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Monday, August 06, 2012
WPC 2012: 24th World Poultry Congress Opens in SalvadorBRAZIL - The opening ceremony of the 24th World Poultry Congress took place in Salvador in the state of Bahia yesterday, 5th August. The event marked the centenary of the very first congress. Senior editor, Jackie Liden, reports from the Congress....
Thursday, August 02, 2012
No Import Duties Will be Applied by Mexico on US ChickenMEXICO - The federal government has announced that no anti-dumping duties will be applied to imports of chicken legs from the US, despite what it describes as unfair practices by US exporters. The reason given for the decision is the current high chicken...
Monday, July 30, 2012
Global Weather Conditions Hitting Grain and Oilseed ProductionANALYSIS - The prospects for global grain stocks and prices for 2012/2013 could be bleaker than some analysts are already predicting, writes editor-in-chief Chris Harris. ...
Poultry Industry's Prospects Dominated by Feed Cost WorriesANALYSIS - Rising feed prices are likely to put poultry companies under increasing pressure, according to a new report from Rabobank. Four per cent of global production is forecast to be traded this year, with the export shares of the US, EU and Thailand...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
This Week's Poultry Industry NewsANALYSIS - Warnings about global feed and food price rises are growing ever louder. An international feed organisation blames the difficult crop–growing conditions in the US as well as competition from the biofuels sector for the increases, which will...
Overhaul for French Poultry Sector Following Doux CaseFRANCE - The French poultry sector looks set for a major overhaul once the decision on the future of the French poultry processing company Doux is reached, writes editor-in-chief, Chris Harris. ...
Lighting - Crucial to Health, Welfare and PerformanceANALYSIS - The amount of light that poultry receive in their housing, its intensity and its colour all play a crucial role in the health, welfare and performance of the bird. ...
Thursday, July 19, 2012
This Week's Poultry Industry NewsANALYSIS - Mexico, a country whose population tops the world egg consumption rankings, has been hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza in the last month. So far, 33 egg farms in the central state of Jalisco have been affected and an estimated 3.8 million...
H7N3 Control Measures ExpandMEXICO - The National Health, Food Safety and Food Quality Service (SENASICA) reported that as a result of the implementation of the National Animal Health Emergency Plan to contain and eradicate the outbreak of H7N3 avian influenza in Jalisco state,...
Thursday, July 12, 2012
This Week's Poultry Industry NewsANALYSIS - US poultry groups have called on the trade representative Ron Kirk to take South Africa to the World Trade Organization over the anti-dumping duties imposed on US poultry products,...
Call for Animal-based Measures to Assess Broiler WelfareANALYSIS - A new study from the European Food Safety Authority has shown that animal-based measures can be used effectively in on-farm evaluations of broiler welfare in relation to laws, codes of practice, quality assurance schemes, management and also...
Friday, July 06, 2012
Is EU Really Getting Tough on Animal Welfare?ANALYSIS - The European Parliament has voted for animal welfare rules to be better enforced, existing loopholes closed and offenders punished, writes Chris Harris. ...
US and EU Turn Attention to Poultry Meat InspectionANALYSIS - Both in the US and in Europe poultry meat inspection has come to the fore this week. ...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Auditors Organic Report - A Model for EU Regulation?ANALYSIS - The European Commission is to tighten up on controls on marketing of organic foods across the EU to ensure a fair and even handed approach, writes Chris Harris. ...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
This Week's Poultry Industry NewsANALYSIS - Following a review of the current animal welfare legislation, the European Commission has called for a simplified legislative framework and better enforcement. Low-pathogenic bird flu has been discovered at two more ostrich farms in South...
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Can Bird Flu-Resistant Chickens be Developed?ANALYSIS - Could the answer to breeding a bird that is resistant to bird flu be drawing near? According to researchers at Roslin Institute at Edinburgh University in Scotland and Cambridge University, the day could be drawing near, writes Chris Harris. ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Overview of This Week's Poultry NewsANALYSIS – Several meetings have taken place over the last week, keeping ThePoultrySite's editorial team on the go, writes Jackie Linden. In Paris, the World Meat Congress tackled some challenging issues, including the state of the global protein market...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
New Report Identifies Multi-Million-Pound Boost for UK Meat IndustryUK - Potential benefits to the country’s meat industry to the tune of around £40 million per annum have been identified in a new report for the Royal Agricultural College by Stewart Houston, reports senior editor, Jackie Linden....
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Overview of This Week's Poultry Industry NewsANALYSIS - Environmental issues have been in the news in the last week, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. Global standards are to be set up to assess the impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farm livestock and in the EU, farm ministers are...
Monday, June 04, 2012
Is Agriculture Leading the Way Out of the Recession?ANALYSIS - Against what appears to be all the economic trends, the global agriculture sector seems to be showing a strength and even punching above its weight during the current global financial problems, writes, Chris Harris. ...
Ag Outlook: Grain Exports Up; Imports at Record $107.5BANALYSIS - Agricultural exports are forecast higher versus the February report but lower compared to 2011 figures. However, import demand is booming, jumping $1 billion to $107.5 billion, writes Sarah Mikesell, The CropSite senior editor. ...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Overview of This Week's Poultry Industry NewsANALYSIS - Several of the world's top poultry companies have been in the news in the last week, for different reasons – mostly positive, some negative, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. Companies based in Russia, the Netherlands and the US all reported...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
PIG & POULTRY FAIR: Reducing Antimicrobial Usage in PoultryANALYSIS - At the British Pig & Poultry Fair 2012 earlier this month, Daniel Parker, a Slatehall Vet Practice, and Oliver Hoddinot, a poultry producer, conducted a workshop on antibiotic stewardship, writes Nuria Martínez Herráez, ThePoultrySite editor....
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Overview of This Week’s Poultry Industry NewsANALYSIS – Conference Season is at its busiest, reports senior editor, Jackie Linden, who has recently attended the UK’s leading trade show for the poultry sector and an international conference in Brussels with a wider geographical perspective.Common...
WORLD POULTRY 2012: Focus on Welfare, Consumer SafetyBELGIUM - The main focus of the second and final day of the World Poultry 2012 conference in Brussels was on the broad themes of welfare regulations and consumer safety, reports senior editor, Jackie Linden....
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