Global beef forecast for remainder of 2022
There will be very different impacts in the second half of this year. If the forecast is correct, some factors in the third and fourth quarters will be significantly different…
Poland poultry gets approval to export again as bird flu subsides
Poland's chief veterinary inspector received information from Cuban authorities about the lifting of the poultry export ban.
Italian poultry industry collapsing & state of emergency
Italian poultry industry collapsing & state of emergency According to Reuters, the Italian government has declared a state of emergency in the areas most affected by the drought and quoted…
Wheat export deal reached between Russia and Ukraine
Turkey states that it has reached an agreement with Russia to allow Ukraine to resume grain exports through the Black Sea. It will be signed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
How can America run out of meat?
How can America run out of meat? Why can’t I buy meat when there are so many cows in America? At the start of the pandemic, Costco, Wegmans, and Kroger…
South African poultry farmers hit hard by energy crisis
South Africa's poultry industry has been hit hard by Escom's recent power outages in different parts of the country.
COVID-19 & bird flu link
People outside the poultry industry have better understood the emergence of new strains of bird flu as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The worst bird flu epidemic in EU history
In a recent assessment of bird flu during the 2021-202 season, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) describes it as the worst such epidemic in Europe. The HPAI virus has…
Container shipping rates continue to fall. How low will it go?
No one believed that container shipping rates of $ 20,000 per FEU would be sustainable in the fall of 2021. If tolls stay at these levels for long periods of…
Global pork supply, demand and price forecast
The pork market first half of this year is on a roller coaster with ups and downs, twists and turns. This year began with futures approaching record levels and cash…