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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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 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 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 In EuroTier

Polish poultry producers are keeping volume up, but aren’t able to make prices on their export markets. Photo: Michel Zoeter

Covid-19 pandemic costs Polish poultry export dearly

In January-July of 2020, Polish poultry companies lost PLN 675 million (US$ 173 million) on exports due to the...

On Oct 29 In Export

VIV Asia postponed until September 2021

The trade show, which was originally scheduled for March 2021, has been postponed to 22-24 September 2021 due to...

On Oct 5 In VIV Asia

The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is more persistent than MERS-COV or SARS-CoV-1 on packaging material. Photo: Boerderij

Coronavirus is more persistent than other SARS viruses

The Food Technology Institute from Brazil looked into the survival rates of 3 types of coronavirus on surfaces...

On Sep 28 In Covid-19

Rens van Dobbenburgh, president of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE): "Through its 40 member countries the FVE represents 300,000 vets. It's quite a challenge to try to find communis opinio.'' Photo: Sebastien Tibeau

Interview: FVE president: "One Health approach is essential"

Dutch veterinarian Rens van Dobbenburgh has been president of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)...

On Sep 21 In veterinairians

The Philippines imposed an embargo on Brazilian chicken meat after China found since August positive result for Covid-19 in tests carried out on a batch of chicken wings. Photo: Peter Roek

Brazil asks Philippines to end embargo on chicken meat

The Brazilian ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs released a note at the beginning of September...

On Sep 11 In markets and trade

Cramped conditions in some plants as well as in employees’ homes, spurred by the UK’s drive for cheaply produced foods could be the reason for the rise in Covid infection rates. Photo: Ruud Ploeg

UK’s cheap food could be spreading Covid; WHO envoy warns

Demand for cheaply produced food in the UK could be fuelling the spread of Covid-19, according to World Health...

On Aug 28 In covid-19

Chicken products can flow freely into China, with the correct guarantees on paper that is. Photo: Poultry World

China accepts Argentinean "covid free" guarantee

5 Argentinean processors, that had voluntarily suspended their exports to China, are back in business and...

On Aug 26 In covid-19