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Fake eggs made for an easier Easter egg project

I typically don't buy any alternative to a traditional protein but this method was convenient and cheap, which is important to a mother

April 13, 2021

Deven King

The eggs were shaped and looked almost identical to a real egg.

Wayne Farms promotes Kevin McDaniel to COO

He most recently served as the Wayne Farms vice president and general manager of fresh operations

April 12, 2021

Kevin McDaniel, Wayne Farms vice president and general manager of fresh operations, has been named chief operating officer, effective immediately.

VIDEO: Poultry industry should be profitable in 2021

Rabobank's outlook for the second quarter of 2021 includes analysis of the foodservice market and feed prices.

April 7, 2021

Austin Alonzo

In a WATT Poultry Chat interview, Christine McCracken, executive director for animal protein at Rabobank, said 2021 should be a good year for U.S. broiler companies.

VIDEO: Will chicken demand sag as pandemic wanes?

Demand for chicken was strong during the pandemic so far but it may decline as people return to pre-pandemic behaviors.

April 5, 2021

Austin Alonzo

Mark Jordan, executive director of LEAP Market Analytics, examines chicken demand during the COVID-19 pandemic and weighs in on how the market might change after it ends.

Rabobank: US, Mexico, Japan, Russia markets strongest

Meanwhile, the poultry markets in the EU, South Africa and Thailand are struggling because of an oversupply

March 31, 2021

Roy Graber

The world’s best performing poultry industries are presently in the United States, Mexico, Japan and Russia, according to the Rabobank Poultry Quarterly Q2 2021 report. Meanwhile, the report identified the European Union, South Africa and Thailand as the industries that are struggling due to an oversupply.

Top Latin American broiler, layer rankings for 2020

Latin America’s leading broiler and egg producers have recorded little, if any growth over the last year.

March 31, 2021

Benjamín Ruiz

Latin America’s top companies ranking shows modest growth for the region’s producers but there are some surprises.

US egg carton shortage has subsided

The panic buying that was triggered a year ago by the pandemic, is no longer a factor.

March 30, 2021

Deven King

The U.S. egg carton shortage that started as a result of the pandemic has improved and producers shouldn't have any issues with Easter packaging.

Net sales up, net income down for Cal-Maine in Q3

Egg company’s net sales jump 3.9% on a year-over-year basis

March 29, 2021

Cal-Maine Foods reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 (thirteen weeks) and thirty-nine-week period ended February 27, 2021.

Aho anticipates jump in meat prices as economy recovers

Supplies of meat and poultry may not be growing enough to keep up with the economic recovery in the United States

March 23, 2021

Roy Graber

As the economy bounces back from its slump during the earlier months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Poultry Perspective economist Paul Aho says you can expect meat prices to rise.