Poultry Disease Guide

USDA's Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program expands to give more opportunities to meat processors

14 Jun 2021

The Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) Program has expanded to nine states, giving meat and poultry processors more opportunities to ship their products across state lines.

New report finds that UK supermarket sector is lagging on chicken welfare

14 Jun 2021

Supermarkets across the United Kingdom are lagging behind other food industry sectors on chicken welfare by failing to adopt meaningful improvements on housing standards and sticking with fast-growing breeds.

USDA begins work to enforce the Packers and Stockyards Act

14 Jun 2021

The Department of Agriculture will begin work on three proposed rules to support enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, which would give farmers stronger protections from corporate abuse.

EU's agri-food trade surplus increased at start of 2021

14 Jun 2021

In January and February 2021, the value of EU agri-food exports totalled €28.5 billion (a decrease of 6% compared to the same period in 2020), while the value of imports fell by 12.5% to reach €18.2 billion.

UK meat industry groups call for veterinary agreement to protect exports to the EU

14 Jun 2021

The UK's food and feed trade associations, hauliers, farmers and veterinary groups are advocating for a new veterinary agreement to avoid a "catastrophic drop" in food exports to the EU.