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Gregorio San Diego, chairman of the United Broilers and Raisers Association (UBRA) and Philippine Egg Board Association said farm gate prices of chicken have dropped to PHP 92 (~US$1.61; PHP 1 = US$0.017) from PHP 99 (~US$1.73) per kg, and eggs have declined to PHP 6 (~US$0.10) per piece, despite retail prices reaching ...

A new study from Germany has found that dairy cattle fed industrial hemp produced milk with detectable levels of the molecular compound THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis that produces the high sensation, which could affect the use of hemp as a livestock feed ingredient, Washington Post reported.

Major Brazilian meatpacker BRF SA announced a net loss of BRL 137 million (~US$26 million; BRL 1 = US$0.19) for the third quarter of the year, which did not meet analysts expectations of a slim profit, due to increased debt expenses and interest rates, BOL News reported.

Abruzzo, Italy, has been classified by the European Union as free from African swine fever (ASF).

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is expected to see another record in grain production for the 2022/23 harvest, according to the first survey by the National Supply Company (Conab).

Wadi Group, a distributor of Aviagens Ross® Parent Stock (PS) in Egypt, recently celebrated a landmark anniversary of 30 years as a Ross customer, at its seventh Wadi Poultry Academy held last September in Cairo, Egypt.

The Aviagen® Arbor Acres® team recently welcomed customers from throughout Asia Pacific to the 2022 Arbor Acres Training Seminar Asia (AATSA), which took place on November 1-3 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Philippines Department of Agriculture has launched the Compartmentalisation Program of swine farms, one of the major components of the countrys Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) Program.

The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Strategic Planning Conference recently concluded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the United States, with the election of a new officer team.

African swine fever (ASF) is still active in the Spree-Neisse/Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa district in Germany after two years.