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3 weeks ago | 
feedstrategy.com | Jackie Linden
Animal Health & VeterinaryAfrican Swine FeverGlobal African swine fever vaccine standard adoptedCombined with biosecurity and other measures, an appropriate program using safe and effective vaccines offers the potential to gain control over African swine fever (ASF).
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4 weeks ago | 
wattagnet.com | Jackie Linden
For the first three months of 2025, MHP SE reports stable sales within Ukraine and to export destinations. This situation was driven by strong demand for its poultry products, as well as slightly higher prices in the quarter ended March 31, 2025. At US$779 million, the group’s total revenue for the quarter was up by 8% year-on-year. However, operating profit dropped by 29% compared with the same period of 2024, and operating margin was down four percentage points at 8%.
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4 weeks ago | 
wattagnet.com | Jackie Linden
Net profit for the January-March period this year was more than six times higher than the same period of 2024, reports CP Foods. At almost 8.55 billion Thai baht (THB; US$260 million) for this latest full quarter, the net profit figure compares with a little over THB1.15 billion one year ago. Driving this dramatic improvement were operational improvements and rigorous cost control throughout the supply chain, according to CP Foods’ CEO, Prasit Boondoungprasert.
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1 month ago | 
feedstrategy.com | Jackie Linden
Originally nominated as the managing partner in an initiative to support pig production in the West African state, Akwaaba Feeds now stands accused of seizing control of a pig abattoir.
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1 month ago | 
feedstrategy.com | Jackie Linden
As Romania and Croatia gained better control of African swine fever (ASF) in commercial and backyard herds, there was a significant drop in outbreaks in the region last year, while cases in wild boar remained stable, according to a new analysis of the disease situation in Europe.
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1 month ago | 
wattagnet.com | Jackie Linden
Over the past two to three weeks, the number of newly reported highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in European poultry has dropped sharply. To some extent, this dip in new outbreaks might be expected as spring in the Northern Hemisphere progresses towards summer. However, the easing in the situation appears to have occurred both more suddenly and dramatically than in recent years. The risk of infection has not vanished, however.
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1 month ago | 
wattagnet.com | Jackie Linden
In recent days, Mansourah Poultry Company (MPCO) has announced the purchase of an additional farm in the Nubaria area, at a cost of 31.4 million Egyptian pounds (EGP; US$629,000). Further investment by the firm prior to the start of production is expected to be around EGP100 million, reports Zawya. This latest project is expected to more than double MPCO’s production — from the present two million chickens per year to 4.8 million.
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1 month ago | 
petfoodindustry.com | Jackie Linden
For the latest fiscal year (52 weeks ended March 29, 2025), Cranswick plc reports increased revenue and production volume. Even compared with the previous year, which covered 53 weeks, total revenue was up 4.8% at over GBP2.72 billion (US$3.65 billion). Based in the United Kingdom (U.K.), Cranswick is a leading supplier of premium, fresh, and added-value foods.
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1 month ago | 
wattagnet.com | Jackie Linden
For the latest fiscal year (52 weeks ended March 29, 2025), Cranswick plc reports increased revenue and production volume. Even compared with the previous year, which covered 53 weeks, total revenue was up 4.8% at over GBP2.72 billion (US$3.65 billion). Based in the United Kingdom (U.K.), Cranswick is a leading supplier of premium, fresh, and added-value foods.
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1 month ago | 
wattagnet.com | Jackie Linden
For the first-half of the financial year (to March 31, 2025), South Africa's Astral Foods reports total revenue of more than 10.72 billion rand (ZAR; US$598 million). That amounts to a year-on-year increase of 3.5%. Despite the higher sales, operating profit (before interest and taxes) for the company was down 51% compared to the same period of 2024 at just under ZAR271 million. At ZAR182 million, profit for the reporting period was 49% lower year-on-year.
