Layers

Canadian egg farmers have reduced energy use by 41%, while also generating power via solar panels. Photo: Peter Roek

25-06-2021 | Article

Blueprint for sustainable egg production

Unprecedented demand for eggs during the Covid pandemic led UK retailers to stock white eggs in large numbers for the first time since the 1980s. Photo: Bart Nijs

18-06-2021 | News

Largest UK retailer expands white egg offering to consumers

Photo: Ton Kastermans Fotografie

14-06-2021 | News

European Parliament votes to ban the use of cages by 2027

A sharp drop in wholesale prices on the Russian egg market has driven most companies below the profitability edge, Rosptitsesoyuz said in a statement. Photo: Henk Riswick

10-06-2021 | News

Russian egg industry in a state of crisis

About 1 million chickens are consumed in Trinidad and Tobago on a weekly basis. Photo: Magda Ehlers

09-06-2021 | News

Trinidad and Tobago concerned over poultry imports

More than 25,000 people have signed a petition set up by British Lion Egg processors calling on UK supermarkets to stop importing eggs. Photo: Henk Riswick

08-06-2021 | News

UK egg industry urges supermarkets to stop importing eggs

Protests against Colombian president Ivan Duque have led to blocked roads, affecting poultry production and supply throughout the country. Photo: Henk Riswick

27-05-2021 | News

Protests cause chicken and egg shortage on Colombian market

Defra has said its plan will revolutionise the treatment of animals in the UK . Photo: Bert Jansen

26-05-2021 | News

Government urged to protect UK poultry producer standards

Russia imports roughly 20% of hatching eggs, primarily from the EU. Photo: Bart Nijs

26-05-2021 | News

Russia mulls plans to replace hatching eggs imports from EU

The FAO has signed an MOU with Egypt s Poultry Farmers Union to develop the production and sustainability of the local poultry industry. Photo: Bla_

25-05-2021 | News

FAO signs MOU with Egyptian poultry industry

Avian influenza

Gordon Hickman, head of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (Defra) exotic disease control division, said that while the 2025/6 season had seen substantial losses, the decision to put in housing measures much earlier than in previous years seems to have successful. Photo: Supplied

28-05 | News

Meeting the ongoing challenge of avian influenza in the UK

The government is working together with the poultry sector on a plan to make vaccination against avian influenza mandatory for laying hen farms. Image created with the help of AI.

27-05 | News

Dutch government moves towards mandatory avian influenza vaccination