US “Forbes” website biweekly 21th October article, the original title: to feed China, first feed the animals. China’s largest Baijiu Company – Wuliangye Group made an unusual move – to enter the animal feed industry. Of course, the cattle will not drink Wuliangye. Wuliangye Group wants to scrap the distilled grain, make a commercially viable, high-protein feed.

National liquor brands enter the animal feed industry that could create a small programs for solution to China’s food safety problems, China need feed 1.3 billion people, but the first thing to do is to feed the animals which produce meat and milk. China’s pork and fish production respectively accounted for 50% and 70% of the world. Animals feed industry is very important for livestock and aquaculture crucial support.
What is the relationship between all of this and Wuliangye enter the feed industry? “NewHope LiuHe” cooperates with animal feed producers and comprehensive agribusiness-Wuliangye, occurred in China revalued its dependence on foreign animal feed imports time. In the United States, dried distillers grains accounted for 10% -30% of livestock or fish feed, while China hasn`t achieve the industrial production of dried distiller grains. China is the world’s largest importer of distillers dried grains, 2013 to buy about half of world trade dried distillers grains, was 28% in 2012.

Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Recruitment Training Development (AARTD) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AARTD has offices both in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. AARTD has a thorough understanding of the Vietnam and China agribusiness industry, produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email: michael@boddingtonconsulting.com

Source: http://www.feedtrade.com.cn/news/enterprise/2014-10-23/2020281.htm