor understanding of SSF process requirements. Recent rigorous studies have shown that, with the proper design, the technical and economic advantages of SSF far outweigh those of SmF. The many economic advantages of SSF over SmF include a lower capital investment, lower energy requirements, a lower environmental impact based on water consumption and waste generation, and lower costs for downstream processing. Additional studies are needed to continue identifying opportunities for agro-industrial residues as substrates and to match the appropriate microbes to cultivation conditions. Tray fermentation has become the proven leader in large-scale SSF applications, and much work has been completed on the control of key parameters to optimize growth at a commercial scale. Innovations in engineering to allow for large-scale SSF processes offer a major opportunity for growth in the commercial enzyme industry.

Maximizing feed efficiency with enzyme technologies

Enzymes are well-known to be an effective solution for optimizing feed efficiency. Enzyme supplementation in animal diets increases nutrient digestion by breaking down anti-nutritive components, such as phytate and NSPs, into forms that are more readily absorbed by the animal, reducing the environmental impact as well, while saving on costs for producers. 

Feed efficiency starts with an accurate knowledge of raw materials and their quality, allowing for the precise adjustment of the feed formulation. How well an enzyme performs, in many cases, is determined before it even reaches the animal. Feed processing methods — whether milling, grinding or, particularly, pelleting — can have a major impact on enzyme stability. Furthermore, digestive tract conditions, particularly pH changes and substrate availability, can also influence enzyme efficiency.

Enzyme characteristics can vary widely depending on the source. Solid-state fermentation has the potential to offer competitive advantages based on cost and efficacy.

Estamos plenamente convencidos de que es en el sector agroalimentario y ganadero donde reside el mayor potencial de labrar el futuro de nuestro planeta.

Nos motiva el enorme desafío que el mundo nos ha lanzado: producir una alimentación en cantidad suficiente, de calidad y nutritiva para todos, cuidando de nuestros animales y preservando la tierra, el aire y el agua para las generaciones futuras. Nuestros recursos naturales pueden ser finitos, pero el ingenio humano es infinito.

Planet of Plenty es una misión que pretende:

1. Elevar el sector agroalimentario a un rango superior. Es fundamental que reconozcamos la capacidad del sector agropecuario a encarar varios de los problemas más acuciantes de nuestro planeta: la nutrición, el bienestar humano y animal y la conservación de los recursos naturales. Y eso lo hacemos desvelando las historias verdaderas, pero poco contadas, de personas apasionadas que trabajan en el sector agroalimentario para crear este Planet of Plenty.
2. Motivar a los agricultores, ganaderos y productores para que adopten unas tecnologías y unos modelos de negocio novedosos y mejoren sus prácticas de gestión agropecuaria.
3. Crear nuevos modelos de negocio para ayudar a nuestros clientes y desarrollar nuestra empresa.

Lo que comenzó como la visión de una empresa ha pasado a ser un llamamiento a la colaboración.

Con Planet of Plenty se transmite una promesa, una posibilidad y una visión positiva para el futuro. Creemos que es posible alcanzar un mundo de abundancia, a condición de trabajar todos juntos.

Esta visión debe ser liderada por la ciencia, la tecnología y una voluntad compartida de marcar una diferencia, plantando árboles que nunca veremos crecer.

Ser sostenibles es tomar medidas positivas hoy pensando en el éxito de mañana. Es buscar, a sabiendas de que siempre se puede mejorar... y encontrar nuevas ideas.

¡Entra en Planet of Plenty y acompáñanos en este viaje!

Vi er overbeviste om, at landbruget har det største potentiale til at forme fremtiden for vores planet. 

Vi lader os Inspirere af den store udfordring, verden har stillet os overfor: at producere tilstrækkeligt med sikker og nærende mad til alle, samtidig med at vi tager os af vores dyr og bevare vores land, luft og vand til kommende generationer. Vores naturressourcer er måske endelige, men menneskets opfindsomhed er uendelig.

Missionen bag Planet of Plenty er at:

1. Anerkende landbrugets evne til at tackle nogle af de mest presserende problemer, som vores planet står over for: ernæring, menneskers og dyrs velvære samt bevarelse af naturressourcer. Dette gør vi ved at fortælle de sande, men sjældent fortalte historier om de passionerede mennesker, der arbejder inden for fødevaresektoren og skaber en Planet of Plenty.
    
2. Inspirere landmænd og producenter til at omfavne nye teknologier, forretningsmodeller og forbedrede landbrugspraksisser.
    
3. Skabe nye forretningsmodeller, der hjælper vores kunder med at udvide deres forretning.

Det, der startede som en virksomheds vision, er blevet startskuddet til et samarbejde. Planet of Plenty er en vision om mulighed og positivitet for fremtiden. Vi er overbeviste om, at en verden med rigeligt til alle er opnåelig, men det kræver, at vi alle arbejder sammen. Det er en vision, der skal ledes af videnskab, teknologi og en vilje til at gøre en forskel – at plante træer, vi aldrig vil se vokse.

Bæredygtighed betyder at tage positiv affære i dag for at skabe succes i morgen. Det er en opgave, hvor der altid vil være plads til forbedringer og nye ideer.

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We firmly believe agriculture has the greatest potential to shape the future of our planet.

We are inspired by the great challenge the world has presented us — to produce enough safe, nutritious food for all, while caring for our animals, and sustaining our land, air and water for future generations. Our natural resources may be finite, but human ingenuity is infinite.

Planet of Plenty is a mission to:

1. Elevate the agri-food sector. It’s critical we recognize agriculture’s ability to address several of the most significant issues our planet faces — nutrition, human and animal well-being, and the preservation of natural resources. We do this by telling the true, yet little-told, stories about the passionate people who are working within the agri-food sector to create a Planet of Plenty.
2. Inspire farmers, ranchers and producers to embrace new technologies, business models and improved farm management practices.
3. Create new business models to help our customers and grow our business.

What started as one company’s vision has become a call for collaboration.

Planet of Plenty is a vision of promise, possibility and positivity for the future. It’s our belief that a world of abundance is achievable, but it will take all of us working together.

It’s a vision that must be led by science, technology and a shared will to make a difference — to plant trees we’ll never see grow.

Sustainability means taking positive action today for the success of tomorrow. It’s a pursuit where there’s always room for improvement … and a new idea.

Visit the Planet of Plenty website and join us on the journey.

We firmly believe agriculture has the greatest potential to shape the future of our planet.

We are inspired by the great challenge the world has presented us — to produce enough safe, nutritious food for all, while caring for our animals, and sustaining our land, air and water for future generations. Our natural resources may be finite, but human ingenuity is infinite.

Planet of Plenty is a mission to:

1. Elevate the agri-food sector. It’s critical we recognize agriculture’s ability to address several of the most significant issues our planet faces — nutrition, human and animal well-being, and the preservation of natural resources. We do this by telling the true, yet little-told, stories about the passionate people who are working within the agri-food sector to create a Planet of Plenty.
2. Inspire farmers, ranchers and producers to embrace new technologies, business models and improved farm management practices.
3. Create new business models to help our customers and grow our business.

What started as one company’s vision has become a call for collaboration.

Planet of Plenty is a vision of promise, possibility and positivity for the future. It’s our belief that a world of abundance is achievable, but it will take all of us working together.

It’s a vision that must be led by science, technology and a shared will to make a difference — to plant trees we’ll never see grow.

Sustainability means taking positive action today for the success of tomorrow. It’s a pursuit where there’s always room for improvement … and a new idea.

Visit the Planet of Plenty website and join us on the journey.

Broiler feed continues to take the largest share of the world's feed production cake, according to the latest Alltech annual global feed survey, released today [January 27].

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Brasil, México y Argentina continuaron produciendo la mayor parte del alimento balanceado de Latinoamérica con el 76% de la producción regional

Brasil continuó siendo el líder en la producción de alimento balanceado de América Latina y el tercero a nivel mundial

Estados Unidos superó a China al convertirse en el país productor de alimento balanceado más grande del mundo

[LEXINGTON, Kentucky] – La Encuesta Global sobre Alimento Balanceado 2020 de Alltech estima que el tonelaje internacional de alimento balanceado disminuyó en 1.07% con un resultado de 1126 millones de toneladas métricas de alimento balanceado producido el año pasado. Este resultado se debe en gran medida a la peste porcina africana (PPA) y a la disminución del alimento para cerdos en la región de Asia-Pacífico. Los nueve principales países productores de alimento balanceado son Estados Unidos, China, Brasil, Rusia, India, México, España, Japón y Alemania. Juntos, estos países producen el 58% de la producción mundial de alimento balanceado y cuentan con el 57% de las plantas de fabricación de alimento balanceado del mundo; y pueden ser considerados como un indicador de las tendencias de la agricultura en general.

El Dr. Mark Lyons, Presidente y CEO de Alltech, presentó los resultados de la encuesta a través de una transmisión en vivo, abierta al público, desde la casa matriz de Alltech en Nicholasville, Kentucky, Estados Unidos.

La información global, recopilada de 145 países y de casi 30,000 plantas de fabricación de alimento balanceado, señala la producción de alimento balanceado por especie de esta manera: pollos de engorde 28%, cerdos 24%, ponedoras 14%, ganado lechero 12%, ganado de carne 10%, otras especies 6%, acuicultura 4% y mascotas 2%. Un crecimiento sobresaliente provino de los sectores del alimento para ponedoras, pollos de engorde, acuicultura y mascotas.

Resultados regionales de la Encuesta Global sobre Alimento Balanceado 2020 de Alltech

• Norteamérica: Estados Unidos superó a China al convertirse en el país productor de alimento balanceado más grande del mundo con una producción estimada en 214 millones de toneladas métricas (MTM): para ganado de carne (61.09 MTM), pollos de engorde (48.525 MTM) y cerdos (44.86 MTM), como las especies líderes. Norteamérica experimentó así un crecimiento constante del 1.6% con relación al año anterior. Canadá produjo 21.6 MTM de alimento balanceado: para cerdos (8.23 MTM), pollos de engorde (3.25 MTM) y ganado lechero (4.2 MTM), especies que lideran su producción de alimento.
• Como región, América Latina experimentó un crecimiento del 2.2% con 167.9 MTM. Brasil continuó siendo el líder en la producción de alimento balanceado de la región y el tercero a nivel mundial; siendo los pollos de engorde (32.1 MTM) y los cerdos (17.0 MTM) las principales especies para la producción de alimento del país. Además, Brasil, México y Argentina continuaron produciendo la mayor parte del alimento balanceado de Latinoamérica con el 76% de la producción regional de alimento balanceado.
• Europa: Se mantuvo relativamente estancada con un ligero crecimiento de 0.2% con respecto al año anterior. Los tres principales países productores de alimento balanceado europeo son Rusia (40.5 MTM), España (34.8 MTM) y Alemania (25.0 MTM), con la producción de alimento para cerdos a la cabeza en estos tres países. El sector de los rumiantes fue el más afectado, ya que se estima que tanto los números para ganado lechero como para ganado de carne cayeron en un 4% y un 3%, respectivamente. Esto fue compensado sobre todo por un fuerte crecimiento en la industria acuícola (7%) y de ponedoras (3%).
• La región de Asia-Pacífico experimentó una disminución en la producción de alimento balanceado en un 5.5% durante el 2019, debido principalmente a la peste porcina africana y a la gran caída de la producción de alimento para cerdos. La producción de alimento balanceado en general de China disminuyó en casi 20 MTM con 167.9 MTM; dejando de ser el principal país productor de alimento balanceado a nivel global, para convertirse en el segundo por detrás de Estados Unidos. India y Japón permanecieron entre los nueve principales países productores de alimento balanceado, con una producción similar comparada a la del 2018 con 39.0 MTM y 25.3 MTM, respectivamente. Mientras que Vietnam disminuyó en 7%.
• África continuó con un fuerte crecimiento con un aumento del 7.5% en la producción de alimento balanceado en general, con todas las especies principales experimentando un crecimiento positivo. Los cinco principales países productores de alimento balanceado de la región representan el 75% de la producción de alimento balanceado de África. Estos son Sudáfrica, Egipto, Nigeria, Marruecos y Argelia. Entre las especies principales de la región se incluyen a los pollos de engorde, las ponedoras y el ganado lechero, y juntas representan casi la mitad de los cálculos de la producción del alimento balanceado de la región.

Resultados destacados por especies de la Encuesta Global sobre Alimento Balanceado 2020 de Alltech

• Cerdos: La producción de alimento balanceado para cerdos se vio muy afectada por la peste porcina africana con una disminución del 11%. La principal región productora de alimento para cerdos continuó siendo Asia-Pacífico, pero sufrió también la mayor disminución con un 26%: China (-35%), Camboya (-22%), Vietnam (-21%) y Tailandia (-16%), países que experimentaron los mayores descensos.

Europa, Norteamérica y América Latina se mantuvieron relativamente estables respecto al año anterior, dentro de un punto porcentual de ganancia o pérdida. Si bien África es una región pequeña desde la perspectiva del tonelaje de alimento balanceado para cerdos, mostró un gran aumento del 29%.

• En el sector avícola, la región de Asia-Pacífico fue líder tanto en la producción de alimento balanceado para pollos de engorde (115.2 MTM) como para ponedoras (73.1 MTM). En América Latina, la producción total de alimento para pollos de engorde ascendió a 60.8 MTM con Brasil liderando la región con 32.1 MTM, seguido de México con 10.5 MTM; aunque la producción de alimento balanceado para ponedoras de México aumentó en un 11% con 7.05 MTM, superando a Brasil.

Rusia lideró en Europa con 10.86 MTM del total de la región de 56.3 MTM del alimento balanceado para pollos de engorde y con 5.3 MTM del total de la región de 33.5 MTM de alimento balanceado para ponedoras. En Norteamérica, los Estados Unidos representa el 94% de la producción de alimento balanceado para pollos de engorde con 48.5 MTM, mientras que el alimento balanceado para ponedoras en Canadá aumentó en 460,000 toneladas métricas.

• Europa lideró la producción global de alimento balanceado para ganado lechero con un 34%, seguido de Norteamérica (21.8%), Asia-Pacífico (17.6%) y América Latina (15.3%). Los principales países productores de alimento balanceado para ganado lechero fueron Turquía (6.5 MTM), Alemania (5.2 MTM), Rusia (4.2 MTM), Reino Unido (3.8 MTM), Francia (3.4 MTM), Países Bajos (3.3. MTM) y España (3.2 MTM).
• Norteamérica continuó liderando la producción mundial de alimento balanceado para ganado de carne con 62.3 MTM, seguido de Europa (21.9 MTM) y América Latina (13.9 MTM). Para la Encuesta Global sobre Alimento Balanceado 2020 de Alltech, la evaluación de la producción del alimento balanceado para ganado de carne se volvió a calcular para mejorar su precisión. El nuevo cálculo toma en consideración los días promedio de alimentación e ingesta como el porcentaje del peso corporal en los corrales de engorde. La evaluación del año pasado también fue recalculada incorporando este cambio de fórmula para una comparación anual adecuada.
• En general, el alimento balanceado para la acuicultura mostró un crecimiento del 4% con respecto al año anterior. Por tonelada, la región de Asia-Pacífico creció más con 1.5 MTM adicionales. Los principales aportantes fueron China, Vietnam y Bangladés. La disminución en Europa se debe en gran parte a la baja de la producción de alimento balanceado en Rusia, que se debe principalmente a un aumento de las importaciones.
• El sector de alimentos para mascotas experimentó un crecimiento del 4% con los mayores aumentos de tonelaje en Asia-Pacífico (10%), América Latina (6%) y Europa (3%). Por países, se observaron aumentos en China, Indonesia, Portugal, Hungría, Ecuador y Argentina.

Durante la presentación en vivo, el Dr. Mark Lyons estuvo acompañado de un panel de expertos de la industria, incluidos Jack Bobo, CEO de Futurity de Estados Unidos; Matthew Smith, Vicepresidente de Alltech Reino Unido; Bianca Martins, Gerente General de Alltech México; y Brian Lawless, especialista en tecnologías agrícolas de Alltech Estados Unidos. Los participantes discutieron sobre las tendencias detrás de los datos y sus implicaciones para el mercado global. Los temas tratados abarcaron desde las demandas de los consumidores hasta la adopción de nuevas tecnologías.

Para acceder a la información de la Encuesta Global sobre Alimento Balanceado 2020 de Alltech, que incluye una grabación del panel de discusión, un mapa interactivo y diapositivas de las presentaciones, visite https://www.alltech.com/la/encuesta-global-sobre-alimento-balanceado-de-alltech.

La Encuesta Global sobre Alimento Balanceado de Alltech analiza los componentes de la producción del alimento balanceado y sus precios a través de la información recopilada por el equipo global de ventas de Alltech y en colaboración con las asociaciones locales de alimento balanceado en el último trimestre de 2019. Es una evaluación que sirve como una fuente de información para los políticos, los tomadores de decisiones de la industria y sus involucrados.