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.

Al Islami Foods Plans To Double Sales This Year
DUBAI - Al Islami Foods, a leading UAE-based halal meat and poultry firm, expects to double its sales this year from Dh180 million in 2006, the company's chief said.

Dubai Cooperative Society reports 35 per cent increase in net profits
DUBAI - Dubai Cooperative Society, the holding company of Al Islami Foods, which is the leading provider of Halal food products in the Middle East, today reported 35 per cent growth in net profits for 2006, during General Assembly Meeting. Saleh Lootah,...

Erring poultry farms may be shut down
DUBAI — The Ministry of Environment and Water in the UAE has said poultry farms which are not abiding by rules and regulations will be forced to shut down.

Live poultry shops closed in UAE
DUBAI/ABU DHABI - The Minister of Environment and Water, Dr Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi, has ordered the closure of all live poultry shops in the UAE as a precautionary measure, following reports of an outbreak of bird flu in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, re...

Poultry products are hit by ban uncertainty
ABU DHABI - The ban on sale of Indian poultry products, including eggs, continues to stay, Dr Mohammad Saeed Al Kindi, Minister of Environment and Water, said yesterday.

UAE vows to take fresh measures to prevent entry of bird flu
UAE - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has vowed to take a series of fresh measures to prevent the entry of the H5N1 bird flu virus that has been detected in the sister Gulf state of Kuwait, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported on Friday.