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Monday, June 8, 2020
India's poultry farm prices return to pre-lockdown levels
The poultry sector of India is going back to business as usual with demand slowly rising after partial lifting of travel restrictions, The Hindu reported.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
India sees possible growth in shrimp sector
India's shrimp exports are seen to hike due to possible upcoming global shortages as its shrimp aquaculture sector remains to be one of the country's rising industries, which earns valuable foreign exchange, even in the midst of crisis, Aqu ...
Thursday, June 4, 2020
India enhances efforts on locust infestation control
India is fighting its worst desert locust outbreak in decades and is getting new equipment to stop the swarms before summer crop-sowing starts in the middle of June, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
India's poultry feed demand plunges to 30%
The demand for poultry feed in India has fallen to 25-30%, as farmers become reluctant to raise birds amid huge losses incurred in the past two months due to the COVID-19 crisis and the lockdown, The Tribune reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
China bans pork imports from India
Authorities in China said the ban was imposed due to African swine fever (ASF), but state-run media linked the ban to border tensions, The Hindu reported.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
New wave of locusts threatens India's summer crops
According to government officials and farm experts, a new wave of locust attacks has alarmed India's farmers threatening some vegetable and pulse crops including soybean and corn, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
India's Assam state ends suspension of pork sale in ASF-hit districts
The government of India's Assam state has ended a ban on the sale and consumption of pork in districts hit by African swine fever, but with certain conditions, Hindustan Times reported on May 26.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
ASF attacks India's North Eastern states
ASF has killed pigs in northeastern India with more than 14,000 deaths in the border state of Assam alone, prompting other states in the region to be on red alert, The Diplomat reported.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
India's chicken price hits an all-time high
The live bird in India's retail market hits an all-time high at INR165 to INR170/kg on Sunday, up from INR135 the previous week, while the dressed chicken was sold at INR250/kg and skinless at INR285/kg, reported The Hindu.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Indian city's wholesale grain market to cancel trade
Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Pune city of India, traders in the wholesale grain and jaggery section of the market have decided to stop trading from Tuesday, reported The Indian Express.
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Indian farmers face labour shortage on record wheat harvest
Labour shortage across rural India brought about by the country-wide lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 has affected the harvesting and movement of the country's largest-ever wheat crop, reported Reuters.
Monday, May 11, 2020
India's Assam state continues to battle African swine fever amid COVID-19
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Assam state in northeastern India is battling the spread of another disease: African swine fever.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Aviagen's Indian River enters Nepal market
Aviagen®'s Indian River® Parent Stock has entered the Nepal market, making it available to the country's broiler breeders through the company's appointed distributor, P.B. Poultry (P) Ltd.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
India to supply five lakh tonnes corn for poultry sector
The State government of India has resolved to supply five lakh tonnes of corn for poultry feed in the coming days, reported The Hindu.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Major Indiana pork producers resume operations
Two major Indiana pork processors, Tyson Fresh Meats and Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC), are resuming operations in limited capacity after temporarily closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Inside INdiana Business.

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