Poultry News
India’s ‘egg wars’ and our political priorities
- 25 Jan, 2019
- India
If Mr Upasane’s words sound like they are stigmatising the everyday egg, which many of us have for breakfast, it is meant to be so. Each society picks its battles. India chooses to be mired in battles over the egg. Astoundingly, in a country with one of the worst cases of child malnutrition, whether the government should provide free eggs, a cheap source of protein, to poor, malnourished children or not remains a politically prickly question. With the change of government in Chh
Read moreChina 2018 soybean imports from U.S. hit lowest since 2008
- 25 Jan, 2019
- China
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s soybean imports from the United States plunged 99 percent in December to just 69,298 tons, customs data showed on Friday, taking its full-year 2018 imports to the lowest level since 2008 amid an ongoing trade war. It was the second month in a row when Chinese imports from the United States ground to a virtual halt amid the tit-for-tat dispute, although some buying has since resumed as talks between the world’s two largest economies continue. U.S.
Read moreNashik Municipal Corporation plans to issue licences for sale of meat ,fish and poultry
- 25 Jan, 2019
- India
NASHIK: The civic body has proposed to issue licences to sho .. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/67677812.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Read moreState Veterinarian emphasizes poultry import requirements in light of virulent Newcastle disease case found in Utah
- 25 Jan, 2019
- United States
A case of virulent Newcastle disease in a small flock of backyard exhibition chickens located in Utah County, Utah was confirmed by the USDA on Friday, January 18. In response, Wyoming State Veterinarian, Dr. Jim Logan, is strongly reminding poultry owners, dealers, and exhibitors of the requirements to bring poultry and hatching eggs into the state. To come into Wyoming, all poultry and hatching eggs – including those coming in for exhibition – are required to have an Interstate
Read moreProblems could cost taxpayers $4 million to fix Georgia Poultry Lab
- 25 Jan, 2019
- United States
Problems in a biosafety facility built to handle viruses such as avian influenza at the state’s 4-year-old poultry lab in Gainesville may cost taxpayers $4 million to fix. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said that there were design flaws in the facility. Workers in the biosafety lab were pulled from the room last spring, with some complaining of headaches, officials said. “We are not going to put our employees in danger,” Black said Wednesday at a joint he
Read moreBrazilian poultry firm BRF aims to restore Saudi exports in three months
- 24 Jan, 2019
- Brazil
SAO PAULO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Brazilian poultry processor BRF said on Wednesday it expected to restore chicken exports to Saudi Arabia to previous levels in three months after one of its plants lost its certification to export to the Middle Eastern country. BRF said the suspended plant, known as Lajeado, had been exporting around 6,500 tonnes per month of chicken products to Saudi Arabia before the kingdom sharply reduced the number of authorized Brazilian exporters. BRF estimated a negati
Read moreUP Govt Cow Shelter Policy may further add to poultry feed price rise
- 23 Jan, 2019
- India
An additional demand of Maize, Bajra, De-Oiled Rice Bran, De-oiled cakes of Soybean and Mustard may soon be seen in the animal feed industry as part of UP govt cow shelter scheme. UP CM Yogi Aditya Nath’s cabinet had approved the bill to set up cow shelter under urban and rural civic body on 1st January 2019 for the welfare of stray cattle. As per the statistics, there are 97941 villages in Uttar Pradesh, taking into consideration 100 stray cattle in one village there will be appr
Read moreIran SLAL tenders to buy 200,000 T corn, 200,000 T soymeal
- 22 Jan, 2019
- Germany
HAMBURG- Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL has issued international tenders to purchase up to 200,000 tonnes of animal feed corn and 200,000 tonnes of soymeal, European traders said on Tuesday. Offers in the tender must also be submitted on Tuesday, Jan. 22. SLAL is also tendering separately for 200,000 tonnes of feed barley on Tuesday. Participation in the tenders is expected to be thin because of the impact on banking and trade finance from sanctions on Iran, traders
Read moreGovt mulls allowing import of 500,000 tn duty-free maize this yr
- 22 Jan, 2019
- India
Monday, Jan 21 –Source: Govt may allow actual users to import duty-free maize FY19 –Govt may allow import of 500,000 tn duty-free maize this yr –Duty-free maize import may be routed via state agencies By Stuti Chawla NEW DELHI – After a gap of more than two years, India may be back in the market for import of maize to ease the supply crunch for starch and poultry industries. The government is considering a proposal to allow import of up to 500,000 tn duty-fr
Read moreRecalls of ‘potentially lethal’ US meat and poultry nearly double since 2013
- 20 Jan, 2019
- United States
The number of meat and poultry products recalled in the US for potentially life-threatening health hazards has nearly doubled since 2013, according to a report by a consumer watchdog group. The US Department of Agriculture logged 97 meat recalls for serious health hazards in 2018, ranging from 12 million pounds of raw beef that made close to 250 people ill with salmonella to the withdrawal of 174,000 pounds of chicken wraps for possible contamination with listeria.
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