Efforts to gain approvals for hempseed derivatives for a wide range of livestock and poultry species are progressing very slowly. The onerous requirements required by the FDA and the American Association for Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) are criticized, in part, because hempseed is deemed safe for humans under the FDA’s GRAS (generally recognized as safe) designation.
Feed regulators argue that feeding rations in confinement are not an analog to sprinkling hempseeds on your oatmeal. Concerns are predominantly over cannabinoid transference to animals, and subsequently, to humans.
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02.04.2025
Chicago, Gulf animal fats and oils markets strengthen despite ongoing uncertainty
The US animal fats and oils markets were stable to higher on Tuesday February 4, as Chicago market activity saw a notable uptick throughout the day.
Six railcars...
02.04.2025
Light trade volume leaves most US animal protein prices flat
Light trade volume was reported in the US animal proteins markets for Tuesday February 4.
Ruminant meat and bonemeal, Missouri River, was reported as steady from Monday February...
02.04.2025
December US soybean crush, corn consumption up month on month
US soybean crush above monthly, yearly levels
Soybeans crushed for crude oil totaled 218 million bushels in December 2024, up by 7% from November and by 4% from...