Poultry Industry News: Jamaica
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
JB Says No Current Plans to Hike Chicken PriceJAMAICA - The Jamaica Broilers Group, which produces the Best Dressed Chicken brand, says there is no immediate plan to increase the price of chicken meat, despite rising feed costs and the fluctuating foreign exchange....
Monday, May 13, 2013
Jamaica Broilers Invests $300M in New PlantJAMAICA - The Jamaica Broilers Group has invested more than $300 million to construct a new processing plant at Spring Village, St Catherine, to relocate its further processing facility from Content, Bog Walk, in the parish....
Friday, April 19, 2013
Government to Reduce Food Import BillJAMAICA - The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be pursuing initiatives aimed at enhancing Jamaica’s food security and reducing the country's annual food import bill of US$1 billion. ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Jamaica Broilers to Install Solar PV SystemsJAMAICA - While the Jamaican government’s efforts to increase renewable energy production have yet to produce significant results, some private enterprises are forging ahead on their own. Due to the prohibitively high cost of purchasing electricity...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
JBG to Grow Corn on 1,700-acre PropertyJAMAICA - Jamaica Broiler Group (JBG) is producing corn for its own use and will likely operate the farm itself, said Ian Parsard, senior vice-president for operations and finance....
Thursday, November 01, 2012
$200 Million Assistance for Farmers Hit by Hurricane SandyJAMAICA - The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be providing initial assistance of $200 million to assist farmers, who were severely affected during the passage of Hurricane Sandy last week, in addition to fertiliser and other inputs to facilitate...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tax Break on Jamaican EggsJAMAICA - Poultry producer, Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) has received a five-year income tax waiver extension for a poultry division that will allow it to raise egg production by one-third to more than two million annually....
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Could Cost Jamaica $1 BillionJAMAICA - Around 11,000 farmers are thought to have been affected by Hurricane Sandy as it swept through Jamaica last week....
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Buying Local Food Supports FarmersJAMAICA - The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is increasing its appeal for Jamaicans to support the country’s farmers through the consumption of more local produce. ...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
JBG Touts Ethanol, Haiti as Growth Areas After Flat YearJAMAICA - Food and ethanol producer, Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG), expects an energised financial year having secured a market for its ethanol production....
Friday, July 27, 2012
Jamaica Broilers Lights Up Chicken Houses with Solar PlanJAMAICA - Poultry farmers contracted by the Jamaica Broilers Group have been corralled into a green energy project that the poultry producer says will slice the cost of production through reduced electricity bills....
Friday, July 13, 2012
Tax on Imported Food Will Benefit FarmersJAMAICA - Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the government’s new tax package targeting imported food items will benefit the Jamaican farmer and the local agricultural sector....
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Opposition Calls for Removal of GCT from EggsJAMAICA - Opposition Spokesman for Agriculture JC Hutchinson called on the Government to immediately remove the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on eggs. ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Electricity Tax Hike to Push up Jamaica’s Chicken PriceJAMAICA - Although chicken remains exempted from General Consumption Tax (GCT) under the Government's new tax measures, the price of the popular protein will be increased because of the hike in the tax on electricity announced by Finance Minister, Dr...
Monday, May 07, 2012
Isle Chix Ponders Poultry Operation Across CaribbeanJAMAICA - Managing Director of Isle Chix Limited, a Clarendon-based Jamaican poultry operation, Alexx Antaeus says his company is seriously considering expanding to Jamaica’s north coast and exporting to other Caribbean nations in light of the very...
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Jamaica Broilers Lobbies US for Ethanol Tariff IncentiveJAMAICA - Jamaica Broilers Group (JB) is hoping it will get the US to extend its tariff incentive on ethanol by the time it fires up its plants in mid-2012. ...
Friday, February 17, 2012
CB Creates 'Smart Egg' for Low-Consumption MarketJAMAICA - Caribbean Broilers (CB) has placed a new nutrient-enriched 'smart egg' on the market, which is distinguished on supermarket shelves by its packaging inside a transparent circular tray that houses seven eggs....
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Jamaica Broilers Buys 1,700 Acres for Future PlansJAMAICA - Jamaica's largest poultry producer Jamaica Broilers, has purchased 1,700 acres of land in Spring Garden, St Catherine in order to facilitate a number of initiatives it has in the works. ...
Friday, December 23, 2011
Jamaica Broilers' Profits Stifled by ImportsJAMAICA - The Jamaica Broilers Group has registered a nine per cent reduction in net profit for the quarter ended October 2011, despite increased revenues, but on the back of challenges with higher raw material costs, as well as competition from imports,...
Monday, October 10, 2011
No End in Sight to High Chicken PricesJAMAICA - Leading chicken producers have warned that continuing high feed prices will push up the cost of Christmas poultry....
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Agriculture Minister Looking to Boost Egg Production JAMAICA - Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, said he would be pushing for increased egg production from local farmers to meet the needs of consumers and egg processors....
Monday, September 26, 2011
Jamaica Broilers' Net Profit Falls to $128 MillionJAMAICA - Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) posted a loss for its ethanol operations, while it saw dramatic declines to its poultry and feed businesses' bottom lines. ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
High Maize Price Hits Jamaica BroilersJAMAICA - Blaming the high cost of feed ingredients, Jamaica Broilers Group has reported a 40 per cent drop in half-year profits. ...
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Caribbean Broilers Backs Down on Chicken FeedJAMAICA - Public pressure has forced Caribbean Broilers to scrap plans to use chicken waste parts to make poultry feedstock, although it's still looking at "prospects for export". ...
Monday, September 05, 2011
Poultry By-Product Use Splits Top CompaniesJAMAICA - The country's two top poultry companies disagree about the use of poultry meal in poultry feeds....
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