Poultry Prices Rose in First Days of Ramadan
JORDAN - Poultry prices have risen by 20 per cent over the past few days due to what officials attribute to a rise in demand coupled with the recent heatwave, which caused the death of nearly one-third of farm-raised chickens.

Al Jazeera Hosted 1st Hubbard Poultry School in Jordan
JORDAN - On 6-8th November 2007 Al Jazeera Poultry Grandparents, distributor of the Hubbard Classic for Jordan, Iraq and Palestine invited technicians of their customers to the first Hubbard Poultry School held at the Le MERIDIEN hotel in Amman.

Seminar Follows Salmonella Scare In Jordan
AMMAN - Following alarm caused by an outbreak of salmonella poisoning in Jordan, involving 300 people, the Jordanian Ministries of Agriculture and Health quickly organised a seminar in Amman for table egg and broiler producers.

National Poultry To Roll New Meat Production Line Soon
JORDAN - National Poultry Company (NPC) will soon be rolling a new meat production line in addition to slaughtering and marketing chicken, producing chicken feed and operating poultry farms.

Saudi Arabia resumes import of baby chickens from Jordan
JORDAN - Saudi authorities have lifted their ban on the import of baby chickens from Jordan a month after suspending the purchase of chicks bred in the Kingdom, an Agriculture Ministry official said on Saturday.

Poultry farmers criticise proposal to exempt importers of frozen chicken from customs duties
AMMAN - Poultry farmers are concerned that a proposal to exempt importers of chicken and fish from customs duties for six months will have a major negative impact on their businesses, which suffered during last year’s bird flu scare.