Layers

“While it’s great that many products already contain British Lion egg ingredients, shoppers may be unaware as there is little to no information on the pack,” said Mark Williams, British Egg Industry Council chairman. Photo: Ronald Hissink

13-02-2025 | News

UK: consumers trust British Lion eggs, retailers need to do more

Anita Nutchey, head of marketing and innovation at Noble Foods, said: “By showcasing the incredible work of our farmers and their high-welfare standards, we’re reinforcing why The Happy Egg Co. continues to lead the market.” Photo: Noble Foods

06-02-2025 | News

TV campaign launched by UK’s leading egg supplier

A global leader in beef production, JBS is now partnering with South America's largest egg producer. Photo: Supplied

03-02-2025 | News

JBS acquires 50% of South America’s largest egg producer

The retail cost of eggs for consumers has risen nearly 40% over the past year. Photo: Cor Salverius Photography

31-01-2025 | News

Egg shortages and high egg prices persist in the US

International Egg Commission becomes World Egg Organisation

22-01-2025 | News

International Egg Commission becomes World Egg Organisation

Photos: Bert Jansen

20-01-2025 | Article

Maximising the potential of poultry genetics

Ines Carvalhido (35) is Poultry Lead at Cargill Animal Nutrition. Photos: Mark Pasveer

13-01-2025 | Interview

Optimising layer nutrition based on body fat measurements

A partnership has been launched to transition Nguyen Gia Livestock Production Cooperative’s 50,000 hens to 100% certified cage-free production systems. Photo: Global Food Partners

02-01-2025 | News

Vietnam sees massive movement toward cage-free egg production

Directly after the cage ban, enriched cages were the favourite option. Soon, however, barn systems proved to be the future-proof option. Photo: Ronald Hissink

16-12-2024 | Article

Spain’s slow but steady recovery after hen cage ban

The latest Compassion in World Farming Egg Track report looked at how companies in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Poland were progressing towards being cage-free by 2025. Photo: Canva

13-12-2024 | News

Poland lagging in cage-free hen commitments

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