Covid-19: Impact on the global poultry sector

The coronavirus has had a huge impact on daily life from the man on the street to businesses. And the poultry sector, even more essential than ever, has not gone unscathed. Keep up-to-date.

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Staff-focused biosecurity programmes will help reduce both seasonal illnesses and disease introduction to flocks. Photo: Roel Dijkstra

Biosecurity: An Inconvenient Necessity

Measures taken to protect staff health because of Covid-19 should continue after the current pandemic ends.

On Feb 23 In Biosecurity

The Covid-19 genome was identified during the inspection of external shipping packaging of frozen products at a Chinese port. Photo: Michel Zoeter

Cherkizovo stops poultry export to China after Covid scandal

Cherkizovo has suspended poultry exports to China after one of their product packages tested positive for the...

On Feb 16 In Covid

The Chinese government is now willing to receive poultry meat shipments from Brazil again. Photo: Koos Groenewold

China lifts suspensions of Brazilian processors

The Chinese General Administration of Customs (GACC) has lifted its suspension of exports from 3 Brazilian...

On Feb 5 In Exports

“The consequences of a war between officials and business is extremely negative for the economy. Every Ukrainian will experience the negative consequences,” said Avangard operational director Vladimir Rudenko. Photo: Henk Riswick

Avangard to close several production facilities in Ukraine

In 2020, Ukraine’s biggest egg producer Avangard shut down 8 production facilities, cutting 3500 jobs.

On Jan 25 In Eggs

The move to shut UK schools just days before pupils were due to go back for the Easter term is leaving producers with huge numbers of spare eggs. Photo: Ton Kastermans

Corona lockdown UK schools poses problems for UK egg sector

Moves by the UK Government to suddenly shut schools due to the rapid spread of the new Covid-19 variant are...

On Jan 22 In Eggs

Ricardo Santin, ABPA´s president, sees poultry production and consumption rise to historical records. Photo: Edi Pereira

Brazil: Slight increase forecast for 2020 poultry sector

Brazilian poultry sector is about to close 2020 with positive numbers, despite Covid-19 pandemic. Projections...

On Dec 30, 2020 In Markets and trade

Poultry meat accounts for 45% of total Romanian animal protein production and was Romania’s most widely produced meat last year, followed by pork, beef, and mutton. Photo: Theo Galema

Romania’s poultry industry remains strong amid challenges

In spite of Covid-19-related challenges and foreign competition, the poultry sector remains a leader among...

On Dec 29, 2020 In Meat

With some help from NGO Dwip Unnayan Songstha (DUS), poultry farmer Resma Begum made a good living from poultry. Covid-19 has put a severe strain on earnings in Bangladesh. Photo: ANP/G.M.B. Akash

Covid-19 disrupts Bangladesh’s poultry sector

The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC) expects the supply and demand mismatch for poultry to...

On Nov 6, 2020 In egg

Over the last half-decade Emirati producers have been successful in differentiating their products from imports by marketing them as ‘fresh’. This niche market segment continues to grow. Photo: Topntp26

UAE poultry producers benefit from Covid-19 disruption

Consumption of chicken meat products in the UAE has fallen but stabilised.

On Nov 4, 2020 In Poultry Meat

EuroTier going digital in February 2021

The biennial animal husbandry show EuroTier will be held digitally-only due to Covid-19. The online event will...

On Nov 3, 2020 In EuroTier