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Patterns and dynamics of egg trade: trade flows in exports and imports at country...
Between 2016 and 2020, global egg trade showed a remarkable dynamics. In 2018, 2.36 mill. t of shell eggs were exported, 2.97% of the...
Trends in the poultry production and market for sustainability
The theme of this year’s General Assembly of EU poultry sector was the sustainability of the poultry meat.
The event, organized by QGV, Austrian...
The egg industry of the USA in transition
Between 1996 and 2016, the value of U. S. egg production increased by 36.3% and reached a volume of 6.5 billion US-$. In this...
Pas Reform: Celebrating 100 years in the hatchery business
In 2019 Pas Reform celebrates its 100th anniversary. When the company began in 1919, founder Gerrit Pas could not have foreseen that a century...
Hubbard, playing a vital role in the poultry breeding industry
Hubbard operates its selection programs in 3 different R&D centres in North America and Europe, along with its own production sites in North America, Europe and Brazil. Hubbard has a longstanding experience in breeding, developing and marketing breeding stock for both conventional and premium markets.
An insight into the Spanish poultry industry – Part 1: Poultry meat
Spain is one of the leading European countries in poultry production and trade. In 2020, it ranked in fourth place in poultry meat production...
Avicola Campestre chooses SPECHT
In the Central American Republic of El Salvador, the company Avicola Campestre has been working successfully for years with the world-famous well-known house equipment’s...
Patterns of trade flows in egg exports and imports – Part 4
The fourth part of the series will present patterns of trade flows for
some of the leading egg exporting and importing countries.
The Dutch-German trade
cluster
A...
Avian Influenza outbreaks in Iowa layer farms and their economic impacts
Between December 2014 and June 2015, 223 outbreaks of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) virus in commercial and backyard flocks occurred in 15 states of the USA. In this article a time-spatial analysis of the outbreaks in Iowa is presented, documenting the problems in euthanizing and depopulating the affected farms as well as in depositing the carcasses
Ovostella chooses Eurosilos Sirp fiberglass silos
The Ovostella agricultural company of Ghedi (BS) is a historic user of Eurosilos Sirp fiberglass silos. We interviewed the owner, Domenico Varini , to...
Patterns and dynamics of the EU poultry industry: a status report – Part 1
Part 1 - Laying hen husbandry, egg production and egg trade
In two papers, the patterns of the EU poultry industry will be analysed. The...
Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the G19 countries between 2006 and...
The second, and the last paper, in a series of two which deals with the egg industry in the Group of Nineteen countries between...
Changing patterns of global egg trade between 2006 and 2016 – Part 1
Introduction
Over the past years, the author of this article published several papers which dealt with patterns and dynamics of egg trade and production. As...
Increased interest in the slower-growing broiler Ranger Gold
Avizoo, Cooperativa Agricola San Martino, Consorzio Agrario del Nordest and Avicola Artigiana have come together, in a far-sighted project, to launch onto the Italian...
“Il Fiore delle Dolomiti”: organic eggs produced using SKA equipment
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The benefits of digitization and data sharing
Data as a method of payment for better advice? According to Daniel Proetel, The Big Dutchman product manager for innovative software solutions, this concept...
FACCO: the future of poultry at VIV Asia 2019
Technology, remote control, service, virtual reality and new systems at Facco stand at the Asia leading poultry exhibition.
Facco has many novelties in display at...
The poultry meat business in Europe and beyond
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