Koch Foods was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado, for its participation in a nationwide conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken prices. Four executives at Pilgrim’s Pride were also charged for their roles in the same conspiracy in a separate grand jury.

Only three European countries — Denmark, France, and Kosovo — confirmed new HPAI outbreaks during the month of July.

Net sales for Pilgrim’s Pride grew to $3.64 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a 29% increase over the same time period in 2020, a sign that consumers are returning to normal retail and foodservice behavior after the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Nile virus, a viral disease spread to people from infected mosquitos, was detected at a New Castle County, Delaware, sentinel chicken station on July 19.

Rioting and looting in South Africa has caused a multitude of problems for Astral Foods, with the company estimating the unrest has cost the company about ZAR16 million (US$1.08 million).