Feed costs

Poultry producers in Egypt have benefited from a sharp drop in feed prices. Photo: Peter Roek
03-06 | News

Egypt poultry faces easing feed costs but rising soy demand

After last year’s drought-hit harvest, European wheat production is on the rebound. France, the EU’s largest wheat producer, is having a significantly better season than last year. Photo: Koos Groenewold
27-05 | Article

Global feed costs at risk as geopolitical tensions grow

If a supply chain disruption occurs, and broilers don’t get the required supplementation, the growth rate slows and time to market increases. Photo: Henk Riswick
13-05 | Article

New study exposes US reliance on China for key poultry feed ingredients

Rising feed costs have reportedly forced Iranian farmers to market millions of chicks earlier than planned. Photo: Boerderij Redacteur
07-05 | News

Iranian poultry farmers sell young chicks they can’t afford to feed

Could soybean meal could be partly or fully replaced by a combination of field peas and canola without affecting broiler growth, digestibility, or carcass traits? Image created with the help of AI (Reve)
30-04 | News

Australian study supports local field peas as a soybean meal alternative in broilers

Cost-price squeeze threatens Egypt’s poultry sector with supply crunch
22-04 | News

Cost-price squeeze threatens Egypt’s poultry sector with supply crunch

Disruptions due to the disruptions in the Midle East have driven up fertiliser prices. This is expected to increase feed costs, and given that feed accounts for the majority of poultry production costs, this is likely to have considerable downstream effects. Image created with the help of AI (Reve)
17-04 | News

British poultry industry warns Middle East conflict could drive up UK food prices