Japan’s economic ministry has raised the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) threat level to “high.”

The Cherkizovo Group plans to boost capacity of its Altaisky Broiler, 120,000 metric tons of live-weight poultry per year in 2023. 

Israel has reported its first outbreak of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry since May of 2015. A similar virus has been detected at a farm in Russia’s Ural federal district for the first time this winter.

China’s Centre for Disease Control has called the emergence of a new variant of influenza virus of avian origin “a serious threat” to human health. 

From India comes confirmation of many outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry that occurred earlier this year.

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) has unveiled its “2030 Sustainability in Action” strategy. 

In a one-off move to help the country’s poultry and other animal protein producers, the Indian government has allowed the import of genetically modified (GM) soybean meal.

From Vietnam come official reports that nine new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been detected in poultry flocks. Meanwhile, two members of one family in China have been infected with an influenza virus of avian origin.