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25 March 2019

India's $29.6 billion poultry and hatchery markets, 2014-2019 and 2024
INDIA - The "India Poultry and Hatchery Market, By Type (Layer/Egg and Broiler/Meat), By Sales Channel (Institutional Sales and Traditional/Modern Retail Sales), Competition, Forecast and Opportunities, 2014-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's...

17 January 2019

Rising maize prices give jitters to India's poultry farmers
INDIA - Maize prices are on the boil on reports of lower crop in the kharif 2018 season...

07 January 2019

Bird flu outbreak in Bihar, India leads to cull
INDIA - More than 2,500 chickens have been culled after an outbreak of avian influenza in Patna district of the North-eastern state of Bihar, India led to the deaths of 650 chickens...

13 December 2018

Kerala poultry business expects revival after Christmas
INDIA, 13 December 2018 - Christmas, not Easter, will be the resurrection season for the USD$550 million chicken business in Kerala...

04 December 2018

Indian poultry exports to get boost with ban on growth drugs
INDIA, 4 December 2018 - A government move to ban the use of strong antibiotics in poultry farms could help insulate animal product exporters from international criticism on drug contamination...

Zoetis presents biodevices and automation solutions at Poultry India exhibition in Hyderabad
Zoetis teams presented the Embrex Biodevice, from November 28 to November 30, at the Poultry India Exhibition in Hyderabad, India. ...

03 December 2018

App to help poultry farmers grow business with intelligent data
INDIA, 3 December 2018 - US-based Cargill is developing farmer-friendly apps which can digitise manual inputs of farm statistics on a real-time basis...

01 November 2018

Broiler prices hit unprecedented high in Tamil Nadu
INDIA - 1 November 2018: Broiler prices in Tamil Nadu have hit an unprecedented high with dressed meat at more than ₹200 a kg in the retail market, driven by a spike in wholesale prices....

31 October 2018

Order against caging of birds upsets poultry farmers in India
INDIA - 31 October 2018: Expressing concern over the recent interim order of the Supreme Court against the rearing of birds in cages, poultry farmers in the Namakkal district of the state of Tamil Nadu have said that this will affect the industry in a...

09 July 2018

Bureau story triggers historic decision to cut antibiotic use in Mumbai
The Bombay High Court in Mumbai has ordered veterinary drug stores across the state to stop selling antibiotics for use on livestock unless the farmer has a prescription, to prevent the growing problem of drug resistance. Madlen Davies, The Bureau of...

25 June 2018

Mango peels and the shelf-life of chicken: A novel approach to packaging
INDIA - Novel packaging made from mango peels could extend the shelf life of poultry meat...

11 April 2018

Poultry India: Modern poultry equipment and feeding systems on display
“Big Dutchman offers systems perfect for the Indian market!”...

02 February 2018

India's farmed chickens given some of the strongest antibiotics
A report by Madlen Davies and Rahul M for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals that chickens in India have been dosed with some of the strongest antibiotics in medicine. One of which, colistin, has been referred to as the "last hope" antibiotic...

05 January 2018

Chicken, Egg Sales Dip Due to Bird Flu Scare
INDIA - The bird flu scare that's gripping Bengaluru city following the death of eight chickens due to avian flu has affected sale of chicken meat. ...

27 December 2017

Egg Prices Dip on Supply Boost in Kolkata
INDIA - Egg prices in Kolkata's (West Bengal) wholesale markets have come down as supplies have picked up and demand in some pockets of India have not gone up as anticipated. The drop has pulled down retail prices of eggs at markets across the city....

20 December 2017

Poultry Gets Hormone Taint; Organic Way Needs Official Stamp
INDIA - Organic chicken and mutton have become the new buzzwords after scientists have found growth-promoting hormones and antibiotics being used at regular caged poultry farms....

01 December 2017

NECC: Egg Price Now Stable in West Bengal, but Consumption Low
INDIA - Worried over the demand-supply mismatch for eggs, which had jacked up prices even a week back, the state of West Bengal has set an ambitious target of mid-2019 to be self-sufficient in egg production. ...

30 November 2017

Egg Demand May Return as Prices Ease 24%
INDIA - Poultry farmers and traders see an uptick in demand for eggs as prices have eased, saying an increase in demand will check a further dip in prices while encouraging more production. ...

22 November 2017

Egg Price Hike a Temporary Setback, Poultry Industry Says
INDIA - With the uproar over the sudden spurt in egg prices in the last few weeks, industry leaders have claimed that the price increase is only a short-term phenomenon....

21 November 2017

Govt Sets Permissible Limits for Antibiotic Use in Chickens
INDIA - The Indian government is trying to make sure that the chicken on citizens' plates is free of excessive antibiotics and veterinary drugs that may be harmful for human consumption....

20 November 2017

Egg Prices Up by 40%; Broilers Cheaper by 25%
INDIA - In the last one month, egg prices in the country recorded a huge jump, soaring as much as 40 per cent while the prices of broiler chicken eased 25 per cent during the same time on account of 'added inventory'....

13 November 2017

Biomin launches Digestarom DC: the feed converter
BIOMIN has recently introduced its innovative, next generation phytogenic feed additive, Digestarom® DC, to the Indian feed and livestock sectors as the animal nutrition firm continues its global ambition to become the phytogenic feed additive market...

09 November 2017

Poultry Industry Hopes Demand will Offset Rising Feed Prices
INDIA - Rising prices of poultry feed are likely to strain margin growth of India's poultry industry after a consistent improvement in operating profit margin for three financial years. ...

07 November 2017

Cargill to Invest $240m in India over Next 5 Years
INDIA - Cargill, a leading food and agriculture company, announced that it is investing US$240m (equivalent to Rs. 1500 crores) in India over the next 5 years. These new investments will add to the food safety and economic development of the country and...

19 October 2017

ISE Foods Seeking to Set Up Advanced Poultry Farm on Pilot Basis
INDIA - Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday informed that ISE Foods, one of world's biggest producers of eggs, is willing to set up an advanced poultry farm in India on a pilot basis....

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