Global wheat supplies for 2012/13 are lowered 7.0 million tons with beginning stocks lowered 1.5 million tons and world production expected down 5.5 million tons. Global oilseed production projections for 2012/13 also down.

tons, a YoY rise of 4.4%; at the same time, the disparity between seawater and freshwater products in production ratio was narrowing year by year, accounting for 51.9% and 48.1% repespectively in 2011. Margins for aquafeed are relatively low

Chilean salmon production is expected to reach 700,000 tons this year

How aquaculture is perceived to contribute to improving food and nutrition security and the mitigations required for overcoming climate change and other environmental challenges for maintaining sustainability of the sector

Global oilseed production for 2012/13 is projected at a record 471.5 million tons, up 8 percent from 2011/12 mainly due to increased soybean production. Global soybean production is projected at 271.4 million tons, up almost 15 percent.

The article aims to fill a gap by developing an index of global seafood prices that can help to understand food crises and assist in averting them

Corn Planting Progress and Emergence Raise Yield Prospects for 2012/13

The Global Aquaculture Alliance is introducing a new Spanish digital version of the Global Aquaculture Advocate, GAA's bimonthly magazine.

Overall production is expected to grow by at least two percent in 2012, supported by a strong increase in aquaculture output

Seafish has published its annual dossier on the status and management of the ten feed grade fish stocks used to produce fishmeal and fish oil for the UK market

Covering an area of approximately 210sq km on the Red Sea Coast in Saudi Arabia the privately owned, NPC is among the largest, fully integrated prawn farms in the world.A corporate video.

Global oilseed production for 2011/12 is projected at 440.6 million tons, down 5.2 million from last month. Brazil soybean production is forecast at 66 million tons, down 2.5 million from last month as warm temperatures and a lack of rainfall since late February in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul further reduced yield and production prospects. Argentina and Paraguay soybean production estimates also are further reduced this month, reflecting the damaging effects of this year’s drought

The goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service AADAP Program is to ensure continued progress towards obtaining FDA-approved and EPA-compliant new animal drugs for use in Federal, State, Tribal and private aquaculture programs throughout the United States. Download Newsletter (PDF)from link below

Forecast for the 2012 Gulf and Atlantic Menhaden Purse-Seine Fisheries and Review of the 2011 Fishing Season (Sustainable Fisheries Branch, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Beaufort, NC, USA) Download (PDF) from the link below

Researchers at University of Nordland have carried out research studies using more vegetable raw materials in the salmon feed. [3:18 mins]

A new report on mariculture (marine aquaculture) has urged Pacific nations to think twice before embarking on sea-farming enterprises. It found that many mariculture projects had been undertaken in the past without proper economic studies, particularly of the costs involved and the potential markets for fish products

Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during February 2012 was 7,612 tons, up 53 percent from February 2011, and up 30 percent from the previous month. Foodsize catfish feed delivered totaled 7,298 tons, up 58 percent from the corresponding month a year ago. Feed delivered for fingerlings and broodfish totaled 314 tons, down 4 percent from the corresponding month a year ago

The report summarises the monitoring data from 2010 on the presence of residues of veterinary medicinal products and certain substances in live animals and animal products (including aquaculture)in the European Union. Download report (PDF) from the link below:

CTSA has recently released two videos: a profile of microalgae producer, Cyanotech on the Big Island of Hawaii, and a feature on the pearl industry in Micronesia Cyanotech

FEFAC predicts trend to continue in 2012 in a difficult economic environment for the feed and livestock industries