Soybean and Livestock Go Hand in Hand
US - Livestock and poultry consume about 98 percent of domestically used soybean meal, making them the No. 1 customer for U.S. soybean producers.

US Risk Assessment of Denmark and France
WASHINGTON, US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced the availability of risk assessments on the animal health status of Denmark and France. Both countries had an outbreak of the H5N1...

Egg Prices Doubled in Six Years
US - According to recent statistics, egg prices in the US have more than doubled since 2002 and show no signs of abating any time soon.

Aviagen Restructures for Core Businesses
US - The Aviagen Group, the world’s leading poultry breeder has announced that the company has been divided into two separate business units: “Aviagen Broiler Breeding” and “Aviagen Turkeys and other Aviagen Operations”.

Lawmakers Say Better Safe Than Sorry
WASHINGTON, US - Saying companies that ignore workplace hazards face little more than a "slap on the wrist," lawmakers on Tuesday called for stiffer penalties and stronger enforcement against chronic violators.

Salmonella Chicken Plants Named
US - Plants troubled by persistent Salmonella concerns are being named in a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publication. 21 facilities where more than 10% of positive samples were found contaminated in recent tests.

International Egg And Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry.

Tyson Looks Back at its Environmental Footprint
US - Tyson Foods have releases a new sustainability report which aims to outline the company's corporate responsibility efforts. The 64-page publication titled “Sustainability - It’s In Our Nature,” focuses on economic, social and environmental concerns,...

Ohio Firm Mislabels 1,420 Pounds of Chicken
US - Koch Foods, a Fairfield, Ohio, establishment, is recalling approximately 1,420 pounds of frozen chicken breast products because they were packaged with the incorrect label. The frozen, pre-browned, raw products were labeled as "precooked" and...

Safety Expert Condemns Poultry Practises
WASHINGTON, US - A safety coordinator will testify as witnesses at a Senate hearing today addressing the dangerous pattern of large corporations ignoring or avoiding their obligations to insure a safe workplace.

Cargill Acquires Willow Brook Foods
WICHITA - US international food and agricultural giant Cargill has bought turkey meat processor Willow Brook Foods (Willow Brook).

Weekly Outlook: Three Friendly Reports For Corn
US - The USDA’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, quarterly Grain Stocks report, and annual Prospective Plantings report all appeared to be supportive for corn prices, says Darrel Good, Extension Economist, University of Illinois

Egg Products: Shell Eggs Broken Up 8 Percent from Last Year
US - By the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Burger King Hungry for Welfare
US - Burger King has been praised for reaching objectives in sourcing chickens and eggs from chickens raised in cage free eggs. In doing so they help increase welfare standards nationwide.

Corn Returns May Top Soybeans in 2008
URBANA, US - Corn may be a more profitable crop for Illinois producers in 2008 than soybeans, according to a new University of Illinois Extension study.

Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 7 Percent from Last Year
US - The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) comment on the poultry weights and slaughter levels in their monthly Poultry Slaughter Report.

Environment Chicken Package; a Gift for Earth Day
US - Chicken processor, Murray's Chickens, have repackaged their chicken products, ridding them of the environmentally unfriendly foam trays. The move is set to coincide with Earth Day on April the 22nd.

The Bad Egg List: Exposé on Contaminted Chicken
WASHINGTON, D.C., US - A new report names and shames those chicken producers who have consistantly failed to meet federal standards on Salmonella control. The report, published by Food and Water Watch is an update and follow up of their 2006 report...

Human Salmonella Differs From Animal Salmonella
US - A recent study that analysed the strains of human salmonella strains and those of animal origin has come to the suprising conclusion that they are distinct. Now scientists are hoping that this discovery could open doors to new treatments for foodborne...

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up slightly, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

No Enforcement on Humane Slaughter Law
WASHINGTON, D.C., US – With meat recalls due to bacterial contamination and the horrific handling and slaughtering of downer cows making headlines in recent months, consumers are increasingly aware of some of the problems occurring behind slaughterhouse...

Uniting in the Name of Welfare
US - The United Egg Producers (UEP), a trade association representing most U.S. egg farmers and companies, has recently teamed up with the Denver-based American Humane Association, in an attempt to improve poultry welfare standards.

Grilled Chicken - The New American Diet
US - An objective Weber GrillWatch Survey, which was conducted by third-party Greenfield Online, is the nation's first and most comprehensive study on what, where, when, why, and how Americans cook outdoors. Suprisingly, the statistics reveal that Americans...

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry.

Chicken And Eggs
US - By the United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).