Cargill buys out Costa Rica poultry producer

Cargill has bought out Costa Rica poultry and meat producer Corporación Pipasa Costa Rica-Nicaragua, according to reports. Cargill's purchase is part of the company's overall business plan for Central America.

June 1, 2011

Cargill has bought out Costa Rica poultry and meat producer Corporación Pipasa Costa Rica-Nicaragua, according to reports.

Cargill's purchase is part of the company's overall business plan for Central America. The acquisition will greatly expand Cargill's presence in Costa Rica, as Pipasa currently has a 60% market penetration. Cargill will officially take over the company on June 2. The final purchase price has not been released.

The Tyson Foods plant in Holcomb, Kansas, will absorb the production from the Tyson plant in Emporia, Kansas, which will close in 2025.

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Avian flu strikes commercial poultry in 6 US states

Avian flu strikes commercial poultry in 6 US states

Over the past five days, flocks in North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Minnesota and California have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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Avian influenza reaches New Zealand

220,000 free-range hens on New Zealand's South Island are affected by an H7N6 variant of HPAI.

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The last time avian influenza was reported in commercial poultry in the province was November 8, 2023.

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LDC Group continues on the acquisition trail

French poultry company reports increase in production volume for the first half of its fiscal year, but a slip in revenue.

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Understanding climate change could stop avian flu spread

Researchers are developing technology to predict the pathways of wild birds to improve disease monitoring and surveillance.

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European nations take precautions to protect poultry from avian flu

Belgium and The Netherlands have introduced restrictions on poultry housing, while registration of all poultry flocks is now mandatory in England and Wales.

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Avian influenza returns to Minnesota poultry

Meat turkey flock is the state’s first commercial poultry operation to be struck by the virus since July.

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HPAI infections continue in California, British Columbia

The latest cases of avian influenza in California involve commercial table egg layer pullets and commercial meat ducks.

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Even as the export share of U.S. broiler production has cratered in recent years, the leg quarter market remains ascendant.

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U.K. company intends to increase processing capacity of its fresh poultry meat operations in eastern England, and add to the ongoing investment program at two further processing facilities in East Yorkshire.

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Higher revenue, profit for last quarter recorded by MHP

Ukraine’s largest poultry producer, MHP SE, reports year-on-year improvements in overall revenue and profitability for the third quarter of the fiscal year. However, additional costs attributed to the war are higher than ever.

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Will turkey remain the Thanksgiving protein of choice? [PODCAST]

Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, talks to Brian Earnest, animal protein economist at CoBank, about the factors impacting the future of turkey consumption.

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