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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
New Zealand's chicken farmers on alert following bird flu cases in Australia
New Zealand's chicken farmers are on high alert for the H5N1 strain of bird flu after two cases were confirmed in Australia.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Ingham locks down chicken farms in Western Australia following bird flu cases
Poultry giant Ingham's locked down chicken farms in Western Australia after at least two cases of H5N1 bird flu were confirmed on the state's remote south coast and authorities raced to work out whether the virus is spreading nationwide thr ...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Review finds market failures in Australia putting chicken supply and prices at risk
An independent review has found that market failures are driving farmers out of the chicken industry, threatening meat supply and raising costs for consumers.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Farm in Australia producing free-range chicken for Baiada brand brings price expectation of $20 million
The largest Australian poultry farm growing free-range chicken for Baiada's Lilydale brand has come to market with a price expectation north of $20 million.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Australia's chicken eggs may ease with warmer weather and flock rebuilding
Outbreaks of avian influenza in Australia, specifically in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, earlier this year - and the subsequent culling of about 1.8 million chickens - has led to major disruptions in egg su ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Australian fast-food chains criticised for poor chicken welfare standards
Australian fast-food restaurants, including KFC, Nando's, and Starbucks, have some of the lowest chicken welfare standards in their supply chains compared to their counterparts in the UK and the US, according to a new ranking report, Retail ...
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Backyard chickens seen as key concern of infection as bird flu spreads in Australia
Chicken farmers in Australia are calling on backyard poultry owners to protect their animals from disease to help stop the country's largest outbreak of bird flu from spreading and further affecting the egg industry.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Chicken surpasses lamb in value for the first time in Australia
For the first time in Australia, the value of chicken meat has surpassed that of lamb, marking a significant shift in the country's meat market dynamics, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Australia faces possible chicken shortage as workers strike for pay raise
A potential chicken shortage looms over Australia as over 1,000 workers at Inghams, the nation's largest poultry producer, prepare to initiate industrial action seeking an 18% pay increase, news.com.au reported.
Monday, August 7, 2023
Australian university scientists test camera software that tracks chicken's weight, movement
Scientists at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia have cracked the code for a camera software that examines how healthy chickens are, working out their weight to within 5% of their size.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Food waste-based chicken feed can cut GHG emissions by 5%, Australian university research found
New research from Australia's University of New England (UNE) has revealed using food waste to create commercial chicken feed would not only save the Australian poultry industry an estimated $500 million a year, but it could reduce the coun ...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Lenard's aims to maintain chicken's affordability in Australia
Lenard's, a leading Australian poultry company, is taking steps to ensure that chicken remains the country's most affordable source of protein in the country through its "hero on the plate" concept, Food & Beverage reported.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Papua New Guinea bans chicken imports from Asia and Australia
Papua New Guinea's National Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA) has announced a directive to ban imports of fresh, frozen and chilled chicken, as well as chicken products, from Asia and Australia due to a biosecurity risk, L ...
Monday, November 14, 2022
Australian Chicken Meat Federation welcomes new CEO
Australia's peak coordinating body for participants in the chicken meat industry in Australia, the Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF), has welcomed Dr. Mary Wu as its new chief executive officer.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Consumption of chicken meat identified as main cause of Campylobacter infection in Australia
The main risk factor for Campylobacter infection in Australia is consuming chicken meat, according to a recently published study.

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