Latin America Poultry at a Glance

Alternative poultry: diseases of the past strike back

The resurgence of poultry diseases that seemed to be extinct has been brought on, in part, by the rise in alternative poultry farming.

April 9, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "Poultry diseases of the past are fighting back. It's something real: poultry diseases that had been knocked out for decades are back."

A poultry producer committed to animal welfare

Animal welfare is an issue that has come to stay and poultry farmers can not look away

March 28, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "Times change. We cannot deny reality and sit idly by. Animal welfare is a bomb that has exploded in our hands and we must react."

Let’s protect the poultry industry against insolence

March 13, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

PETA's recent call for women to stop eating eggs in the name of feminism is just another reason the agriculture industry needs to speak out.

In this corner: chicken! And in the other: pork!

Future projections put chicken and pork at a similar growth rate in the next decade. Which of the two will win?

March 1, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "The demand for poultry meat is forecasted to grow another 20 percent in the next decade, with increases in both world population and per capita consumption."

The IPPE and the Venezuelan poultry diaspora

More and more Venezuelans leave their country and go to other places to continue their work in the poultry sector, but some long to return.

February 15, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "All these professionals from Venezuela are welcome to our countries. Feel welcome."

Cyborg chickens or hens in the future

Without knowing it, we are cyborgs when we interact with our smartphones. When will this technology reach the poultry industry?

February 8, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "Implants are part of cyborg technology. Implantable technologies for a human being are already on the horizon. And it will not be long for animals."

From vegan to "chickengan" by McDonald's

A new ad from McDonald's Spain is taking the heat on social media because it compares vegans with "weirdos"

January 21, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "We must also recognize that just as there are people who stop eating animal origin products and become vegan, there are those who return to their previous habits, for whatever reason."

Kosher, halal slaughter vs. animal welfare concerns

An unusual alliance between Jews and Muslims has been developed in Europe because of the new tendency to prohibit the slaughter of animals without prior stunning.

January 10, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "This whole issue questions religious freedom and the right of religions to preserve their traditions."

5 poultry events we didn't know would come in 2018

Learn about the most outstanding news that impacted the Latin American poultry industry last year

January 3, 2019

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "Here are five big news that impacted the Latin American poultry industry last year and perhaps also the course of history."

Turkey meat should take off in Latin American taste

The consumption of turkey in almost all of Latin America is concentrated around the holiday season. Is there space for a change?

December 12, 2018

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz: "Years pass by, each one with its Holiday season and turkey consumption continues with almost the same amount as before, I dare to say, throughout Latin America. Why?"

Minimum support prices and non-GMO corn in Mexico

The new Mexican president promised agrarian changes that include the establishment of support prices and the elimination of transgenics. What could this mean?

December 5, 2018

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz analyzes some of the promises of the new president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in the agrarian sector.

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Fair poultry industry: equal (or unequal) to fair trade

Is it possible to reach a mid-point in matters related to freedom of trade and fair trade?

November 20, 2018

Benjamín Ruiz

Benjamín Ruiz analyzes the fair trade claim made by a group of poultry producers at the XXIX National Poultry Congress of Panama.

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Alternative poultry: diseases of the past strike back

A poultry producer committed to animal welfare

Let’s protect the poultry industry against insolence

In this corner: chicken! And in the other: pork!

The IPPE and the Venezuelan poultry diaspora

Cyborg chickens or hens in the future

From vegan to "chickengan" by McDonald's

Kosher, halal slaughter vs. animal welfare concerns

5 poultry events we didn't know would come in 2018

Turkey meat should take off in Latin American taste

Minimum support prices and non-GMO corn in Mexico

Fair poultry industry: equal (or unequal) to fair trade

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