Category: poultry

Canada Faces Some Trade Restrictions on Poultry Due to Bird Flu Found in Nova Scotia

Canada’s food safety watchdog says the discovery of avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Nova Scotia has resulted in international trade restrictions on some Canadian poultry products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the outbreak of high pathogenic H5N1 was reported last week to the World Organization for Animal Health. The agency says…


French Authorities Order Killing of 2.5 Million Poultry Over Bird Flu

PARIS—The French farming ministry on Thursday said that a total of 2.5 million birds needed to be killed as the southwest of the country faces several outbreaks of bird flu. Around 1.2 million animals have already been culled, the ministry said, adding that an additional 1.3 million still needed to be killed as a precautionary…


Czech Republic Reports Bird Flu Outbreak at Farm With 188,000 Poultry

PRAGUE—The Czech Republic reported an outbreak of bird flu of the H5N1 type at a poultry farm with 188,000 birds, the State Veterinary Administration said on Thursday. Thousands of the birds have died already, the rest will be culled from the farm in Libotenice, 60 km (40 miles) north of Prague, the administration said. Several…


Thousands of Animals Dead in ‘Agricultural Disaster,’ Says BC Government

Thousands of farm animals have died in an “agriculture disaster” in British Columbia set off by floods that swamped an area of the province known for its prime farming industry. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said many farmers attempted to move their animals by boat as their properties flooded but were forced to abandon them, “as…


With Chicken Prices Soaring, Sanderson Farms Sold for $4.5 Billion

With the price of chicken soaring, the third-largest poultry producer in the United States is being bought for $4.53 billion. Cargill and Continental Grain have formed a joint venture to acquire Sanderson Farms, paying $203 per share in cash for a company that last year processed more than 4.8 billion pounds of meat. The companies…


Pilgrim’s Pride Pleads Guilty to Chicken Price-Fixing Charge, to Pay $107.9 Million Fine

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, one of the largest U.S. poultry producers, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $107.9 million fine on Tuesday to settle federal charges it conspired to fix chicken prices and passed on the costs to consumers and other purchasers. Chief Executive Fabio Sandri entered the guilty plea on the company’s behalf…


COVID-19 Epidemic Ravaging Northeast China, Villages Evacuated, Livestock and Crops Left Behind

China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province has officially reported 448 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 18 but the public believes that the actual situation is much worse than the official data. Wangkui County is the epicenter of the outbreak in the province. The situation is getting more severe, residents have told The Epoch Times. Local governments are…