The combined impact of a 1% increase in broiler prices and a 4% fall in feed costs helped lift EU poultry sector margins in March/April this…
Month: June 2016
Nominations are being sought for the 2016 Free Range Egg Awards, with the aim being to identify retailers, food businesses, farmers and marketing initiatives that have…
A commitment to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including the global phasing out the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animals, was made by G20 agriculture…
A “modest growth” in global poultry meat production is forecast for 2016, with output rising by 1.1% to 116.2 million tonnes, according the latest Food Outlook report from…
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has raised “concerns” over the recent confirmation from the Aldi supermarket group that it plans to move away from selling caged…
The livestock feed company, ForFarmers, has voiced its support for “a number of industry initiatives” introduced in recent weeks to combat anti-microbial resistance (AMR). “The electronic…
Global farm policy-makers need to stimulate a new generation of young agri-entrepreneurs by providing them with the right support structures to help them progress, European farm…
The Ukraine poultry production company, MHP, is making positive noises about the trial-phase progress of its new processing plant in the Netherlands, which includes a £2.5m…
The discount supermarket, Aldi, has announced it will “begin” the phasing out of the sale of shell eggs from caged hens in its UK stores from…
Retailers across Europe, including four major names in the UK market, have today signed up to a Retailers’ Environmental Action Plan (REAP), committing themselves to more…