Cargill, Continental Grain Company, and Sanderson Farms, Inc. have reached a definitive agreement for a joint venture between Cargill and Continental Grain to acquire Sanderson Farms for US$203 per share in cash, representing a total equity value for Sanderson Farms of US$4.53bn
Livestock
Japan donates fish to school children in Burundi

WFP’s school meals programme promotes access to education through nutrition and helps to break the circle of poverty and malnutrition. (Image source: World Food Programme)
A contribution of fish that are high in protein, vitamins, and minerals, mackerel are being supplied by government of Japan (WFP) to 270,000 pupils in the most food-insecure regions, supported by World Food Programme (WFP)
DSM acquires biotechnology start-up Midori
DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has acquired Midori USA, a biotechnology start-up with a novel precision platform developing breakthrough targeted eubiotics that improve the health and environmental impact of animals
Evonik develops system solutions for the gut health of poultry and swine
Evonik has developed science-based system solutions for the gut health of broiler chickens, laying hens and weaned to growing-finishing pigs
Carrefour announces its cage-free commitment
Carrefour Taiwan has strengthened its cage-free commitment, in partnership with EAST