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The companies at the top of the poultry industry

Welcome to the October edition of Poultry International, which is our regular look at the World’s Top Poultry Companies. The industry continues to evolve and so have we, and we hope that you will find our new format easier to use and more informative.

Feed Production by Region

New Zealand’s Tegel Poultry achieves world’s best feed conversion

Tegel Poultry focuses on the five pillars of agricultureperformance to achieve the world’s best broiler feed conversion ratio of 155.

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Antibiotic-free Production

Lowering poultry feed formulation costs with phytogenics

For decades, broiler producers have tended to use high-density diets to feed their stocks and seek the highest possible profitability. But, with increasing feed prices, the entire production process is searching for alternatives to conventional feeding programs based on high-nutrient poultry diets to increase profitability.

Competitive export scenario emerging for poultry producers

Following a profitable 2011 in their export business, U.S. poultry producers face a new question in 2012: Will the reentry of Thailand to the market for raw poultry in the EU ignite increased competition among poultry exporters in the U.S., Brazil and Thailand? Very likely, the answer is yes.

Indústria avícola mundial prevê maior rentabilidade em 2012 com um crescimento marginal

A Nutrição WATT 2012 e Pesquisa de Alimentação mostra otimismo aumentou de rentabilidade, mesmo quando confrontados com os preços dos grãos elevados ea volatilidade dos preços.

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ANAVIP – The Panamanian national poultry producers’ association

The Panamanian national poultry producers’ association, ANAVIP, was established in 1973 to support the Panama’s poultry industry. Membership currently comprises 11 companies working across poultry meat and eggs.

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Chicken producers seek improvements in trade

It has been well documented just how important the chicken industry is to the vibrancy of the whole U.S. economy. But the industry’s growth potential, and thus its economic potential, is in gaining increased access to foreign markets.

International Production & Processing Expo introduces logo

The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, American Feed Industry Association and American Meat Institute have introduced the new International Production & Processing Expo logo. The International Production & Processing Expo is serving as the umbrella name for the co-location of USPOULTRY’s International Poultry Expo, the American Feed Industry Association's International Feed Expo and the American Meat Institute's International Meat Expo.

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Haiti is aided by more than US chicken

My trip to Haiti to see the distribution of donated U.S. chicken showed that the earthquake disaster has brought out the best in scores of people. Said one, “I am going to help these people.” The other responded, “What do you think you can do?” The pledge to help was audacious when weighed against the vast need, but Mike Welch of Harrison Poultry did help, and others joined in and the reverberations are still being felt.

Why invest in the poultry industry?

Investment, when properly applied, creates wealth, and this wealth can facilitate further investment. What happens when there is a failure to invest?

Poultry production cuts pay dividends for companies

The Poultry Confidence Index, which had steadily risen throughout 2011 after hitting rock bottom a year ago, rose dramatically in this first quarter of 2012. The Overall Index now stands at 119.8 (1996 = 100 baseline), up from 94.3 the previous quarter. The Present Situation Index increased to 101.8 from 73.8, while the Expectations Index rose to 131.8 from 107.9 since the fourth quarter of 2011.

Is technology good for hen welfare?

I left the Executive Conference on the Future of the American Egg Industry, which was held in conjunction with the International Poultry Expo in Atlanta, with more questions than answers. If the U.S. egg industry transitions from conventional cages to enriched colony housing, is it preserving the right to employ technology to continue to increase egg production while minimizing inputs?

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