USSEC conducted a two-day seminar on risk management and quality control in feed production February 16 and 17 at the Waterfront Hotel in Lanang, Davao City, Philippines. The workshop was aimed at commercial farms, feed mill owners and managers, nutritionists, and quality control officers.
The seminar’s theme, “Good Feed Manufacturing Practices for Global Competitiveness,” provided an excellent platform to extol the use of higher quality U.S. de-hulled soybean meal in animal feed. This point was emphasized along with other topics including precision in animal nutrition through digestible amino acid formulation, quality control measures, role of water activity in the quality, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Risk Control, tools in standard manufacturing and storage management, as well as other technical aspects in feed manufacturing, that were presented by industry experts.
This technical seminar, organized by USSEC Technical Consultant, Animal Utilization – Philippines Dr. Basilisa (Neneth) Reas, focused on tailored solutions to managing manufacturing and production challenges in the industry. Overall, the event was well-attended and well-received based on feedback from the participants. Among the more than 52 attendees were representatives from industry leaders such as San Miguel Purefoods Inc. (SMFI) nutritionists, Philippine Foremost’s Filipina Uygonco Corporation, Universal Feeds, General Milling Corporation, Pilmico and other large commercial feed millers and poultry/swine in-house feed producers.
The Philippines is the largest importer of U.S. soybean meal outside of North America. In FY 2015, the country imported about 1.4 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soybean meal. Filipino importers and end-users continue to price U.S. soybean meal at a premium over competition from other origins.