Sovereign Announces New Investments
SOUTH AFRICA - Sovereign Foods has announced it is to make significant new investments in processing plant and support services.

Study to Bring Benefits to Meat Sector
UK - New research will develop detailed 'resource maps' to identify the amount of food and packaging waste generated and where it occurs as a step to delivering environmental and commercial benefits across the meat sector.

UK's Joice and Hill to Be Fully Owned by Hendrix
EU - Hendrix Genetics is to gain full ownership of UK poultry company, Joice and Hill.

CME: Chicken Demand Lower Than a Year Ago
US - Consumer-level demand for pork remained strong through September, according to the University of Missouri, report Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Can Working with Poultry Damage Your Health?
US - Poultry plant workers seem to be at higher risk of certain cancers, according to a recently published paper. An official at National Chicken Council refutes the suggestion from the researchers that these workers are exposed to cancer-causing...

Cherkizovo Pork and Poultry Prices Rise
RUSSIA - Russian integrated meat processing company, Cherkizovo, saw total sales volumes in the poultry division in the first nine months of 2009 rise by one per cent to approximately 138,920 tonnes compared to approximately 137,260 tonnes in the first...

Minister Tells Meat Industry to Modernise
INDIA - A Minister has called on the meat and poultry processing sector to invest, modernise and raise standards or face growing competition from higher quality imported products.

Hassad's Project to Supply 20 Per Cent of Qatar's Needs
QATAR - Hassad Food has signed a deal to set up a new poultry project with Oman-based A'Saffa Poultry Farms.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that, compared to the same week last year, the number of broiler-type eggs set was down two per cent, and one per cent fewer chicks were placed than a year previously.

Recession Hits Atria's Performance
FINLAND - Finnish meat processing company Atria Group's third quarter net sales showed an 8.4 per cent fall year-on-year.

VLA Warns Hobby Farmers about Infectious Bronchitis
UK - There has been another outbreak of infectious bronchitis virus caused by the QX strain, according to September's Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA). Backyard flock owners and suppliers are...

Cherkizovo Opens New Poultry Breeding Facility
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group has announced the completion of its new parent stock breeding facility at Vertunovka.

Talented Young Vet Tackles ILTV
AUSTRALIA - Dr Joanne Devlin of the University of Melbourne is to continue her work on infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) in the UK, according to the latest issue of eChook News from Poultry CRC.

Columbia Farms Reaches Agreement over Hiring
US - Columbia Farms Inc. has reached agreement on hiring practices. This follows raids by federal agents last year and allegations of the hiring of illegal immigrants.

Glycerol is Useful Dietary Component for Broilers
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Research from Agri-Food Biosciences Institute has revealed that glycerol from biofuel production may be a useful dietary component for broilers, report Elizabeth McCann of AFBI and Linda Griffiths (Queen's University Belfast; Q...

Battle Continues against Necrotic Enteritis
AUSTRALIA - Dr Trudi Banham explains her latest work on one of the toxins produced by Clostridium perfringens in the latest issue of eChook News from Poultry CRC.

Banks Support Bangladesh's Poultry Industry
BANGLADESH - HSBC is is one of several banks in a syndicate offering long-term financing poultry companies. One of the latest to benefit is Kazi Farms Group.

IPC Expands Committee, Re-Elects Executives
AUSTRALIA - Members of the International Poultry Council (IPC) re-elected all members of its executive committee for another term, and also approved expanding the committee by one delegate at its annual meeting in Sydney.

CME: Another Tough Month for Meat, Poultry Sectors
US - October was another tough month for all of the major meat/ poultry species in terms of profits, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Zad Starts New Poultry Project in Qatar
QATAR - Zad Holding Company has announced the launch of a major poultry production project to meet the growing need of the local market.

Transport to Slaughterhouse on Welfare Agenda
CANADA - A Liberal MP is seeks to cut lengthy transport times for livestock on way to the slaughterhouse.

HPA to Investigate Salmonella Outbreak
UK - The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has set up an investigation following nine outbreaks and two death from Salmonella. Poultry and eggs are considered the most likely sources.

Ag Secretary Says US, China Working on Poultry Trade
US - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working with China to allow trade in poultrymeat, said Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, following talks in Hangzhou.

Czech Meat Production Down in Q3 of 2009
CZECH REPUBLIC - A decrease in the country's meat production and milk collection has been noted in the third quarter of 2009.

Cobb Appoints Major Distributor for Middle East
GLOBAL - Cobb Saudi Arabia has appointed a major Cobb distributor in the Middle East.