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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Japfa shifts business strategy to overcome COVID-19 impact
Indonesian public-listed poultry and livestock feed company PT JapfaComfeed said it aims to improve production and internal operations as it seeks to overcome COVID-19's impact on the economy, The Jakarta Post reported.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
No suspension of Chile salmon exports to China
Chile's National Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA) and Chinese authorities have confirmed that there will be no restrictions for salmon exports from Chile to China, Fish Information & Services reported.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Malaysia looks to grow its tuna industry
Malaysia's Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister said Penang state has capacity to bring in more tuna landings and make Malaysia a major tuna landing hub in the region, The Borneo Bulletin reported.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Nigeria's farmers cull thousands of pigs
Farmers in Nigeria have killed thousands of pigs due to ASF infections that affected the region's largest market for the animal, BNN Bloomberg reported.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Thailand's farm chemicals ban provokes US, Brazil protests; likely to affect feed supply
Thailand's move to ban two farm chemicals in early June could likely affect the local feed industry's feed supply and has now provoked protests from the United States and Brazil.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Several Taiwanese shrimp, crayfish farms hit by DIV1 virus
A highly infectious virus has hit two shrimp farms and over 10 crayfish farms in Taiwan, CNA reported on June 18.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Cherkizovo chief analyst highlights Russia's self-sufficiency in meat production at online conference
Cherkizovo recently participated in an online conference to discuss the current state and future prospects of Russian agriculture.
Monday, June 22, 2020
US$1.5 million fund to support Scottish aquaculture businesses affected by pandemic
A £1.25 million (US$1.5 million) fund provided by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will support Scotland's aquaculture businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Fish Farmer reported.
Monday, June 22, 2020
Tyson US plant not permitted to export poultry to China following COVID-19 infection
A US-based Tyson meat processor has been suspended by China from exporting poultry products to the country after it was hit by the COVID-19 coronavirus, Reuters reported.
Monday, June 22, 2020
US pork council challenges Californian proposition to regulate farm operations outside state borders
US state California's Proposition 12 imposes arbitrary animal housing standards that reach outside its borders to farms across the United States, but that does not sit well with the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bure ...
Monday, June 22, 2020
How an automatic flushing system can reduce the use of antibiotics
Consumers worldwide start to worry about the use of antibiotics in livestock production and their effect on human health. Antibiotic-free chicken is increasingly becoming the standard for supermarkets and restaurants. To produce poultry wit ...
Monday, June 22, 2020
Building resilient pigs and sustainable environments
The impending phase-out of the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) in the European Union (EU) taking effect in 2021 creates a challenge for producers who will be raising healthy piglets without ZnO. Anticipating this shift away from ZnO, the industry i ...
Monday, June 22, 2020
US Poultry and Egg Association funds poultry welfare research
The US Poultry and Egg Association, through its USPOULTRY foundation awarded a US$110,000 grant to a project by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Tyson Foods to address poultry welfare in commercial broiler farms ...
Friday, June 19, 2020
New US meat processing plant seeks quadruple growth by yearend
Republic Foods, a small meat processing facility 34 miles southeast of Kansas City, Missouri, is expecting to quadruple production by the end of the year, AgWeb reported.
Friday, June 19, 2020
US state panel junks proposed hog farm ban
The Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council rejected the proposal for the permanent suspension of medium- and large-scale hog farms in the Buffalo River watershed, reported NWA Democrat-Gazette.

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