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5 steps to prepare to meet Better Chicken Commitment

As companies get closer to their purchase pledge deadlines, there are steps that should be started now, Compassion in World Farming says

January 17, 2022

Roy Graber

Companies that have signed on with the Better Chicken Commitment can take these early steps, suggested by Compassion in World Farming, to better prepare to fulfill that pledge.

Slower growing birds are an unfunded mandate for poultry

January 7, 2022

Austin Alonzo

The Better Chicken Commitment is an unfunded mandate for the poultry industry. Its push to switch broiler genetics to slower growing breeds, and other actions, will challenge the industry and potentially set up unavoidable difficulties for all broiler producers.

Cobb-Vantress names Joyce Lee president

She previously held leadership roles for Elanco, Pfizer Animal Health

January 3, 2022

Cobb-Vantress has appointed Joyce J. Lee as the company's president.

Mexican animal welfare bill may harm poultry sector

With a lack of scientific input, a proposal for new animal welfare legislation in Mexico could do more harm than good.

December 28, 2021

Benjamín Ruiz

Proposed Mexican animal welfare legislation would appear to be designed to appeal to the public, doing little for poultry producers or the birds they manage.

2022's global poultry production higher, despite headwinds

Global chicken meat production is forecast to expand by 2% this year, but broiler industry and the global economy still face significant challenges.

December 28, 2021

Mark Clements

2022’s output of broiler meat is forecast to reach new highs this year, but the industry still faces numerous difficulties and uncertainties.

How inflation is impacting the poultry industry

The poultry industry is suffering from rising costs, and retailers are less than keen to pass cost increases to consumers, but poultry has an advantage over other animal proteins.

December 28, 2021

Mark Clements

Inflation is already impacting the poultry across inputs, but will rising costs continue and can margins be margins be protected?

Hybrid approach could boost Rwanda’s poultry production

Producing to commercial standards but on a small scale could raise Rwanda’s chicken meat output.

December 28, 2021

Mark Clements

A pilot project in Rwanda has resulted in a model for small farmers that would make their entry into commercial broiler production far easier.

Saudi Arabia’s poultry industry to continue expanding

With a various new projects coming on stream, a favorable government and reduced competition from imports, Saudi Arabia’s poultry output will continue to grow.

December 28, 2021

Mark Clements

Saudi Arabia’s chicken production set to rise this year as the country moves closer to self-sufficiency.