Brazil: Covid-19 cases spike among processing plant workers Processing facilities in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná are being hit hard...
Sustainability Expert Group to support the egg industry The International Egg Commission (IEC) is bringing together experts with an interest in sustainable agricultural...
Enhancing poultry genetics in Sub-Sahara Africa Moves to design and supply enhanced poultry genetics across sub-Saharan Africa are in full swing as part of...
Millions invested to revive Ghana’s poultry sector Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank has announced a GHC500 million (US$ 87 million) loan facility in support...
UK poultry: New Bill labels ‘key food workers’ low skilled Fears are growing that the UK poultry industry could be decimated after it emerged that the Home Office’s...
Ovostar Union plans egg production in Latvia Gallusman, part of Ukraine’s Ovostar Union Group has announced plans to invest € 100 million to build a huge egg...
Bangladesh poultry production plummets Following a staggering drop in demand for poultry meat and eggs in Bangladesh since the start of the Covid-19...
CPF: Recovering chicken prices, record profits Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) anticipates its best performing year ever due to soaring pork prices and...
Egg sector and welfare groups join in opposing low standards Egg industry leaders and animal welfare groups have joined forces to criticise the UK Government for failing to...
MHP poultry exports hit by both AI and Covid-19 Ukraine’s biggest poultry producer MHP had to reduce its export volume in the first quarter of 2020 because of...
Covid-19 continues to rattle supply chains Retailers and farmer’s unions in the UK and beyond have been battling to ensure that egg and poultry meat supply...
Brazilian poultry exports grow 5.1% despite Covid-19 Brazilian chicken exports have increased by 5.1% to 1.365 million tons, during the first 4 months of 2020...
Feed shortage prompts Iranian farmers to bury birds alive Several dozen videos have been posted on social media in Iran showing thousands of day-old chicks being buried...
Exploring ways to reduce salmonella in poultry Researchers from 2 US universities have joined forces with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to explore...
Study compares 4 Dutch broiler production systems Animal welfare gets a lot of attention in the Netherlands, and for broiler chickens; stocking density and...
Poland’s poultry sector suffers because of the Covid-19 Europe’s largest broiler meat producer, Poland could see its poultry industry collapsing because of the Covid-19...