NINE new outbreaks of Avian Influenza have been confirmed in commercial poultry in the UK over the past three weeks, but there are signs that the rate of new cases is levelling off. With the arrival of spring, the poultry sector will be hoping that this season’s...

The UK laying flock is on course to return to its highest level for four years after a surge in pullet placings in recent months. Another rise in day-old chick numbers in January means that by the summer, the number of actively laying birds up to 72 weeks old will be...

EGG shortages in the US have prompted some entrepreneurial egg producers to offer rent-a-chicken services to consumers. The cost of a dozen large eggs has hit almost $5 in recent weeks, an all time high and up more than 2.5 times the average price three years ago, the...

WITH UK supermarkets committed to end their sales of colony eggs this year, the rapid rate of change in the pattern of UK production has begun to lose momentum. The gap between non-cage and colony production in the UK continued to widen last year, but the rate was...

THE UK’s broiler sector set a new record in January, with the highest output of chicken recorded in a single month. Total production in January, at 185,000 tonnes, was just ahead of the previous high set in July last year, which came to 184,800 tonnes. See...

Brexit has had the incidental consequence of boosting the EU's status as a global poultry meat exporter, according to the latest analysis from Rabobank. RaboResearch's recently published World Poultry Map shows that Brazil, the US, the EU, Thailand, and China still...

A REGENERATIVE farm is seeking partners to help fund, scale and add expertise to bring dual-breed poultry to the UK. Planton Farm, co-founded by researcher Dr Annie Rayner and farmer Clare Hill, is embarking on a project to explore the practicalities and...

INTERNATIONAL trade in key feed commodities has so far shrugged off any likely impact of tariff wars between the US and other trading partners. Both feed wheat and soya have shown minimal price changes during the past month. See also: Poultry housing order extends to...

TV personality Ellie Taylor has been recruited to spearhead a new £1m marketing drive for Lion Eggs during 2025. The programme aims to communicate the benefits of British Lion eggs as the perfect mealtime solution and key brain food for various life stages, from...