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NewsVietnam's Hoa Phat Agriculture expects lower Q4 pig profit as hog prices fall below farm costs
Nine-month profit drops 27% to VND948 billion, with pig farming contributing two-thirds, as feed costs climb and live hog prices slide to VND43,000-46,000/kg.
NewsThailand's farm-gate pig prices rise THB2/kg as festival and expo orders lift demand
Western and eastern live hog prices reach THB68-72/kg in week 45, though producers say feed costs continue to squeeze margins.
NewsVietnam's live pig prices rebound by up to VND3,000/kg as northern markets reach VND49,000/kg
Prices rose in 25 of 34 localities on 6 November, but the agriculture ministry expects only sideways movement into Tet as the herd tops 32 million head.
NewsIndonesia's East Java broiler farmers sell at Rp17,000/kg, below Rp23,000 production cost
Independent broiler growers say farm-gate prices have stayed under cost for three weeks as feed, corn and chick prices stay high and demand lags supply.
NewsThai livestock and aquaculture federation urges early 2027 corn import measures as feed costs climb
Feed users say corn is trading nearly THB2/kg above the THB9.80 reference price and only 150,000 tonnes of a 570,000-tonne US corn quota were imported.
Indonesia's layer farmers cull up to 35% of productive hens as farm-gate egg prices stay at Rp19,000-22,000/kg
Farmers are culling hens at about 80 weeks instead of 100 and cutting pullet purchases, while bran prices have roughly doubled amid drought.
NewsVietnam's pork imports rise 19% to 124,100 tonnes as imported cuts retail well below domestic pork
Imported cuts in Ho Chi Minh City sell for far less than local pork, as industry figures point to feed costs, sow productivity and marketing margins.
NewsMalaysia's poultry sector to stay resilient on steady demand but feed import reliance remains key risk, says MBSB IB
The investment bank sees chicken and egg demand as defensive, but heavy reliance on imported maize and soybean meal leaves producers exposed to costs.
NewsMarcos holds off on Philippine corn import quota expansion during harvest season
The Department of Agriculture wants to raise the minimum access volume for corn to 500,000 tonnes, more than double the regular quota, to ease feed costs.
NewsKenya's Githunguri Dairy lifts turnover to Sh11.4 billion as milk intake rises to 97 million litres
The co-operative behind the Fresha brand grew turnover by about Sh1 billion despite high feed costs, drought and livestock disease, its chairperson says.
NewsRoasted high-oleic soybeans lift milk yield and offer a chance to cut feed costs, Vita Plus says
Michigan State University research cited by Vita Plus found cows fed roasted high-oleic soybeans produced about 6.5 lb more milk a day, with higher milk fat yield.
NewsJapan egg prices match record high as feed costs and avian influenza risk threaten supply
Japan's average retail egg price matched its record high in September, with higher feed costs and the risk of an avian influenza outbreak threatening winter supply.
NewsBangladesh egg prices stay high as feed costs squeeze farmers
Retail eggs cost up to Tk 162 a dozen in Bangladesh, but producers say feed, medicine and power bills leave them losing money on every egg.
NewsUS hog margins hold for now as demand weakness and feed costs build for 2027
American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of USDA's September Hogs and Pigs report points to a tighter US herd but rising risk to producer margins next year.
NewsNMPF projects US dairy margins below DMC payment threshold through December
US dairy producers face margins below the DMC payment threshold from September to December as feed, fuel and borrowing costs rise while milk prices hold steady.
NewsARDA-backed pit pig project cuts feed costs by 20% for smallholders in Thailand's Chiang Mai
Locally sourced feed formulas and better bedding management lifted net profit by more than half across 18 model farms over a six-month cycle.
NewsUS egg prices slump on oversupply as producer margins tighten
Farmgate prices for US shell eggs have fallen to roughly a third of production costs, leaving layer operations exposed as feed and fuel expenses stay high.
NewsIndonesia adds 150,000 tonnes to subsidised feed maize scheme for smallholder poultry farmers
The extra volume comes from Bulog stocks and is restricted to micro, small and medium producers, with egg prices running below the government reference.
NewsGlobal food prices reach highest level since 2022 as grains, sugar and dairy lead August gain
The FAO index rose 1.9% from July, with wheat up 2.6% and sugar up 11.9%, as Black Sea supply risk and weather concerns build.
NewsIndia's ethanol demand for maize pushes up feed costs and egg prices
Rising use of maize for ethanol production has nearly doubled the grain's price over three years, squeezing poultry producers and pushing egg prices up 35-40% over the past year.
NewsGenoMar Genetics Vietnam sees 25-30% sales growth as tilapia sector expands
Rising demand for improved tilapia juveniles is lifting the Norwegian-owned genetics supplier, as pangasius growth constraints and volatile shrimp farming push more Vietnamese producers toward tilapia
NewsThailand's feed millers challenge new corn guarantee pricing formula over cost impact
The Thai Feed Mill Association says raising the corn farmer profit margin assumption to 24% from 17% could add more than 1 billion baht (US$30.43 million) a year to livestock feed costs.
NewsMalaysia faces higher feed costs and rice shortfalls as El Nino threatens crop and grain supply
An agricultural economist warns that prolonged dry conditions could disrupt global feed grain supplies and push up poultry production costs, compounding existing pressure on Malaysia's heavily import-dependent food system.