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What’s next for major poultry markets?

Costs may be high and avian influenza an ongoing issue, yet the outlook to year end is positive for most major poultry markets.

Demand for chicken meat is expected to stay strong through the remainder of this year, but production costs will remain high; and the outlook remains clouded by considerable uncertainty.


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Vietnam TPP

Vietnam’s poultry sector calls for government help

The Southeast Asian nation’s industry body is warning about widespread bankruptcies and the imminent collapse of the poultry meat and egg sectors.

Vietnam's poultry industry body is warning about widespread bankruptcies and the imminent collapse of the poultry meat and egg sectors.


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Donnie-King

Tyson examining efficiency of smaller, dated plants

CEO Donnie King says business environment is ‘going to require everyone to be more efficient’

Less than one week after Tyson Foods closed two poultry plants it deemed inefficient, the company’s CEO said it is looking at the efficiency of all of its facilities.


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Nestle eggs

Egg supply chain fairness to be investigated in UK

The country’s egg producers have long been calling for change as poor returns have seen many consider leaving the industry.

Cross-party committee will investigate how profitability and risk are shared in the food supply chain and how they are monitored, offering some hope to the country’s suffering egg sector.


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China trade

BRF gains more access to China

Facility in Lucas do Rio Verde gains authorization to export poultry and pork to China

Brazil-based poultry and pork company BRF has gained additional clearance to ship products to China, the company said in an announcement to the market on its investor relations webpage.


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