Egg Prices Trigger Boycott Call
SAUDI ARABIA - Posters on an online forum behind a series of campaigns to boycott local products are now targeting eggs, whose prices have risen in recent months from around SR7 to as high as SR18.

Brazilian Produce: Saudis Want it All
SAUDI ARABIA - In meetings with representatives of the Arab Brazilian Chamber and the Ministry of Agriculture, yesterday, in Riyadh, Saudi leaders stated that the liquidity coming from oil and the local consumer habits are boosting the demand for foods....

Arab world buys 30% of Brazilian chicken exports
SAUDI ARABIA - The Arab countries buy 30% of Brazilian poultry exports. "It is the most important and traditional market for exports from Brazil. We have been present in the market for more than 35 years now," said to ANBA the president at the Brazilian...

Ostrich Meat Banned in Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA - Municipal officials in Riyadh have instructed poultry sellers and restaurants not to sell ostrich meat following the discovery of bird flu among ostriches a couple of days ago.

No Yolk
SAUDI ARABIA - No scrambled eggs for breakfast seems hard to digest. A week after Qatar imposed a ban on the import of all poultry products from Saudi Arabia, the market is feeling the pinch.

Saudi Bans Canadian Poultry
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia's Agriculture Ministry has banned the importation of live chickens and poultry products from Canada due to reports of bird flu being present in the country, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Live Poultry Sale Ban Comes Into Effect
JEDDAH - The closure of live poultry stores within city limits as a precautionary measure against avian flu and other hygiene concerns went into effect yesterday after a three-year grace period, which included one extension.

Ban On French Chicken Import
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Agriculture yesterday imposed a temporary ban on the import of chickens and eggs from Moselle in Lorraine, France, as a preventive measure to counter bird flu, which according to latest indications is again spreading across...

Kuwait Set to Lift Ban on Kingdom Poultry Products
RIYADH - The state of Kuwait will lift the ban it imposed three months ago on the importing of poultry products from Saudi Arabia, a senior Kuwaiti official announced here yesterday.

Clamp on live poultry outlets
RIYADH - Municipal authorities in Riyadh have decided to shut down all the 385 stores that slaughter live poultry from July 26, a top municipality official said.

Live Poultry Stores Face Forced Closure
RIYADH - Municipal authorities are to shut down all 385 stores that slaughter live poultry in Riyadh as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of bird flu and other diseases, an official from the municipality announced yesterday.

Bid to boost Saudi poultry exports
SAUDI ARABIA - According to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Annual Report, despite generous government subsidies and a rising population, Saudi Arabian poultry producers are facing robust competition from imported frozen chickens.

NHA bans import of frozen chicken, eggs from Saudi
SAUDI ARABIA - The National Health Authority has banned imports of all frozen chicken from Saudi Arabia. An official source at the NHA said that a joint committee of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture and the National Health Authority (NHA)...

OFWs in Saudi to engage in poultry farming: DTI
SAUDI ARABIA - Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia could now be transformed into Overseas Filipino Investors (OFIs) through a poultry farming project, an investment opportunity for OFWs in the same country.

Clean Bill of Health for Poultry
SAUDI ARABIA - The winning of three internationally recognized awards recently by the Radwa Food Production Company for the quality of management and health secures its position as one of the safest poultry production facilities in the world.

Radwa Saudi Arabia doubles capacity with Smart incubation from Pas Reform
SAUDI ARABIA - Radwa Food Production Company, a dominant player in the premium quality poultry segment in Saudi Arabia, and part of the innovative and diverse Aal Taher Group, has announced that it will extend hatchery operations to further strengthen...