Poultry Business
Poultry farmers complain companies are underpaying them for rearing birds
The contract farming model isn't benefiting the growers anymore, they allege
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Focus on R&D to cut import of vaccines, feed additives: Govt to poultries
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 ...
US farming takes a hit, highly pathogenic bird flu is found in turkey farm
China and Korea block non-heated poultry meat from Indiana, while Taiwan restricts poultry meat from the state.
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Poultry industry hit by bird flu fears, chicken prices drop by 50%
Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been hit the worst
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Start-ups expand omni-channel reach to grab a bigger piece of meat market
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
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Poultry prices jump by 25% in two weeks on increased consumer demand
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
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Coronavirus outbreak: Poultry firms, farmers hit due to massive culling
The poultry market consumes around half of soybean and maize production in India.
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Poultry company Suguna to invest $67.2 mn in India, Bangladesh and Kenya
Coimbatore-based Suguna is one of the leading poultry integrators in India with operations covering all areas of the poultry sector
Draft rules on breeding, transporting poultry birds ready: Centre to HC
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'
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Backyard poultry bird count jumps in latest livestock census
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
 "Backyard poultry bird count jumps in latest livestock census")
Srinivasa partners with Hy-Line International to expand poultry footprint
It is starting egg-powder and chicken products manufacturing plants in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
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