Brazilian Eggs Filling the Gulf
BRAZIL - Exports of the product to the Arab world posted significant growth, from US$ 114,600 in the first quarter of 2007 to US$ 9.8 million in the same period this year. Cases of avian flu in Asia have depleted the region's supplies.

Arab Market Expanding for Paraná Poultry
BRAZIL - Recent figures supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade have reported that 67 per cent of exported Paraná poultry was destined for the Middle East and North Africa alone in 2007. This makes the Arab market...

Perdigao Sees Income Rise by 174 per cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian poultry, pig meat, beef and food processor Perdigao has seen its income for 2007 rise by 174 per cent to R$ 321.3 million (US$ 188.4 million) compared to 2006.

Marfrig Takes Control of Two Poultry Companies
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processor Marfrig has bought a controlling interest in DaGranja Agroindustrial and Pena Branca - the leading poultry company in the Sao Paulo district.

Specialists Converge on Brazilian Symposium
BRAZIL – Supply and demand of the international market of grain is one of the subjects to be debated during the IX Symposium South Brazil of Poultry farming – IX SBSA - that will be carried out from 01 to 03 of April in Chapecó, SC - Brazil.

Perdigao Completes Share Offering
BRAZIL - Brazilian poultry giant Perdigao and the bank Credit Suisse have completed the primary offering of 20,744,200 common shares at R$45.00 (raeis)per share.

Chicken Exports Hit $ 5 billion
BRAZIL – Brazil exported 3.3 million tonnes of chicken last year, an increase of 21 per cent compared with 2006.

Export Mission to Russia
BRAZIL - A mission from Brazil is in Russia this week to thrash out a deal over health and hygiene controls for meat exports.

Perdigao Acquisition of Eleva
BRAZIL - Brazilian poultry producing and processing giant, Perdigao, has delayed its acqusition of Eleva Alimentos S.A.

Aviagen Holds Successful Seminar in Brazil
BRAZIL - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, recently held a successful seminar in Brazil to discuss trends in the poultry industry and prospective issues.

German Turkey Producers Visit Big Dutchman Brazil
BRAZIL - On November 8, 2007, Big Dutchman Brazil, located in Caxias do Sul, welcomed 50 German turkey producers on their premises. At the Big Dutchman facilities, they attended an interesting lecture about turkey breeding and were informed about the...

Brazil Co Pena Branca: In Due Diligence With Tyson
BRAZIL - Privately held Brazilian chicken company Pena Branca is in the final stages of due diligence with U.S. Tyson Foods (TSN) for a possible joint venture, Pena Branca's director told Dow Jones Newswires on Wednesday.

Brazil's Perdigao In Merger Talks With Local Rival
SAO PAULO - Brazilian poultry and pork producer Perdigao SA and local rival Eleva Alimentos SA are in talks about a potential merger, the companies said late on Thursday.

Big Dutchman Booth Attracted Many Visitors
BRAZIL - At the Latin American Poultry Congress and show end of September 2007 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the Big Dutchman product range once again attracted a lot of visitors.

Chinese Blockade On Brazilian Meat Stalls Bilateral Trade
BRAZIL - China’s restriction on Brazilian meat is one of the main obstacles to increased trade between the two countries, the executive-secretary of the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC) told Macauhub.