Controversy over Govt's Plan for Small Farms
ISRAEL - A resolution of two years ago for small chicken farms in Upper Galilee to be relocated to centralised locations outside residential communities is coming into force, prompting opposition from environmental and social welfare activists.

Protests Against Conditions of Egg-laying Chickens
ISRAEL - One of Israel's leading animal rights groups, Anonymous for Animal Rights (AFAR), has launched a campaign opposing battery cages, industrial agricultural confinement cages used primarily for egg-laying chickens.

Israeli Company Starts Exports to China
ISRAEL - Off Tov is selling its products to China.

Another Case of Newcastle Disease in Israel
ISRAEL - The veterinary authorities have reported one new case of Newcastle disease to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Newcastle Disease Breaks out in Israel
ISRAEL - The veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of Newcastle disease to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Soglowek Acquires Teva Off Brand
ISRAEL - Soglowek has outbid Tnuva for the Teva Off poultry brand.

Tnuva to Expands its Poultry Business
ISRAEL - Food company, Tnuva, is in talks to acquire Hod Hefer.

Ag Ministry Blamed for Arsenic-Tainted Chicken Sales
ISRAEL - It is alleged that the Agriculture Ministry allowed the sale of poultry meat with a high residue of arsenic between 2003 and 2006.

Off Haemek Goes into Receivership
ISRAEL - All 200 workers at Off Haemek plant are to lose their jobs as the company goes into receivership.

Chicken Bronchitis Brings Up Prices
ISRAEL - A plague of bronchitis in chickens has struck the poultry industry, cutting supplies and raising prices as the Passover holiday approaches.

Poultry Processor to Remain in Operation
ISRAEL - Off Haemek, which was scheduled to close today, is to remain in operation for the time being.

Newcastle Disease Breaks out in Israel
ISRAEL - The veterinary authorities have sent an Immediate Notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of Newcastle disease on a commercial farm.

Israeli Poultry Firm Faces Possible Closure
ISRAEL - The Off Haemek poultry processing company may close on 5 March although a final court decision is still pending.

Teva Sells Vet Company to Phibro
ISRAEL - Teva has sold Abic Biological Laboratories Teva to Phibro Animal Health for $47 million.

Plasson Sales Rising
ISRAEL - Plasson Industries achieved double-digit revenue growth and maintained operating profitability according to its second quarter results.

Changes Ahead in Egg Market
ISRAEL - The price of state-subsidized eggs is to rise, and more size categories will be introduced.

Deadly Bird Flu in Israeli Zoo
JERUSALEM - A deadly strain of the bird flu virus has infected chickens in northern Israel, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website on Thursday.

Israel Set For Poultry Product Exports To Canada
ISRAEL - Israel is about to begin exporting poultry products to Canada. The Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary Services received the export permit after a long process of examination by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Israeli Eggs To Cost 10% More
ISRAEL - Steep increase in chicken feed leads to rise in cost of eggs pending approval by Agriculture Ministry

Egg-Products Firm Cham Says The Billionaire Is Eyeing It Too
ISRAEL - Billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak took Israel's capital market by storm. Inside a month he bought controlling interests in - count 'em - four publicly traded companies, agreeing to hand over a total of NIS 1.3 billion.

Broiler Seminar Israel
ISRAEL - A broiler seminar has been organised in Israel by Hapach Metal Industries and AgroTop. Several companies were invited to tell about their innovative housing equipment for broilers.

Where Have All The Eggs Gone?
ISRAEL - Supermarket chains have been busy since the beginning of the year trying to find out where all the eggs have disappeared to.

Egg market plagued by deceptive labels
ISRAEL - The free-range egg market in Israel is growing: An increasing number of consumers are willing to pay twice the cost for eggs laid by hens raised in humane conditions, and seven million eggs are marketed as "free-range" every year - 0.4 percent...

International Egg and Poultry Review
By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry, this week looking at the latest in Israel.

Poultry consumption up in Israel
ISRAEL - Dun & Bradstreet survey: Over past eight years, poultry consumption rises by 6.5 kilos average per person. Poultry is preferred meat for Israelis