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Foodmate US moves headquarters to larger building

22 Feb 2012 - To accommodate its continued growth, Foodmate US recently purchased a larger building for its headquarters. Read more >>

Exports force high egg prices in Kuwait

21 Feb 2012 - An increasing amount of eggs being exported from Kuwait has led to an unprecedented high in egg prices on the domestic market. Read more >>

Company update: Ovostar Union increases egg production

21 Feb 2012 - Vertically integrated holding, Ovostar Union, one of the leading manufacturers of eggs and egg products in Ukraine increased net profits up to 400 mln. hrv. (US$ 49.8 mln) in 2011, 36% more than in 2010. Read more >>

AMI offers workshop on safe ground meat production

21 Feb 2012 - The AMI Foundation is offering a new workshop that will address the production of ground products within a preventative food safety system. Read more >>

China-US blueprint for strategic cooperation in agriculture

21 Feb 2012 - Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack and China's minister of agriculture Han Changfu signed last week a plan of strategic co-operation, a blueprint for the two countries' agricultural relationship for the next five years. Read more >>

People: Aviagen SAU appoints new manager

21 Feb 2012 - Aviagen have appointed Sergio Illán to the position of business unit manager for Aviagen SAU. In this role he will lead the local management team, which oversees all Aviagen’s business within Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Read more >>

USDA projects Ukrainian poultry growth

20 Feb 2012 - Ukraine's poultry industry will continue to grow in 2012, but at a somewhat slower rate, according to a recent USDA Gain Report. Read more >>

Biomin secures US patent for its synbiotic PoultryStar

20 Feb 2012 - Biomin has been granted patent protection in the US for its multi-species synbiotic PoultryStar. Read more >>

Chinese authorities probe ‘rubber’ eggs

20 Feb 2012 - Chinese authorities are investigating eggs which bounce after being boiled, state media has reported, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country. Read more >>

Company update: Pilgrim's Pride fourth quarter of fiscal 2011

20 Feb 2012 - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation has reported sales of $1.83B for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $1.81B in the same period for 2010. Read more >>

DEFRA: UK fully compliant with cage ban

20 Feb 2012 - The UK egg sector is now fully compliant with the ban on conventional cages, with the last few remaining units now out of production, DEFRA has confirmed. Read more >>

Butterball workers charged over animal cruelty

17 Feb 2012 - US turkey producer, Butterball, is facing a welfare scandal following an undercover investigation at one of its farms. Read more >>

UK researchers aim to breed Campylobacter-resistant chickens

17 Feb 2012 - Eliminating the most common cause of food poisoning from the food chain is the aim of new Roslin Institute research funded by the BBSRC and poultry breeding company Aviagen. Read more >>

US: 2013 budget proposal harms poultry processors

17 Feb 2012 - In the US, the Obama administration released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2013, which once again proposes user fees for government mandated inspection programs for poultry processors. Read more >>

WPC 2012 obtains a record number of abstract submissions

17 Feb 2012 - The 24th World Poultry Congress (WPC 2012) has obtained a record number of registrations for the Scientific Program of the event. Read more >>

Important step made towards Salmonella vaccine

17 Feb 2012 - An international research team led by a University of California, Davis, immunologist has taken an important step toward an effective vaccine against salmonella. Read more >>

Brazil approaches WTO about SA poultry tariffs

16 Feb 2012 - Brazil’s poultry association has said it will ask the government to approach the World Trade Organization about South Africa imposing higher tariffs on its poultry imports. Read more >>

Turkish poultry firm to export to Riyadh

16 Feb 2012 - Saudi Arabia has lifted its seven-year ban on poultry imports allowing Turkish company Şeker Piliç to become the first firm to export poultry into the country. Read more >>

HSI Canada calls for end of laying hen cages

16 Feb 2012 - Humane Society International/Canada calls for a phase out of battery cages following the announcement by the National Farm Animal Care Council to update the Code of Practice for egg laying hens, a code which was last updated in 2003. Read more >>

Poultry School en español held successfully

16 Feb 2012 - IICA and the University of Georgia successfully completed the poultry processing workshop Poultry School en español held after the International Poultry Expo (IPE) in Athens and Atlanta, Georgia. Read more >>
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