Mark ClementsMark Clements is the editor of Poultry International. To contact Clements, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 10Broilers & TurkeysProduction at Hubbard’s Luziânia, Brazil, site to doubleBroiler genetics company Hubbard is investing significantly in Brazil to increase the availability of its broiler breeder strain Efficiency Plus.Egg ProductionEU’s 2022 compound poultry feed production downCompound feed production for all species is thought to have contracted in the European Union last year, with inflation and disease outbreaks largely to blame.Broilers & TurkeysEurope’s broiler farmers gain new best practice resourceThe new initiative looks to pool and disseminate new science and best practice to help European broiler producers raise standards in the areas of sustainability, welfare and health.Broilers & TurkeysItalian poultry industry optimistic despite tough 2022The Italian chicken industry has successfully passed higher costs on to consumers, while the egg sector is seeing a return to growth, but the industry remains in critical condition.Broilers & TurkeysFrench poultry industry losing more ground to importsFrench poultry producers are increasingly losing ground to foreign competitors in their home market and the local industry wants change.Consumer TrendsOutlook for China’s poultry industry flat in 2023Broiler meat producers, particularly larger concerns, may expect some improvements in 2023, but for the yellow feather market conditions remain tough.Egg ProductionWhich are Asia’s largest egg producers?China may be the world’s largest egg producer, and its companies dominate a ranking of the region’s largest egg producers. But Chinese companies are yet to conquer all the top spots.EggWill avian influenza reach Brazil?Brazil’s sanitary status as free from avian influenza looks to be increasingly to risk as neighboring countries report a return of the virus.Egg ProductionWill the UK egg market be investigated?The U.K. government is being called on to investigate how the market for eggs operates and offer support, as retailers finally up their help to a struggling industry.New TechnologiesHow poultry production can adapt to climate changeClimate change will make poultry production increasingly difficult in some regions, but work is already underway to help the industry to adapt.Egg ProductionUK free range egg production increasingly unsustainableAs production costs remain high and retailers look to keep prices low, egg producers in the U.K. are increasingly suffering.EggEurope’s largest avian influenza outbreak to worsenEurope is living through its worst highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, making vaccination look increasingly attractive.Previous PagePage 10 of 78Next Page