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Practical guides on quality documents, product selection and importing feed ingredients from China — written for feed mills and importers.
Buying Feed Ingredients for Global Markets: A Practical Checklist
Seven things to confirm before your first container of feed ingredients leaves China — from the specification and COA sample to the FOB port and the documents.
25 October 2026
DCP vs MCP: A Cost-Per-Kilogram Decision for Feed Buyers
DCP 17% P min is the general-purpose phosphate; MCP 22% P min costs more per tonne but dissolves and absorbs faster. Which one pays for itself depends on the animal.
18 October 2026
CGM vs CGF: Two Corn By-Products, Two Different Jobs in the Ration
CGM is a protein concentrate, CGF is a fibre-and-energy ingredient. Which one you need depends on the species, the stage and your cost per unit of protein.
11 October 2026
Reading a CGM COA: The 6 Lines That Decide Whether the Batch Is Yours
What to read first on a corn gluten meal certificate of analysis: crude protein, moisture, ash and aflatoxin — and why the lab that signs it matters.
04 October 2026
Fluorine in DCP: The Safety Line Buyers Miss Most
Phosphorus is why you buy dicalcium phosphate. Fluorine is why careful buyers read the COA line by line before they accept one.
27 September 2026
CSLP vs Soybean Meal: Where Corn Steep Liquor Powder Really Saves Money
Corn steep liquor powder carries 42% protein at a fraction of soybean meal’s price. Where the swap works, where it doesn’t — and what to verify on the COA.
20 September 2026
DDGS vs CGF: Protein, Fat and What Each One Costs Your Formula
Both come from corn processing, but DDGS and CGF differ in protein, fat and fibre — and in the rations where each one earns its freight.
13 September 2026
Fluorine, Arsenic, Lead: 3 Safety Lines Every Phosphate COA Must Show
Buyers focus on phosphorus, but the safety lines on the certificate decide whether a phosphate batch is acceptable. Fluorine, arsenic and lead — what the limits mean and how to verify them.
06 September 2026
Amino Acids & Choline: The Small-Volume Additives That Move Feed Conversion
They are a tiny share of the bag, but lysine, threonine, methionine and choline decide feed conversion and flock performance. How to buy them without overpaying.
30 August 2026
The 5 Export Documents That Should Travel With Every Feed Ingredient Shipment
From packing list to certificate of origin, the five documents that protect your cargo — and when to ask for each one.
23 August 2026