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A blog providing analysis of the poultry and feed industries in Latin America.
chicken-vs-pig

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."
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two-chicks-one-is-a-robot

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."
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woman-eating-a-burger-with-soda

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."
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Procesamiento de pollos

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."
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Jennie-O Turkey

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?"
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yellow-corn

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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plastic-soup

Eating cage-free eggs with plastic in our bellies

The growing contamination, especially of plastic, deserves immediate action not only from the general public, but from the poultry industry.
November 1, 2018
Benjamín Ruiz
Benjamín Ruiz: "How it's possible to devote time, money and efforts to get hens out of their cages, to promote their supposed welfare, when we have this problem on top of us, along with others."
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Zero-Hunger

Chicken and eggs on World Food Day

The poultry industry could be the answer to the search for healthy and accessible food
October 16, 2018
Benjamín Ruiz
Benjamín Ruiz analyzes the campaign for the celebration of World Food Day and how poultry could play a fundamental role in this process.
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