While 2022 was a qualified success, 2023 could be troublesome for the broiler industry.

There are numerous ways that the poultry industry can become more sustainable, and each deserve thorough consideration.

Wes Morris has been named president of Tyson Foods’ poultry business, effective January 27.

Recovering broiler breeder performance delivered a larger than expected supply of chicks to a domestic industry dealing with sharply falling meat prices at the end of 2022.  

An antibiotics reduction program allows producers to gradually reduce their antibiotics use without compromising flock performance.

Compound feed production for all species is thought to have contracted in the European Union last year, with inflation and disease outbreaks largely to blame.

The new initiative looks to pool and disseminate new science and best practice to help European broiler producers raise standards in the areas of sustainability, welfare and health.

Broiler meat producers, particularly larger concerns, may expect some improvements in 2023, but for the yellow feather market conditions remain tough.

China’s loosening of COVID-19 rules could prove an example to the poultry industry in its approach to avian influenza.

Education is essential not only for ensuring that poultry and egg farms are as productive as possible, but also to ensure that their practices contribute to the sector’s sustainability.
 

Brazil is often criticized for failing to care for its natural resources, but is this really the case? Are the country’s livestock producers being unfairly blamed?