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December rounded off a confident end to the year for the broiler sector, completing three successive months of strong growth. Total chick numbers for December were up by 4.5m compared with a year earlier, amounting to an increase of 5.1%. See also: Feed markets start...
THE New Year begins with a benign outlook for feed costs. Although there are a few short-term worries for raw material prices, the generally stable background looks set to remain in the longer term. See also: Lower stocking densities to limit UK broiler expansion in...
BROILER expansion in the UK is forecast to lag behind the EU as a whole during this coming year, according to the latest global review from Rabobank. UK output is likely to be especially restricted by the move to lower broiler stocking densities as it gathers pace in...
WHOLESALE prices for eggs have taken a small dip in the wake of the Christmas break, but this is likely to be short-lived. Having finished on a strong note before the holiday, the trade has to deal with the customary backlog after the seasonal shutdown. See...
BROILER producers are ending the year with a late surge in chick placings, helping the sector to consolidate a healthy return to expansion during 2024. With just the December figures yet to be recorded, the industry is showing overall growth of nearly two per cent for...
AS the year draws to a close, poultry producers are still experiencing one of the longest periods of stable feed prices in recent times. The downward drift in soya prices continues, while feed wheat has also topped out after five months of gently upward movement. See...
THE egg trade has had another strong run in the current pre-Christmas period. Wholesale prices for colony have reached their highest point for the year, while free-range has completed five months of rising prices since the summer. See also: Chicken and eggs buck the...
WITH inflation back in the news this month after an unexpected rise in October, poultrymeat and eggs have continued to move in the opposite direction. During October, the headline annual inflation rate for all consumer expenditure excluding housing (the CPI) jumped to...
BOTH of the two main sectors of the UK poultrymeat industry staged a recovery last month. After suffering a downturn during the late summer, broiler and turkey placings bounced back in October. See also: Co-op extends lower-stocked chicken across breaded and...
The current period of feed price stability looks set to continue for the egg and poultrymeat sectors. Soya has continued its gentle downward trajectory for the sixth consecutive month, while feed wheat had edged up a few £s, leaving spot ration costs virtually...
Output of shell eggs through packing stations in the UK has now climbed to a new record after the setbacks suffered by the industry during 2022/23. Average throughput per week has now topped 19 million dozen for the first time during the third quarter, according to...
READY EGG PRODUCTS has launched the UK's first modern egg drying plant, enabling manufacturers using egg powder to choose British Lion for the first time. The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) welcomed the new launch, saying it complemented a wide range of Lion egg...