Gas, Electrical Stunning Found to be Equally Humane
US - Fast-food giant, McDonald's, has published the update on its research comparing controlled atmospheric stunning (CAS) with the conventional electrical method. It found both methods to be equally humane.

Tyson Foods Names New Top Executives
US - Tyson Foods has named Donnie Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Lochner as Chief Operating Officer.

WTO Investigates Poultry, Livestock Complaints
SWITZERLAND - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has started its enquiry into the European Union ban on importing poultry meat from the US, and American labelling rules for cattle and pigs from Canada and Mexico.

Case Continues in Poultry Litter Suit
US - Testimony continues in the suit against poultry companies for allegedly polluting the Illinois River. The judge has rebuked the attorneys on both sides for bombarding him with documentation.

Philippines to Import Poultry Products to Meet Demand
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is to allow the import of 8,000 tonnes of chicken and other poultry products.

CME: Turkey Sales in October a Success
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, retail beef and pork prices remained well below year-ago levels in October while retail broiler prices fell below year-ago levels and retail turkey prices rose to 21 per cent higher than during last Oc...

Tyson Group on Fact-Finding Visit to EU
GLOBAL - Technical representatives from Tyson Foods, a major poultry meat producer, have recently completed an intensive educational tour, visiting key players in the European poultry production chain.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that, compared to the same week last year, the numbers of broiler-type eggs set and chicks placed last week were marginally down.

Job Losses Loom at Poultry Plant
NORTHERN IRELAND - Workers at the O'Kane poultry processing plant at Ballymena have been warned that about 140 jobs are to go.

Poultry Company Falls Fowl on GM-Free Claim
NEW ZEALAND - The Commerce Commission has warned a poultry company about its claim that its chicken free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients, following an expert report that stated: 'There can be a residual difference in animals or animal-products...

International Egg and Poultry Review: US Trade with Caribbean
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the poultry situation in the Caribbean.

Meyn Introduces New WLD Whole Leg Deboner
NETHERLANDS - The demand for deboned poultry products throughout the world has created an intensive and vast growing market.

Industry Pressured by High Prices, Cheap Imports
PAKISTAN - Continuing high feed prices and the closure of breeding farms are leading to higher consumer prices and imports of poultry meat.

CME: September Broiler Exports Lower Than a Year Ago
US - September pork exports were 3.8 per cent larger than one year ago, marking the first month since March in which 2009 exports have exceeded those of 2008, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner in their Daily Livestock Report (DLR) for 16 November.

More German Pork, Poultry Meat; Less Beef
GERMANY - In the third quarter of 2009, 1.9 million tonnes of meat were commercially produced in Germany, which is 1.8 per cent more than in the same period of 2008. The data have been translated for ThePoultrySite by Jackie Linden.

New Appointments in Aviagen's TMEA Team
GLOBAL - Aviagen has announced the appointment of Michael Garden as Business Manager for the Turkey, Middle East and Africa (TMEA) region as part of the company's ongoing investment in customer service.

One-Third of Campy Outbreaks Traced to Poultry
AUSTRALIA - In a study of 33 human cases of food poisoning caused by campylobacter between 2001 and 2006, poultry meat was the likely source in 11 cases.

Astral's Poultry Shows 73 Per Cent Profit Increase
SOUTH AFRICA - Astral Foods' profits for the year show improvement, buoyed up by increases in revenue from its poultry business.

German Output Breaks Another Record
GERMANY - Poultry meat production in the third quarter of this year was five per cent higher than the same period in 2008.

Brasil Foods Sees BRR210 Million Third Quarter Profit
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat and poultry processing giant Basil Foods has recorded profits of 210 million real (BRR)) in the third quarter of the year.

Yuhe Reports Increased Sales, Profit for Quarter
CHINA - In its third quarter results, Yuhe International Inc. reports revenue up by 37 per cent for its broiler business.

CP Sees Profits Soar
THAILAND - South East Asian meat and fish processing company, Charoen Pokphand Foods, has posted profits of 8,080 million baht (THB) for the first nine months of the year - up from THB 2,824 million last year.

New Zealand Reports No Salmonella in Poultry Meat
NEW ZEALAND - Not a single sample of poultry meat has been found to be contaminated with Salmonella in the second quarter of this year, bringing the total so far in 2009 to just one positive sample in almost 1,000 taken from slaughterhouses. It is FoodSafe...

Demand Can be Met by Local Production in PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Local poultry companies say that they are easily able to meet the growing demand for poultry meat in the country, without the need for imports.

Biofuel from Wastewater Chicken Fat
US – "We use everything but the cackle" is an old adage that nicely captures the poultry industry's approach to the efficient use of byproducts.