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

Hatchery Workshops a Big Hit with Customers
GLOBAL - Aviagen recently continued their ongoing hands-on training programme for Central and Eastern European customers with a series of hatchery workshops in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

New Merck Company Begins Operations
US - Merck has outlined its global plans following the completion of Merck's merger with Schering-Plough Corporation announced this week. Raul E. Kohan has been named president of the Animal Health division.

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.

Ratajczak to Keynote Poultry Market Intelligence Forum
US - Economist, Dr Donald Ratajczak, will be a featured speaker at the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum, scheduled again for the International Poultry Expo in 2010.

New Pfizer AH Aims to Address Industry Concerns
FRANCE - In an interview, Hervé Le Galludec, the Poultry Business Director in the European region for the new Pfizer Animal Health, explains how Pfizer's acquisition of Fort Dodge Animal Health will bring a new key partner to the poultry industry.

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...

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.

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.

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

Nutreco's Q3 Results in Line with Expectations
THE NETHERLANDS - The company's operational results for Animal nutrition and Fish Feed for the third quarter (Q3) are in line with the outlook, according to Nutreco. Revenues were down nine per cent compared to the same period of 2008 but some sectors...

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.

Petersime Expands Management Team
BELGIUM - Geert Callens has been hired by Petersime as a Strategic Business Development Manager.

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.

Ridley Hit by Falling Demand for Feed
GLOBAL - Ridley Inc. has reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, the three months ending 30 September 2009.

One-Stop Shop Set up to Advise Kerala's Farmers
KERALA, INDIA - Kerala State Poultry Development Corporation (KEPCO) is providing suport for the state's poultry farmers in the form of technical and financial support.

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.

Monsanto Welcomes EU Approval of its GM Maize
EU - Monsanto's YieldGard VT® corn technologies have received European Union regulatory approval.

VIV Europe 2010 Returns to its Roots in Utrecht
NETHERLANDS - VIV Europe 2010 will take place on 20 to 22 April 2010 in the Jaarbeurs at Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Warning of Traditional Christmas Turkeys Shortage
UK - With reduced placing of turkey poults on farms this summer there could well be a shortage of traditional Christmas turkeys, forecasts leading UK producer, Paul Kelly.

Heading for a New Year and a New Poultry CRC
AUSTRALIA - The latest issue of e-Chook brings an update on Poultry CRC by CEO, Professor Mingan Choct.

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.

New Cobb Technical Service Appointment in Asia
GLOBAL - Dr Alvin Arucan has joined the Cobb technical service team in Asia, increasing support for the company's growing business in the region.

Acquisition Puts Boehringer among Top Health Companies
GLOBAL - Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has closed the deal to acquire a significant portion of the Fort Dodge Animal Health business from Pfizer.