Poultry Business

The contract farming model isn't benefiting the growers anymore, they allege

Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Kumar Balyan on Monday asked the poultry industry to focus on research for reducing import dependence on vaccines and feed additives. Addressing a CII conference, Balyan recommended the reconstitution of the poultry advisory committee for connecting all stakeholders. He also urged the industry to focus on integration of small farmers for a vibrant and sustainable poultry sector, CII said in a statement. Balyan asked the industry to focus on R&D towards offsetting import dependence for vaccines and feed additives. The Union Budget (2022-23) has allocated Rs 6,407 crore for the ministry, which is an increase of 44 per cent from the 2021-22 allocation. Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, said the industry needs to come up with effective and sustainable solutions towards making our products competitive such that we not ...

China and Korea block non-heated poultry meat from Indiana, while Taiwan restricts poultry meat from the state.

Parts of country have imposed a temporary ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat in view of the bird flu situation. As many as 238 birds including chickens were reported dead in Maharashtra on Wednesday and samples have been sent to the labs to check if avian influenza was the cause. Other states too have either confirmed cases or have sent samples for testing. What is the status now and is it a panic situation for people and industry? Watch the explainer video

Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been hit the worst

Meat is a $30 billion market in India with over 90 per cent demand being catered to by players in the unorganised segment. Meat start-ups eye to control a big piece of this space

Despite the increase, both broiler chicken and eggs are selling at break even, though their cost of production has declined on account of a sharp fall in the price of feed such as maize and soybean

The poultry market consumes around half of soybean and maize production in India.

Coimbatore-based Suguna is one of the leading poultry integrators in India with operations covering all areas of the poultry sector

The court was hearing a batch of PILs by NGOs FIAPO and the People for Animals which have claimed that keeping egg-laying hens in small wired cages amounts to 'extreme cruelty'

The data released yesterday shows that while overall the number of India's poultry birds have risen from 729.2 million to 851.8 million as the 2019 census, an increase of almost 17 per cent

It is starting egg-powder and chicken products manufacturing plants in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh