UAE Poultry Company Invests in Real Estate
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - With profits from poultry production under pressure, Ras Al Khaimah Poultry and Feeding is investing in property.

RAK Poultry Doubled Profit in 2008
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - RAK Poultry and Feeding has reported a 113 per cent increase in gross profits for 2008 compared to the previous year.

New UAE Requirements for Imports of Table Eggs
UAE - The Ministry of Water and Environment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a new decree that stipulates the conditions for importing table eggs.

Sectors Urge Government to Allow Higher Prices
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Poultry producers have requested the government to allow price rises for poultry products to help cover their recently elevated costs.

Brazil's Growing Interest in Halal Exports
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Brazilian Halal exports to the Middle East are expected to exceed US$6.38 billion in 2008, and halal meat exporting companies are well represented at the coming Halal Expo in Dubai.

A’Saffa Poultry Shifts to Five-Day Week
UAE - Following the Ministry of Manpower’s appeal to young Omanis to take up jobs in the private sector, the Chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) has urged the sector to make its option attractive by adapting to a five-day wee...

Price of Fresh Chicken to Go Up
United Arab Emirates - The price of fresh chicken will go up across the UAE with the start of Ramadan.

Sharjah Embarks Upon Egg Production Project
UAE - Sharjah Agriculture Development Corporation (SADC) has embarked upon a 120 million dirham (AED) egg production project, which is to occupy a total area of one million square foot.

Emke Group and Rose Poultry Join Forces for Meat and Seafood Processing
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Emke Group and Rose Poultry are setting up the the first project of its kind in Al Ain.

UAE to Collect Halal Fees on Foreign Plants
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - UAE officials indicate that they will approach approved foreign Halal certifiers directly in an effort to identify slaughter houses that produce meat for export to the UAE for the purpose of collecting annual Halal fees.

Fresh Chicken, Rare Chicken in the UAE
QUATAR, UAE - The lack of fresh chicken in Quatar still shows no signs of abating. Supermarkets are running out of supplies and their seems to be nothing left in stock.

Millions Dead - Farmers Want More Compensation
UAE - Poultry Farmers in the United Arab Emirates have asked the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture to reconsider the amount of compensation due after avian bird flu ravaged the poultry industry, resulted in the culling of millions of...

‘Eggs-iting’ News in the UAE
UAE - Union Cooperatives in the UAE are going to import eggs directly from the Netherlands and the first lot will be available from February 15, Khaleej Times has learnt.

Egg, Poultry Prices Fixed as Body Steps In
UAE - Demands from poultry companies to increase prices by up to 37% have been rejected by the UAE’s Higher Consumer Protection Committee, the body said on Wednesday.

Al-Meera Stores Selling Eggs at ‘Subsidised Rate’
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The Al-Meera chain of co-operative stores is offering a tray of 30 eggs at QR15.75 with a view to resolving the current shortage in the supply of eggs, says a report published in a local Arabic daily.

Shooting Prices Kill ‘Eggcitement’ in UAE
UAE - Eggs are in such short supply in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the population are being warned not to be surprised if omelettes and scrambled eggs disappear from the breakfast table altogether.

Eggs Prices Rocketing in the Emirates
UAE - Local poultry and feed companies announced on Thursday that egg and chicken prices will be increased by 15 to 20 per cent this month.

Ban On Eggs Hits Hard
ABU DHABI - There is an acute shortage of eggs in the market, leading to a rise in prices, market officials have said.

'Suspicious' Samples led to ban on Saudi poultry
UAE - A UAE official revealed that the detection of suspicious samples among products that were imported from Saudi Arabia led to the ban on all poultry products from the kingdom several days before the official announcement of the bird flu attack.

Sadia To Have Factory In The Emirates
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The food sector company is going to invest 100 million Brazilian reais (US$ 57 million) in the unit, which is going to process cattle and chicken meat to supply the great demand in the region. The company exports to the Middle East...

UAE To Review Ban On Indian Poultry Products
DUBAI - The authorities in the UAE have decided to review a ban on Indian poultry products put in place since July after bird flu was detected in Manipur.

An Organic Solution For Farmers Waste
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Al Quraishi Group has launched an organic solutions for waste management in the UAE. It also aims at enhancing irrigation and agriculture systems, paving the way for an ecologically friendly future.

Import Ban Pushes Up Retail Price Of Eggs
ABU DHABI - The price of eggs has gone up by 5 to 15 per cent in Dubai and the northern emirates, with major suppliers increasing wholesale rates.

Egg Prices To Rise On Ban
UAE - The price of eggs in the UAE could rise by 10-30% following a ban on all poultry products from India.

UAE Lifts Ban On Indian Poultry Products
DUBAI - The UAE has lifted a ban on import of eggs and other poultry products from India.