Broiler production edges higher
Broiler-type eggs set climbed 1 percent during the week ending May 31, the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. Hatcheries in the 19 state weekly program set […]
Why more food industry mergers are likely to come
More food company mergers like the recent $6.3 billion bid by Tyson Foods for Hillshire Brands are probably on the way-but not for the reasons investors may think. The food […]
Message from California Secretary of Ag Karen Ross
Tests show high H7N9 antibodies in Chinese poultry workers
Adding to the evidence that poultry are the source of China’s H7N9 influenza outbreak, a serology study in the southern Guangdong province city of Shenzhen found evidence of asymptomatic or […]
Poultry groups protest transportation rule
A coalition of poultry organizations has submitted comments arguing against a proposed rule that would require the use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) on trucks. The rule, proposed by the […]
Central Valley counties tops in agricultural production, five-year U.S. census shows
California is the world’s No. 1 agricultural producer and nine of the nation’s top 10 agricultural producing counties are in California, according to the latest USDA Census of Agriculture, which […]
Newcastle outbreaks in eastern Colombia
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic Newcastle disease have occurred on poultry farms in five municipalities of Girón, Floridablanca and Piedecuesta in the eastern Colombian department of Santander. As part of active surveillance […]
No silver bullet for removing pathogens in poultry
“There is no silver bullet for removing pathogens from the safest food supply on the planet,” said Dr. Dan Zelenka, director of statistics, Tyson Foods, Inc., at USPOULTRY’s 2014 Poultry […]
Tyson Foods bids to buy Hillshire Brands
Tyson Foods announced that it proposes to acquire The Hillshire Brands Company for $50 per share in cash in a deal valued at $6.8 billion. The offer comes just days […]
Poultry supply growth is sllooooowww, but prices might still drop
Broiler supplies are growing much more slowly than analysts were anticipating earlier this year, and indications are that the slow pace will continue this calendar year. The Daily Livestock Report, […]