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WHOLESALE egg prices have strengthened again over the past month, with both colony and free-range sectors making gains. An intense shortage of colony eggs, in particular, is driving the market and has pushed wholesale prices up by 28-30% across the top three sizes...
It was a confident start to the year for the broiler sector, with weekly chick placings hitting their second-highest figure on record, according to the latest figures from Defra. The figures suggest that the ever-expanding UK broiler sector is hitting its stride again...
As predicted, spot ration costs have shown little movement during the past month and remain at historically high levels. Wheat has gained a little, soya has eased a bit. See also: Egg market tightens after disappointing Christmas The net result for our Basic Layers’...
EUROPEAN nations are beginning to push for vaccination against avian influenza amidst the worst ever winter for the disease on the continent. France is to trial two vaccines as part of a “roadmap” it outlined in spring last year to bring the virus under control and...
IN a reversal of typical trends in January, wholesale egg prices strengthened significantly in the weeks after Christmas, especially on colony. By the start of this month, wholesale colony prices were at their highest since the hectic market in 2020, during the early...
STRONG overall chick placings in 2021 meant it was most likely a record year for the broiler sector, and the number of day-olds was up by 1.5% on 2020, or 17m. The final total for the year reached 1,185 million and was helped by a more confident trend in the last two...
GLOBAL poultry markets are continue their recovery following the worst of the covid pandemic, with European prices for whole chicken significantly higher at the end of 2021 than a year earlier. There is a relatively tight supply situation, according to Rabobank’s...
The New Year has come in with an unpleasant bang for the poultry sector, with feed costs rising to record levels. Although feed wheat has eased back a little since December, soyameal has surged forwards to pass £450/t for only the second time since prices last reached...
2021 will go down in memory as a year of remarkable challenge for many in the poultrymeat and egg sector. The covid pandemic, Brexit and inflation all presented unprecedented challenges but, by and large, both sectors managed to keep food supplied to supermarket...
The onward march of wheat prices continued apace during November, setting new records for UK feed wheat. At the same time, soyameal defied predictions and showed a net gain in recent weeks. See also: Egg market fails to pick up despite Christmas Inevitably, ration...
ANALYSIS of the 2021 GB harvest has indicated that protein levels in both wheat and barley are, on average, lower than in previous years, with significant regional variation reported. According to Premier Nutrition’s 2021 Crop Survey, unfavourable weather conditions...
POLLING on behalf of Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) has suggested shoppers have strong support for more detailed labelling of welfare and production methods on meat and dairy products. Eggs are the only animal product on which it is currently required to state the...