Poultry News
TN food safety officials seize 15,000 tonne of maize belonging to Reliance Industries
- 22 Jun, 2023
- India
MADURAI: Food safety officials have seized 15,000 tonne of maize belonging to Reliance Industries as the consignment was stocked in unhygienic conditions in a warehouse in Tuticorin city in Tamil Nadu. The seized maize has been kept under the custody of food business operators while officials have sent the samples for food quality testing. Though the operators had not filed any purchase details, the worth of the food grain could be estimated at Rs 20 crore, said officials. T
Read moreLab-grown chicken: Upside Foods becomes second US company to secure USDA approval for cell-cultivated poultry
- 19 Jun, 2023
- United States
California’s Upside Foods said on [June 14] it received regulatory approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the label on its cell-cultivated chicken, making it the second company in the United States to secure that approval. On June 8, California-based Good Meat became the first company to receive the USDA label approval. “The USDA’s approval of our label marks a major step forward towards our goal of creating a more humane and sustainable food system,&r
Read moreKerala poultry traders to go on strike amid chicken price rise
- 09 Jun, 2023
- India
Poultry meat traders in Kerala have decided to launch a strike to protest the rising price of chicken. In a press conference in Kochi on Friday, the traders’ community said they will keep shops shut as a mark of protest across the state. However, they did not share details about their action plan. The wholesale price of chicken have gone up in Kerala, with small traders finding it challenging to purchase for subsequent retail sale. At the same time, the interstate poultry lobby is no
Read moreMSP of Maize increased by Rs.128 per quintal to Rs.2090 for Kharif 2023-24
- 08 Jun, 2023
- India
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved raising minimum support prices (MSP) of kharif crops for the 2023-24 marketing season. The hike in MSP will “ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce and encourage crop diversification," Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said while briefing reporters on the decisions taken by Union Cabinet. Mint had reported in May that the govern
Read moreMaharashtra Shinde govt orders use of technology to stop cruel ways of killing unwanted poultry chicks
- 02 Jun, 2023
- India
In a move aimed at stopping the cruel methods of killing unwanted male poultry chicks, the Maharashtra Commissionerate of Animal Husbandry has given instructions to the authorities to make use of the technology that identifies male embryos at an early stage of development so that eggs rather than live birds can be destroyed. Currently, chicks unwanted by the egg and meat industries are killed by using methods like grinding, crushing, burning, drowning or being fed to fish. In a circular is
Read moreCargill to sell China poultry unit to private equity firm DCP Capital
- 01 Jun, 2023
- China
BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill said it is selling its poultry business in China to private equity firm DCP Capital, exiting a Chinese meat market that has become increasingly challenging, especially for foreign players. The sale of the unit known as Cargill Protein China is subject to regulatory approvals but is expected to close this year, Cargill said in a statement on Wednesday. It did not give a transaction price and DCP declined to comment on the deal.
Read moreICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition & Physiology signs MoU with KPFBA
- 30 May, 2023
- India
Bengaluru, May 29, 2023: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Institute of Animal Nutrition & Physiology (ICAR-NIANP), on Friday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (KPFBA) to further collaborative research in the field of poultry sciences. The MoU was signed by Dr. Raghavendra Bhatta, Director of ICAR-NIANP, Bangalore, and Dr. B.Sushanth Rai, President of KPFBA. As the poultry sector faces enormous
Read moreTelangana: Innovative egg stamping system to ensure quality, nutrition in Anganwadi centers
- 30 May, 2023
- India
Karimnagar: The State Government has introduced a new method to detect irregularities in the supply of eggs to Anganwadi centers. Eggs are now being stamped with a round-shaped 16 mm diameter and 3 mm height letter stamp in Telugu language. The stamp includes the words ‘Anganwadi Guddu’, ‘Telangana Government’, and indicates the zone in the middle. While the stamping system has already started in some districts, it will be implemented in other districts fr
Read moreSri Lanka to import 10 Lakh eggs daily from India to meet market demand
- 30 May, 2023
- Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will import one million eggs daily from five chicken farms in India to meet its growing market demand, the crisis-hit island nation's top importing agency said on Tuesday. Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation (STC) chairman Asiri Valisundara said that 20 million eggs were imported from India, of which 10 million have been released to the market. The eggs were being imported from two chicken farms in India, and the Animal Production Department has additionally
Read moreUSDA: Large crop estimates to pressure prices in USA
- 30 May, 2023
- United States
USDA projects some record-large crops in the U.S. and South America this year and into 2024. If realized, ending stocks are expected to rise while crop prices could plummet in the coming year based on the Ag Department’s May world ag supply and demand estimates. USDA projects this year’s corn crop, which U.S. farmers are still planting, could produce a record 15.3 billion bushels (up 10% from last year) with an average yield of 181.5 bushels per acre (up 8.2 bushels from last y
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