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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Beef prices driven by strong demand, constrained production and record inflation, Tyson CEO says
A combination of market forces, including consistently strong demand for finished beef, constrained production due to labor shortages caused by the pandemic and record inflation, have been driving current beef prices, Tyson Foods president ...
Monday, April 18, 2022
AFBF: Avian influenza cases in US outpacing 2014/2015 outbreak
The number of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases in the United States are outpacing the 2014/2015 outbreak, but the higher numbers might be attributed to improvements in detection and reporting protocols, the American Farm Burea ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
University of Minnesota receives US$500,000 for study on new pig influenza viruses
The University of Minnesota in the United States recently announced that it secured US$500,000 to study how new influenza viruses occur in pig populations.
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Pork prices in UK set to increase due to Russia-Ukraine conflict
Victoria Prentis, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Minister responsible for farming, said food prices including pork are set to increase due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, The Guardian reported.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
South African poultry prices soaring due to inflation and Russian-Ukraine conflict
Poultry prices in South Africa are soaring due to escalating food price inflation, the implementation of chicken anti-dumping tariffs, and the Russian-Ukraine conflict, as the domestic poultry sector looks to expand to reduce its reliant on ...
Monday, February 28, 2022
Agricultural futures spike with ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict
Agricultural futures have soared to contract highs, with some trading to nine-year highs on February 23, amid fears of market disruption as Russia invaded Ukraine.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Avian influenza threat can be combated, says Anpario expert
Anpario's poultry product technical manager, Laura Corbett, is encouraging all poultry farmers and producers to ensure a high level of biosecurity and hygiene, with regular cleaning and disinfection to minimise the spread of avian influenza ...
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms chicken deal could be affected by Biden antitrust efforts and inflation concerns
Cargill Inc and Continental Grain Co's plans to merge Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms, two major chicken processors in the country, could fall apart due to US President Joe Biden's antitrust efforts and inflation concerns, Reuters reported.
Monday, January 3, 2022
Price inflation of Irish farm inputs offset by prices of farm outputs, Teagasc report states
A new report by economists from Ireland's Teagasc estimates that average family farm income (FFI) in Ireland has increased by 20% in 2021.
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
FAO records rising number of avian influenza cases worldwide
Cases of avian influenza are rising globally, with 272 additional events of outbreaks in birds recorded worldwide by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in little more than a month.
Friday, November 26, 2021
Avian influenza case confirmed in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
South Korea has confirmed another case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus at a chicken farm in the county of Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, on November 22.
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Live yeast positively influences the broiler microbiome
If the efficacy of live yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii CNCM I-1079 (LEVUCELL SB) to enhance the performance and digestive microbiota balance of poultry is recognized, modern genome sequencing-based microbial analysis help understa ...
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
France's metropolitan area under "high" risk of avian influenza
France has placed its entire metropolitan area at "high" risk in view of the rapid spread of the avian influenza virus in Europe, according to the French agriculture ministry.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
US beef association opposes submission of information related to inflows and outflows of account
The United States' National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) recently signed onto an industry-led letter to US House and Senate leadership to strongly oppose a proposal that would require providers of financial services to track and subm ...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
USPOULTRY Live Production, Welfare and Biosecurity Webinar focused on bird welfare, avian influenza updates
During USPOULTRY's 2021 Live Production, Welfare and Biosecurity Webinar, Kay Johnson Smith, president and chief executive officer of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, discussed animal rights activists and other groups targeting animal agric ...

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