Agricultural Commodities
The outlook for global poultry in 2020 is slightly more positive than it was in 2019 when markets suffered from relative oversupply, according to the latest Rabobank analysis.
International trade restrictions put in place by the international community in 2014 had a detrimental effect on Russian poultry imports. However, as a result the industry focused on increasing self-sufficiency. Sergey Lakhtyukhov, director general of the Russian Union of Poultry Producers says his industry is now geared for international growth.
Cobb Europe has expanded its Norfolk factory, allowing for increased production.
A new video highlighting best practice for assessing broiler behaviour has been launched in the UK.
With the end of the year closing in, it is time to look back at what 2019 brought us. A turbulent year to say the least. This time around the poultry industry escaped large scale avian influenza outbreaks and was able to continue production and exports.
Some 30 years ago Dr Andrew Morgan got involved in studying the microbiome and he has played an important role in the development of DuPont’s microbiome platform. Even as a schoolboy he was inspired by the emerging field of modern biology when he read the book ‘What is life?’ by Erwin Schrödinger.
The Kazakhstan government and Tyson Foods have inked a $?5 billion-worth investment agreement, under which the US company would build 3 big meat-processing plants in the country to produce a broad range of products including beef and poultry. That was confirmed by Saparkhan Omarov, the Kazakhstan Agricultural Minister.
Just, the American startup best known for producing a vegan egg substitute, has announced the purchase of a major production facility in Appleton, Minnesota.
In the 10th edition of Poultry World for 2019 we learn about the microbiome and its significance. We visit a poultry fam in Finland, where the use of antibiotics ended in 2010. This edition also explores the option of using insects to convert waste into protein. In addition, IPPE is coming up in January and we present 4 reasons this cannot be missed.
The recent webinar ‘Calcium, the double-edged sword’, is now available for pig and poultry professionals to be watched on demand at the website of All About Feed.
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