CME: USDA Reports Bring About a Busy Week
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 17^th June, 2008.

Bird Flu Infections Force Ban on Imports
HONG KONG - Imports of live poultry and other products from Xinhui, Jiangmen in Guangdong have been suspended for 21 days.

Live Chicken Labelling as AI Measure?
HONG KONG - Vendors have suggested using labels for live chickens

Authorities Approve Avian Flu Vaccine
AUSTRALIA - CSL has received approval to register Panvax for humans

Retailer Under More Pressure on Welfare
UK - A celebrity chef's push to get Tesco to improve broiler welfare standards has received support from an influential corporate governance consultancy.

Poultry Industry Hampered by High Feed and Energy Costs
PAKISTAN - The poultry industry has been hit not only by high costs but also government policy on imports of parent birds, day-old chicks and poultry meat.

Boost for Poultry Farming
NIGERIA - Poultry farmers in Borno state have been asked to liaise with the directorate of veterinary services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources for professional advice on avian flu.

AVEC General Assembly Looks at Competitiveness
POLAND - Competitiveness in a fast changing world will be the theme of the general assembly of AVEC, the European poultry industry organisation, in October.

Four Arrested at Raeford Poultry Plant
US - On Tuesday, federal agents arrested four supervisors at a poultry plant belonging to House of Raeford on alleged immigration violations.

UN Bird Flu Chief Cites Improvement Despite Threat
GENERAL - Bird flu in poultry and wild birds remains entrenched in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Vietnam but the threat has eased a bit elsewhere, the UN official coordinating the global fight against the disease said Tuesday.

Cambodia Remain Vigilant on Bird Flu
CAMBODIA - It is important for Cambodia to remain vigilant for possible re-occurrence of avian influenza, as Cambodia shares borders with Vietnam and Thailand where outbreaks of the pathogenic virus continued to occur, said a statement on Tuesd...

Manure Drying Tunnel Doing a Good Job
GERMANY - Generating power from renewable energies is becoming increasingly important in Germany as well as on the international level. Thus, it is not surprising that the number of biogas plants is steadily increasing as are wind power plants and solar...

CME: A Look at the Corn/Food Price Relation
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 16^th June, 2008.

Poultry Industry's Attempt to Ban Maize Exports Fails
INDIA - Government will not impose a ban on exports following industry concerns about a shortage.

TV Chef Takes on Retailer in Bid to Improve Broiler Welfare
UK - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's campaign to improve the welfare of intensively reared broilers sold in supermarkets has taken a step forward, thanks to a Northampton investment company.

Scientists Work Together on Bird Flu
VIET NAM - More than 100 domestic and foreign scientists gathered at an international conference in Hanoi on 16 June to find ways to prevent and control bird flu.

Poultry Industry Should Come Clean
NEW ZEALAND - Companies becoming more transparent will help reduce campylobacter but the strategy is not without risks.

Hog and Poultry Industries See Hope
THE PHILIPPINES - Despite escalating chicken and pork prices, prospects for the hog and poultry industries are bright as the agriculture department has been taking concrete steps to stabilize domestic supplies.

OIMP and Homegrown Ontario Join Hands
ONTARIO - Ontario Independent Meat Processors (OIMP) has joined the Homegrown Ontario program. Homegrown Ontario is a brand that launched in June 2007 to help consumers clearly identify meat products from Ontario. Currently the logo, a red barn with a...

USPOULTRY Web Site Gets New Look
ATLANTA - The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association has launched a new Web site. The new pages at http://www.poultryegg.org have a new user-friendly look. The site provides online visitors with dramatic improvements in...

"Product of Canada": Farmers Welcome Label Guidelines
CANADA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has responded enthusiastically to the federal government’s new “Product of Canada” and “Made in Canada” label guidelines. The CFA and its member organizations have been calling for updates to labeling...

Bird Flu Hits Vietnam's Quang Ngai Province
HANOI, VIETNAM - Vietnam's central Quang Ngai province has been stricken by bird flu, raising the number of affected localities to two, local newspapers reported Tuesday.

Hyderabad Man Breeds Exotic Chickens
INDIA - A poultry breeder has developed an exotic variety of Polish chicken without feathers on its neck.

Weekly Outlook: Rationing the 2008 US Corn Crop
US - The USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board lowered its expectation of the size of the 2008 U.S. corn crop from 12.125 billion bushels in May to 11.735 billion in June. Extensive flooding in parts of the midwest suggest that production potential...

EU Compound Feed Production Still Rising
EU - Recent figures have revealed that last year's EU compound feed production had its highest annual growth rate in almost twenty years.