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USPOULTRY – The US Poultry and Egg Association

The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, USPOULTRY, is the world’s largest most active poultry organization and represents the entire U.S. industry. Members include producers and processors of broilers, turkeys, ducks, eggs, and breeding stock, as well as allied companies worldwide.

Pre-harvest food safety discussed at International Feed Expo 2012

At the Pre-Harvest Food Safety Conference held during the 2012 International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo, Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, United States Department of Agriculture under secretary for food safety, spoke on the importance of pre-harvest food safety. Hagen commended the poultry industry for coming together to work toward better food safety.

IPE/IFE to remain in Atlanta through 2016

The combined International Poultry Expo/International Feed Expo/American Meat Institute show will remain in Atlanta, Ga., through at least 2016, and its location after that will depend entirely on where exhibitors and attendees want to see the show located, according to the heads of the three associations that are co-locating their shows. Rumors that the show will be moving back and forth between Atlanta and Chicago are only show-floor rumors, and any decisions such as that are years in the future, they said at a press conference on January 26.

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Algae may provide protein in poultry, pig feed

Marine algae may serve as a viable protein-rich supplement to animal feed for poultry and pigs, according to researchers at Cornell University who are studying the material as a possible additive or replacement for corn and soybean meal. The goal is to transform a biofuel byproduct into a commodity, which could free up thousands of acres of cropland, say the researchers.

Looking forward and looking back in the poultry industry

Reflection is good sometimes as 2012 sees Poultry International celebrate its 50th anniversary. We’ve been following developments and making the odd prediction too, and later in the year, we will be looking in more detail at how the industry has developed since the magazine was first launched.

Foreign crop farmers may help rescue US poultry profitability

Foreign crop farmers' response to a 200% increase in the price of corn is having a predictable effect on total world production. Next year, corn production outside the U.S. is likely to reach 600 MMT, a 100 MMT increase. The resulting impact on the world price of corn next year is predictable but might surprise U.S. crop farmers.

US chicken producers applaud sunset of ethanol subsidy, but wary of final GIPSA

The sunset of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and import tariff and the publishing of USDA’s long awaited Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration final livestock marketing rule are significant developments that will have major impacts on the U.S. broiler industry.

PFI – The Poultry Federation of India

The Poultry Federation of India is the voice of the Indian poultry industry. Serving producers and processors of chicken, turkey, quail, squab and egg products, the PFI provides a united voice for the industry with government, media and the general public.

Europe organic poultry producers win reprieve from tighter feed rules

Europe’s organic poultry producers will not have to change the way they feed birds come January 2012, as had been proposed by the European Commission. The commission had intended for the organic poultry industry to grow a large proportion of feed from their holding or region and wanted to implement a 100% organic diet for poultry.

Missouri turkey feed diet may save producers money

The Missouri Ideal Turkey Protein diet, a formula based on the exact nutrient requirements of turkeys, may save producers about $30 per ton of feed, according to Jeff Firman, a University of Missouri Extension poultry scientist. The protein-based diet, which focuses on adjusting the amino acids in the turkeys' diet, helps reduce overfeeding and brings down costs by not wasting nutrients, said Firman.

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Poultry performance improves over past decades

Bird performance in the commercial poultry industry has shown a staggering improvement over recent decades. Modern broilers weigh about 2.5 kg at 39 days, with a live-weight feed conversion ratio of 1.6 kg of feed per kilogram of body weight gain.

Rabobank: meat, poultry production to drop in 2012

U.S. meat and poultry production is headed for what researchers at the Rabobank International Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group anticipate to be a “precipitous fall” by mid-2012, according to a recently released report. The group’s “Where’s the Beef?” report notes that drought in the U.S. is a major contributor to the production decline, but finds that global meat and poultry production is in the midst of a multi-year process of adjusting to higher and more volatile feed costs. Since the U.S. is a significant exporter of meat protein, the decline will also affect world markets as well as demand for feed, including corn.

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