It's been almost three weeks since China placed tariffs of up to 105.4 percent on U.S. chicken imports. As a result, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council reports that market has dried up. Companies have less than three weeks to appeal China's decision. USAPEEC spokesman Toby Moore told Meatingplace - it makes it not feasible to ship there. We're out of the market, period.
U.S. companies exporte...
For WPSA delegates, the meeting starts promptly at 08.45 with the Hammond Memorial Lecture from Professor John Oldham who will consider future challenges for animal science – a topical subject bearing in mind the current focus on self sufficiency and need to dramatically increase food production throughout the world.
Present at the formal opening of the WPSA meeting will be Professor Bob Pym, pre...
(Atlanta, GA - USA) Global Green USA, Mountaire Farms, and Interstate Container announced completion of the conversion of the largest poultry plant in the US to recyclable, wax-alternative boxes, thereby reducing costs and environmental impact, and assisting its customers in cost-effectively meeting their environmental goals.
At the International Poultry Expo, Global Green applauded Mountaire Farms...
Following is the growing concern about the prevalence of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL)-carrying bacteria in broilers, the Poultry Health Department of the Royal Dutch Society for Veterinary Medicine (KNMvD) urged veterinarians to stop using cephalosporins in poultry.
ESBL is a collective term for a group of enzymes made by bacteria. These enzymes are able to make antibiotics such as penic...
In this Special dedicated to the Drinking and feeding systems for pultry, Zootecnica International Website decided to offer a brief outlook about products and equipments developed by the most important companies in this sector.
Bird flu has recurred in the provinces of Nam Dinh and Soc Trang with two flocks of ducks testing positive for the H5N1 virus, a local newspaper reports.
The deadly virus was detected in a flock of 630 ducks belonging to a farmer in southern province of Soc Trang’s Thanh Thoi Thuan Commune after 500 of them died during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
The remaining ducklings in the flock we...
According to consumer data covering 14 million shoppers at one of the leading retailers, dunhumby data has shown the following information highlighting the winners and losers in eggs.
Total sales of eggs have fallen one per cent by value and volume in the last 12 months. However, free-range eggs have seen growth – eight per cent by value and seven per cent in volume. Customer penetration and purc...
The 10 th edition of VIV Asia will mark its position as one of the top-4 international trade shows like never before. VNU Exhibitions and NEO do not only expect significant growth of product presentations among the 500 returning exhibitors, the organisers also foresee many new exhibitors who will participate under one of the three new labels at VIV Asia 2011. Feedtech-Croptech Asia 2011, Laboratory ...
(India) After emerging among India's top players in poultry breeding, hatchery and feed business, the Rs.8.5 billion Amrit Group based in Calcutta is set to enter the processed chicken market next month with 50 percent of the products targeted at exports.
The company's products will be processed and marketed under the brand Fresco Pollo, or fresh chicken, with the target of achieving a turnover of ...
