GLOBAL POULTRY TRENDS - Poultry Meat Consumption in the Americas Well Above World Average
On average, poultry meat consumption is well above the global mean, writes Terry Evans in the last of this special series on the industry in the Americas for ThePoultrySite.

UK Poultry and Poultry Meat Statistics - July 2010
By Defra. This monthly publication combines the UK Hatcheries Survey and Poultry Slaughterhouse Survey results together with other Defra statistics, and trade data. It includes data to June 2010.

Philippines - Chicken Industry Updates
Domestic chicken production increased by 1.5 per cent in 2009 and is projected to continue to expand again this year, while demand is also forecast to rise, according to Pia A. Ang in the latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Eggs and Egg Products in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is a major producer of eggs and egg products, with the majority of production being exported, according to a new report Livestock, Meat and Eggs in the Netherlands 2010 published by the Product Boards for Livestock, Meat and Eggs...

Making It Easier to Achieve Top Performance
Flock uniformity is key, write Pete Sbanotto (Cobb 500 product manager) and Rodrigo Terra Celidonio (product manager, Cobb-Vantress, Brazil) in the latest issue of Cobb Focus.

Residue Testing in Ireland Revealed Very Few Positives
In 2009, just 0.3 per cent of samples from Irish animals and products were positive for residues, according to the the National Residue Control Plan for 2009. In the poultry sector, nine non-compliant samples were found to contain residues of a feed additive...

GLOBAL POULTRY TRENDS - Americas Supply the Lion's Share of Poultry Meat Exports
The Americas not only account for the bulk of global production of chicken meat but it can also boast of having the world's largest exporters - Brazil and the USA, writes Terry Evans.

US Poultry Outlook Report - July 2010
Broiler production continues to expand at a moderate pace in the US but turkey production so far this year is below that of 2009, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) July 2010 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook.

Keeping Garden Chickens in North Carolina - 3
Egg production is covered in this third part of a useful guide to keeping chickens for the hobby farmer from North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension.

Goal Not To Be the Biggest – Just the Best
Profile on Holmes Foods where folks really enjoy being in the poultry business, according to Pete Sbanotto writing in the latest issue of Cobb Focus.

US Feed Outlook - July 2010
US feed grain production in 2010 is expected to be down from last month reflecting lower planted acreage as forecast in the June 30 Acreage report, according to the USDA Economic Research Service.

GLOBAL POULTRY TRENDS - Americas are Largest Producer and Exporter of Chicken
Continuing the Global Poultry Trends series exclusive to ThePoultrySite, we turn the spotlight on the Americas. This region is the world's largest producer and exporter of chicken, writes Terry Evans.

Finnish Agriculture and Rural Industries 2010 - Eggs
There has been a partial recovery in egg production and hen numbers since a Salmonella epidemic in layers last year but egg output in Finland has declined significantly since the country joined the European Union in 1995, according to Jyrki Niemi and...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - July 2010
Broiler production is forecast higher for 2010 and 2011, while turkey and egg production forecasts are unchanged from last month, according to the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for July 2010.

Keeping Garden Chickens in North Carolina - 2
A useful guide to keeping chickens for the hobby farmer from North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension. This second part covers feeding and housing.