January 2, 2020
FEED & MEDICATION
NEWS letter
THE FEED INGREDIENT MARKET IS ON THE MOVE  
This past year we have seen ASF (African Swine Fever) create some dramatic changes in the demand for feed ingredients.  Manufacturers reduced prices to maintain market share and run down their inventories.  
Recent announcements and rumors would indicate the bottom of the
market seems to have passed. Manufacture rumors now include cutting back
on production in hopes to move up pricing and become profitable again.


PALS purchased as much as we could warehouse these last few months, especially on feed medications. Let us quote you on your needs. We should be very competitively priced.

  


As announced in December the letters below show a 10% increase in domestic Lysine. Foreign material is also up. Fewer imports of Tryptophan are driving
up its price. Methionine has the most recent announcement. On Friday
December 20th, Adisseo declared a Force Majeure on some of their
Methionine products due to the national rail strike in France. Threonine
has also seen some upward movement recently.   
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST AND FUTURE BUSINESS
PALS looks forward to working with you. We have several opportunities to meet at upcoming trade shows. PALS will have booths at 4 different shows in the next 3 months. 2 are this month.  Let us help you make 2020 your best year yet.
We now carry 2 or 3 brands of Amino Acids because of the large price spreads in foreign and domestic products.
Pricing in graphs reflect our highest retail price. Full pallet, truckload, customer pickup and other factors may reduce your purchase price.
Pricing in graphs reflect our highest retail price. Full pallet, truckload, customer pickup and other factors may reduce your purchase price.
 PALS sells primarily 3 things: animal health products, animal agriculture equipment, and building & repair services.  
Animal Health:
Feed ingredients: While we supply several smaller mills, we have found we are a good secondary supplier for other distributors, mills and farms.  

Disinfectants / Cleaners / Water line cleaners / Antibiotics / Water Solubles / Insecticides / Rodenticides / Litter Treatments
Equipment: 
Our largest volume is in the hog industry.  Followed by turkey & chicken.   We
sell some cattle and dairy equipment; mostly feed lines and fans.   
(We are actively trying to build this category) 

Service:   
Our in house teams work in all service areas. We work closely with 8 subcontractors
on installation and service work.      

We run route trucks 5 days a week. We also utilize direct shipping. It can be one box, pallets, or full truckloads.
Upcoming Events

  • Jan 15-16: South Dakota Pork Congress- Come see us at our booth.
  • Jan 22-23: Iowa Pork Congress
  • Jan 28-29: MN Pork Congress- Come see us at our booth.
  • Jan 28-30: IPPE- PALS is attending. Schedule a time to see us.
  • Mar 17-19: Midwest Poultry Federation convention- Come see us at our booth.
  • Mar 25-26: Central Plains Dairy Expo- Come see us at our booth.
  • June 3-5: World Pork Expo- We are attending. Schedule a time to see us.