New study exposes US reliance on China for key poultry feed ingredients

13-05 | |
If a supply chain disruption occurs, and broilers don’t get the required supplementation, the growth rate slows and time to market increases. Photo: Henk Riswick
If a supply chain disruption occurs, and broilers don’t get the required supplementation, the growth rate slows and time to market increases. Photo: Henk Riswick
New data confirms an alarming need for the US feed sector to boost its independence in terms of imported vitamins and amino acids. The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has just published a new report called ‘Strategic Assessment on the Impact of Vitamin and Amino Acid Supply Chain Disruptions on US Food Security‘. During a virtual press conference just before the study’s release in mid-November last year, AFIA p


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