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THE turkey sector recorded a significant drop in placings in August, traditionally the peak month for the seasonal turkey market. Poult placings during August fell by 160,000 compared with a year earlier, to 1.37m. See also: Prepare for avian influenza challenges this...
The situation in the Black Sea is the one with the most potential to upset the global grain balance in the short term. This was the message to delegates at Poultry Network Live from Will Foote, raw materials manager at ForFarmers UK, earlier this month. See also:...
THIS month, Poultry Network’s calculation of a basic layers ration has risen again, by £6/tonne compared with last month. In the event, feed costs have drifted aimlessly through the summer season, with our layers ration moving within a range of less than £20/ tonne....
LIDL has said it will offer farmers financial incentives to move into egg farming. The supermarket said both new and existing producers would be offered an additional investment “on top of market rates”, supported by long term contracts as part of a “guaranteed pay...
WHITE egg layers have great sustainability credentials, and are set to grow in popularity, according to Noble Foods. A reduction in the carbon footprint of 400g carbon dioxide per kg of white eggs had been identified in performance comparisons with brown, said...
AS retail price inflation for groceries continues to drop sharply away, August has witnessed one of its most significant monthly falls for at least 15 years. Market research company Kantar reports that grocery price inflation fell by 2.2 percentage points to 12.7% in...
The rally in wheat and soya prices in July has proved short-lived, and global prices have subsided again during August. Despite the initial concerns about the collapse of the Black Sea corridor in July, accompanied by the attack on the Danube port facilities, wheat...
The broiler sector’s rollercoaster ride in 2023 has taken its latest plunge in the current placings figures from Defra. Chick numbers in July saw their biggest fall this year, down by 4.1 million compared with the same month last year. This is a year-on-year drop of...
FREE-range egg prices have now started to follow colony prices downwards in the wholesale market, but this trend may not continue for long. The intense shortage of home-produced eggs on the UK market overall has started to ease over the summer. See also: 12 reasons to...
ELANCO and Rosehill hosted 50 delegates who heard from experts on salmonella and the UK egg market at their recent layer conference. One of the central take-home messages from the day was highlighted by Shaun Cawthraw, from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA),...
Despite the cost of living crisis, UK meat consumption in the first quarter of this year was higher than a year earlier. According to Defra figures, total consumption of all meats, measured as supplies reaching the market, rose by 14,400 tonnes during the...
TESCO has said it will lift the restrictions it placed on the sale of packs of fresh eggs in its stores from 2 August. The retailer introduced a three-pack limit in November 2022 after profitability in the egg sector saw a significant decline in the national flock and...