Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Announces Expansion Plans for Additional Cage-Free Production Capabilities

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. today announced that on October 4, 2024, its Board of Directors approved $40 million in new capital projects to further expand the Company’s cage-free production capabilities. The Company plans to fund the projects through a combination of available cash on hand, sales of investment securities and operating cash flow.

The projects will include the addition of five new cage-free layer houses across the Company’s locations in Florida, Georgia, Utah and...

JBS to Quadruple Production in Saudi Arabia with New Plant

The new facility will solidify the company’s strategy in the region to expand its production of value-added products

JBS, one of the largest food companies in the world, is set to quadruple its production capacity in Saudi Arabia with the opening of a new plant in the country this November. With a $50 million investment, the new facility in Jeddah will focus on producing chicken nuggets, creating 500 jobs.

With over 30 years of experience exporting poultry to Saudi Arabia, JBS recently opened a...

ANALYSIS: Decreased turkey production doesn’t always mean increased prices...

As we look back on the past six months of production data, it becomes clear that the turkey industry is on a trajectory to harvest much fewer birds at the end of this year and the beginning of next year than it did in 2023. When it comes to the number of eggs in incubators and poults placed, '23 was by no means a stellar year. In fact, the year-to-date (YTD) total of eggs in incubators was about 2.0 million eggs short of the cumulative 10-year average...

Farmers to Get Subsidised Egg-Laying Hens

Egg-laying hens will continue to be provided to farmers at a subsidised rate under the Rawalpindi Poultry Research Institute programme as per the directions of the provincial Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Dairy Development.

During his visit to the Institute, Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani stated, "We are committed to supporting our farmers and promoting the poultry industry in the province.

Resuming this programme will help reduce the cost of production for farmers and increase egg production, making eggs more affordable for consumers."...

Private sector Leaders Announce Support for Antimicrobial Use Stewardship Principles in Poultry

Now includes over 40% of global poultry meat production

USAID-funded TRANSFORM project has united 26 organizations in antimicrobial use stewardship in an effort to combat antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial use in animals or humans could lead to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which weakens our ability to prevent and treat future infections. Recognizing the responsibility to safeguard the efficacy of these essential medicines, the following organizations announce their endorsement for science-based antimicrobial use stewardship principles that promote the health of poultry to avoid the need to use antimicrobials...

NCBA Secures Senate Introduction of Legislation to Protect Producers from Black Vultures

This week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) hailed the introduction of the Senate version of the Black Vulture Relief Act introduced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a companion bill to legislation introduced in the House of Representatives earlier this year that protects cattle producers from the devastating impacts of black vulture depredation.

“Black vultures are particularly nasty predators, and their attacks can be financially devastating to small, family-owned cattle operations,” said NCBA Policy Division Chair Gene Copenhaver, a Virginia cattle producer...