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Norway is hoping for an exemption to European rules on shelf-life labeling of eggs, partly due to its good salmonella record.

Cal-Maine Foods, the biggest US egg producer, announced that its revenue doubled and profits increased 718% in the last quarter due to rising egg prices in the country, CNN reported.

The US Department of Labour has awarded a US$5 million grant to fund initiatives addressing labour abuses in the Brazil and Paraguay cattle sector, under a cooperative agreement with UN agency the International Labour Organisation, Investing.com reported.

An official from the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) said retail prices of chickens are rising in the country, following a spike in pork prices, The Philippine Star reported.

Norways government aims to levy a 35% resource tax rate on the profits of salmon and trout farmers, down from an initial proposal of 40% which sharply hit fish farming stock prices when announced last year.

Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, Perstorp has a footprint in many industrial segments including plastic materials, resins and coatings, and animal nutrition.

A vaccine to combat African swine fever (ASF) could be produced based on research carried out by the Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory of French government agency ANSES.

Each decision by Alltech is a chess move with a potentially strong impact on how the livestock and feed markets play out in the coming years.

Data from the European Commission showed European Union 2022/23 season soft wheat exports (started in July) had reached 22.66 million tonnes by March 26, 2023, 8% higher compared to the 20.89 million tonnes exported in the same week in the 2021/22 season, Nasdaq reported.

Data from Statistics Iceland showed Icelands aquaculture shipments totalled ISK 642 billion (~US$4.7 billion; ISK 100 = US$0.73) in 2022, 39% up compared to 2021, Fish Farmer reported.