All Avian flu articles – Page 4
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Comment and OpinionBird housing relaxations are welcome, but egg producers remain at breaking point
BFREPA has warned the tentative end to the disruption caused by latest bird flu outbreak pales in significance to the financial difficulties faced by producers
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NewsDefra to lift mandatory housing measures for poultry as bird flu threat decreases
However, producers have warned they remain in a ‘bleak’ position due to low returns and soaring costs
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NewsFood sector left hanging over physical checks on imports from EU
Divisions emerge over mooted postponement after PM’s latest hint
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NewsFree-range egg sector will face “mass exodus” without price increase
BFREPA said more than 70% of producers in a recent poll stated they would leave egg production within a year if price rises were not forthcoming
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NewsChicken and egg sectors battered by bird flu and trade troubles
As Ukraine war fuels price hikes, poultry council slams Dover delays and trade rules favouring EU producers
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NewsEgg producers say ‘tidal wave’ of cost hikes could leave supermarket shelves empty
Hundreds of producers face bankruptcy as the Ukraine war pushes feed prices through the roof
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NewsMedia Bites 1 April: Eggs, Lottery, Boots
Hundreds of UK egg farms are at risk of collapse after surging input costs were pushed up still further by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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NewsMedia Bites 25 March: Boots, Holland & Barrett, Ocado, Morrisons, McColl's
Apollo Global Management, the New York-based buyout giant, is lining up banks to fund a £6bn tilt to buy Boots, according to reports this morning.
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NewsFree-range egg producers in ‘dire’ situation as new bird flu labelling rules come in
Retailers have to label free-range eggs as barn as of today due to ongoing avian flu conditions
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: Boots, Lottery, Burger King
Suitors for Boots are to begin meeting with the high street chemist’s management this week as owner Walgreens pushes ahead with a planned £7bn sale
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NewsPoultry producers demand tighter controls on imports from EU
Complaints about unfair trade could be resolved by UK-EU veterinary deal
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NewsMedia Bites 7 January: Greggs, inflation, Boots, Gousto, B&M
The papers are full of food and retail news this morning, taking in trading updates at Greggs, Boots and B&M.
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NewsRare incidence of human bird flu reported by UK HSA
The case comes as the number of egg-laying birds culled during the latest outbreak nears 1.8 million
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NewsAt least 1.7 million birds culled due to bird flu, according to egg body
The government’s chief vet put the number at 500,000 birds less than two weeks ago
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NewsUK facing worst-ever bird flu outbreak, according to poultry sector
About half a million infected birds have already been culled, said chief vet Christine Middlemiss
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Comment and OpinionWhat’s the outlook for animal protein over the course of 2022?
Another volatile year for the sector also presents opportunities, says Justin Sherrard, Rabobank’s global strategist for animal protein
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NewsDefra moves to national housing order amid bird flu threat
The move comes less than a week after it introduced a housing order in parts of Yorkshire
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NewsDefra imposes bird flu lockdown in three Yorkshire districts
Defra imposes bird flu poultry lockdown in three Yorkshire districts
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NewsAvian flu prevention zone imposed in Great Britain
There have been a number of reported cases of avian flu in wild and captive birds in recent weeks
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NewsShoppers face fewer Christmas geese this year as UK hatcheries close
Supplies have been impacted by an end to UK gosling production and the impact of bird flu on German suppliers