Poultry Industry News
Monday, May 20, 2013
Increased Duties Will Hike Chicken PricesSOUTH AFRICA - Increasing customs duties on imported chicken would result in chicken prices rising by between 30 per cent and 50 per cent, Association of Meat Importers and Exporters chief executive David Wolpert warned on Friday (17 May). ...
Injaro Invests in Côte d’Ivoire Poultry SectorGHANA - A pledge by the Ivorian government to pursue a 10-year Poultry Farming Revitalisation Plan is reaping results....
What’s Best about Pig, Poultry Production to Attract Best StaffUK - Pig and Poultry producers are being urged to become ambassadors for their sectors as part of an initiative to recruit more young people and avoid an impending gap in skills and knowledge....
NFU Encouraged by 2013 Farm Bill MomentumUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued a statement following the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture’s passage of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (2013 Farm Bill) by a 36-10 vote....
Minimum Monthly Chicken Output Set at 30,000 TonnesVENEZUELA – Monthly broiler meat production needs to increase to at least 30,000 tonnes, Zulia State Minister for Agriculture, Bladimir Labrador has announced. ...
Poll Shows Strong Support for Country of Origin LabellingUS - Survey results, released by the Consumer Federation of America, show that a large majority of Americans continue to strongly support mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for fresh meat. ...
Separate Farm Bills Passed by House and SenateUS - Both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees last week passed their version of a 2013 farm bill, reports the National Chicken Council (NCC). ...
Animal Welfare Panel Formed at TysonUS - Tyson Foods has named more than a dozen Animal Well-Being Advisory Panel Members to help guide the Company's FarmCheck programme. ...
MHP Looks to Exports for Future GrowthUKRAINE - In its report for the first quarter of 2013, MHP reports chicken production up 15 per cent compared to the same period last year and it predicts a strong harvest this year, weather and plant health permitting....
Study Examines Bacteria, Resistance in Retail MeatsUS - Raw poultry and beef are potential reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, according to a new study from Tennessee State University....
Friday, May 17, 2013
House Ag Committee Approves Farm BillUS - The House Agriculture Committee has approved the Farm Bill, including significant savings and reforms. ...
Antibiotic Resistance Study Finds Differences between Member StatesEU - The European Union Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2011 from EFSA and ECDC has found some significant national trends in resistance levels in isolates from animals and...
SENASICA Reports No Further Bird Flu CasesMEXICO – Surveillance work has discovered no new cases of bird flu in Puebla, the Ministry of Agriculture (SAGARPA) revealed at a council of poultry industry organisations....
Import Tariff Lifted to Address Bird Flu ShortfallMEXICO – The Ministry of Economics has amended trade tariff agreements on poultry meat imports entering the country in an effort to relieve supply concerns following the latest avian influenza outbreaks. ...
Marfrig to Close Some Poultry and Beef PlantsGLOBAL - In its latest quarterly report, Marfrig reports an increase in net revenue of 28 per cent for the period compared to the same quarter of 2012. The company announced the closure of four poultry plants at Seara Brasil and two Marfrig Beef plants...
Chick Killing Allegations Announced by MinistryBOLIVIA – Reports have reached the Minister of Production, Teresa Morales, that poultry producers are killing chicks to affect market prices....
NFU, JA Zenchu Statement on Lima Round of TPP Negotiations US - In advance of the Lima round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union (NFU) president, and Akira Banzai, president of Japan’s Zenchu, the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Zenchu),...
Philippines Agriculture, Fisheries Grows 3.3 Per Cent in Q1 2013PHILIPPINE - The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 3.3 per cent in the first three months of 2013, as all four subsectors — crops, fishery, poultry and livestock — posted respective increases, grossing a total of P352.5 billion at current prices....
Pas Reform Expands Global Distribution with a Future-focusNETHERLANDS - As a direct result of rapid and continuing global expansion over the past two years, Pas Reform has entered phase two of ambitious plans to further extend and upgrade its award-winning Global Distribution Center at Doetinchem, in The Netherlands....
EO Water, Lactic Acid Promising for Campy Control on Broiler CarcassesBELGIUM - Both electrolysed oxidising (EO) water and lactic acid showed promise for the control of Campylobacter in broiler carcasses during processing, according to new research....
Ghana Expo to Showcase Poultry IndustryGHANA - Commercial poultry operations are found mostly in the urban areas of Greater Accra and Ashanti administrative regions, according to Aviana Africa, which is organising the Ghana Poultry Expo in Kumasi in November 2013....
House of Raeford Focuses on Chicken BusinessUS - House of Raeford is to close its turkey growing and processing facilities in eastern North Carolina in July. ...
New Outbreak of Low-Path Bird Flu in Lower SaxonyGERMANY - A new outbreak of low-pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N7) has been reported at a farm in Lower Saxony....
Human H7N9 Cases Linked to Poultry or Live MarketsCHINA - Researchers have established a clear link between 12 cases of human cases of influenza A(H7N9) and direct exposure to poultry or live poultry markets in Huzhou city....
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