Animal Feed

The new authorisations should expand the toolbox for feed manufacturers, helping improve animal health, nutrition and production efficiency across the livestock and companion animal industries.

Ocrim boasts eight decades of offering milling solutions, including a division specializing in the design and construction of feed mills and feed processing plants.

Tietjen mills, which operate at speeds exceeding 3,000 rpm, are used in over 50 countries for animal feed, pet food, fish feed, and recycling applications.

This model has already proved successful in Australia, where an existing facility has processed over 64,800 tonnes of surplus bread.

Fourth Milling Co. currently has the capacity to prduce 450 tonnes of animal feed daily.

Soybean meal is a key component in animal feed, making the deal a significant boost for the nation’s food security and livestock productivity.

Feedlot operators have concerns about high feed costs, limited access to affordable financing, and logistical bottlenecks that drive up production costs.

The boost in animal feed shipments has come even as raw grain exports slowed due to China’s customs restrictions.

The commercial rollout follows the completion of NRGene Canada’s Saskatoon-based BSF production facility in January 2025.

The acquisition represents an annual volume transfer of around 80,000 tons of compound feed.