Month: December 2021

Britain is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of bird flu, farming, and environment minister George Eustice told parliament, reported Reuters. “This year we are seeing the largest-ever outbreak of avian influenza in the UK,” he told the House of Commons, adding that there had been 36 confirmed outbreaks. Such outbreaks were a seasonal risk associated with migratory wild birds, he said. The highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu was confirmed at premises in North Yorkshire and South Suffolk on Wednesday following a string of outbreaks in different locations dating back to Oct.…

Brazilian food processor BRF SA plans to start producing meat in China as part of an aggressive growth plan that could more than double annual net sales by 2030, executives said during a company presentation, Reported by Reuters. BRF mainly serves the Chinese market via exports. “To be a much more relevant player in China we need to increase local production,” Patricio Rohner, BRF’s vice-president of international markets, told reporters after the presentation. He said BRF already operates in China through local partnerships in sales and distribution. They does not rule…

“The step will help Jammu and Kashmir in a big way to achieve the target of becoming self-sufficient in milk production. The easing out of departmental schemes dairy sector witnessed a gradual shift as over ten thousand new dairy units have been opened in the last two years” said Mr. Choudhary Principal Secretary, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today inaugurated ‘Pashudhan Vyapar Mela’ at RP Check post, Lakhanpur.Secretary, Cooperatives Department, Yasha Mudgal was the guest of honor on the occasion. ‘Pashudhan Vyapar Mela’ is being held every month…

Federation of Livestock Farmers Associations of Malaysia adviser Datuk Jeffrey Ng said the issue of limited chicken supply was not as bad as it had been made out to be and was mostly due to lack of monitoring at the production level. He said that while some places may have a shortage of supply, this is only in two or three places. But if you look at any wholesale market or hypermarket, it’s evident that chicken supply is enough for consumers. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the…

Many Global Food Businesses and retailers intend to phase out caged eggs from their global supply chains by 2025. The current cage-free egg produced in china is very low. This poses a challenge for global brands to shift to cage-free egg production. The first formal standard to define what cage-free eggs are, and which eggs and egg products can be marketed as cage-free, has now been released in China. The new national standard on the production, distribution, and sale of cage-free eggs was released in late October by the China…