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THE World Egg Organisation has announced the theme and industry resources for World Egg Day 2026, which will mark the campaign’s 30th anniversary on Friday 9 October. This year’s theme, “Protein that Powers and Protects”, will focus on the role of egg protein and...
RATION formulation costs were slightly down over the past month, mainly thanks to lower UK wheat prices. At the same time, futures prices have been rising, reflecting a variety of worries around the globe. UK ex-farm wheat prices for delivery this month dropped by an...
Spot ration costs reached a four-year low this month, following a further weakening of soyameal prices. Although average UK feed wheat prices have edged forward by around £4 a tonne since February, a sharper fall in soya values has pushed ration formulation costs down...
SHROPSHIRE-based Griffiths Family Farms intends to build a novel Kipster barn egg system to supply carbon-neutral eggs to Lidl stores in the UK. Subject to planning approval, the Dutch concept farm that utilises renewable energy, feeds birds by-products of food waste...
NFU CYMRU has defended the country’s poultry sector after an environmental group said its rapid expansion was a major factor in increased algae blooms on the River Wye. The Wye and Usk Foundation said modelling has suggested the proportion of phosphate in the lower...
MOY PARK has said it will temporarily stop slaughtering birds at its Ballymena processing facility because of "challenging market conditions". The firm added it hoped to resume bird processing at the site in January 2020 – and that it would continue to cut, further...
MAELOR FOODS’ 15-month battle to remove processing restrictions at its Wrexham plant is drawing to a close after a Welsh Government planning inspector heard the case. The £20m site first became operational in November 2017 with a 400,000-bird a week limit to the...
DEFRA has “signalled its intent” by failing to protect British egg production in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the BEIC’s Mark Williams. Whatever the likelihood of Britain leaving Europe without an agreement in place, he says the decision not to impose...
PRESSURE to end beak treatment in Germany for all poultry species - not just laying hens - is leaving its turkey sector scrambling for a solution to high mortality caused by feather pecking. Germany changed its constitutional law in 2002, making animal welfare a far...