In the United Kingdom, funding has been made available and a new group formed to research highly pathogenic avian influenza 

The Coop Group intends to increase its investment in Bell Food Group, a diversified food company and Switzerland’s largest poultry producer.

Despite a sharp rise in retail chicken prices, Spanish poultry farmers are struggling to overcome a large increase in production costs.

MHP reported a loss of US$122 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, with about US$25 million of those losses being directly attributed to the war in Ukraine.

In France, the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been downgraded. In contrast, new outbreaks in poultry have been reported in Bulgaria, Croatia, England, Hungary, the German state of Lower Saxony, and the Ryazan region of Russia.

HKScan will lead a partnership network dedicated to the development of digital technologies that strengthen the responsibility and transparency of the food supply chains.

Avara Foods wants to expand its existing hatchery in Shobdon, England.

Meat producer Danish Crown Group has stepped into the alternative protein market with new plant-based meals. 

Agriculture ministers of the European Union agreed on a strategic approach to the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza through the development of vaccination.

At the Poultry Marketing Round Table Europe Edition producers learnt about current difficulties in the European market but also that there remains a positive longer-term outlook.