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Monday, February 13, 2023
US National Chicken Council calls on FDA to alleviate egg prices
The current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or bird flu) in the United States and resulting egg price increases have caused the chicken industry to closely examine a policy that requires the broiler industry to destroy n ...
Monday, February 13, 2023
Under one in three control visits to pig herds in Denmark leads to sanction
A new animal welfare report from Denmark's Veterinary and Food Administration — with figures from 2021 — has been published, showing that just under one in three control visits to pig herds triggered a sanction (31.4%).
Monday, February 13, 2023
Vietnam to announce commercial use of ASF vaccines
Vietnam's commercial use of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines will be announced this month following om-farm trials.
Monday, February 13, 2023
ARASCO, NEOM and Cargill announce plans to promote sustainable development of Saudi aquaculture
The Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO) signed an agreement with NEOM — a region in the northwest of Saudi Arabia focused on innovation and sustainability — and Cargill to explore how they can work together to support ...
Monday, February 13, 2023
Scotland, UK official announces payment scheme to improve health, welfare of cattle
Scotland, UK Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced a new payment scheme for farmers and crofters to improve the health and welfare of sheep and cattle, ahead of an address to the National Farmers Union Scotland annual general ...
Friday, February 10, 2023
Norway's Seafood Council allocates US$2.9 million for joint marketing of seafood
Norway's Seafood Council has allocated NOK 30.5 million (~US$2.9 million; NOK 1 = US$0.098) for the joint marketing of Norwegian seafood around the world, Fish Information & Services reported.
Friday, February 10, 2023
Philippine poultry farm Bounty is exploring US$500 million IPO
Bounty Agro Ventures, a poultry company from the Philippines, is exploring an initial public offering (IPO) that could raise between US$400 million to US$500 million, BusinessWorld reported.
Friday, February 10, 2023
Bunge says it has achieved 80% traceability of soybeans from its indirect supply chain in Brazil
Bunge has announced that it has reached 80% traceability and monitoring of soybeans from its indirect supply chain located in the Brazil's Cerrado region, Yahoo! Finance reported.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
US university researchers splice alligator genes into catfish, improve disease resistance
A group of scientists at Auburn University (Alabama, US) published a paper in January detailing their efforts to genetically modify catfish with the cathelicidin gene of an alligator.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Qatar fund in five-year agreement to expand support of poultry production in Gambia and Sierra Leone
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed a five-year, $13 million agreement with World Poultry Foundation (WPF) to expand its flagship programme, the African Poultry Multiplication Initiative (APMI), in The Gambia and Sierra Leone.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Chicken, egg to be fastest growing protein, says Rabobak specialist during 2023 IPPE luncheon
The senior global specialist animal protein with Rabobank, Nan-Dirk Mulder, was the keynote speaker at the USPOULTRY Foundation Executive Luncheon held during the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgi ...
Friday, February 3, 2023
US citizens want farm funding to focus on food for people, rather than feed for livestock, survey found
A new survey found that 78% of citizens in the United States want federal farm funding to prioritise food for people over feed for livestock.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
US roundtable addresses new farm bill, need to prepare for livestock disease outbreaks
Preparing for a variety of potential livestock disease outbreaks is high on the list of needs in a new US farm bill, as well as helping rural communities in the United States to build workforce housing and provide day care to attract worker ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Housing orders for UK poultry may not lift until spring as bird flu rages
Christine Middlemiss, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer, said housing orders for UK chickens and hens to stay indoors, imposed in November last year, is likely to remain until spring, when wild birds that carry the bird flu virus migrate else ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Industry players take hold of opportunities in China's burgeoning broiler market
Thanks to China's huge population and rapid economic development over the past 40 years, the country's chicken production has consistently ranked second in the world.

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