Terrence O'KeefeTerrence O'Keefe is content director at WATT Global Media. www.wattglobalmedia.com/contact-usFrom the Author - Page 6Consumer Trends2020 Chicken Marketing Summit going virtualLearn about a free webinar series to help chicken sales and marketing professionals navigate through market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Consumer TrendsCOVID-19: Long-term supply chain impacts for poultry?Learn what the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may be on U.S. retail and foodservice egg sales.Egg ProductionConsumer panic buying causes US wholesale egg price spikeThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in panic buying by consumers and increased retail egg sales and doubled the wholesale egg priceConsumer TrendsWhether right or wrong, what the customer thinks mattersThe customer is always right, even if they are wrong. Over 60% of U.S. consumers say that they avoid food products containing GMOs, but many of these consumers who are concerned about GMOs don’t actually know what GMOs are, reported Steve Lerch, president, Story Arc Consulting. He told the audience at the 2020 Annual Meat Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on March 2, 2020, that even if consumers are wrong, what they think matters.Poultry Tech Summit NewsShare innovative technologies at Poultry Tech Summit 2020Learn about a unique opportunity to present new technologies and network with poultry industry professionals, entrepreneurs and investors.Egg ProductionEggs not ‘splurge’-worthy for many in Generation ZLearn whether Gen Z consumers and their parents think egg quality is something worth splurging or skimping on.Egg ProductionRanking the largest US egg-producing companies in 2020Learn about the largest U.S. egg companies in 2020 based on the number of hens housed.Cage-Free Laying SystemsAdditional cage-free hens increase total US hen flockExclusive survey of U.S. egg producers reveals plans for future hen housing and estimates for cage-free housing conversions.Consumer TrendsUS egg producers seeking clarity, finding uncertaintyEgg producers will need to have open dialog with customers about cage-free egg purchase plansEgg ProductionUS is adding table egg laying hens faster than peopleU.S. egg producers haven’t slowed the rate of expansion of the table egg layer flock, which increased at an average annual rate of 3.0% over the past three years.Egg ProcessingNew methods for sanitizing and pasteurizing shell eggsLearn about new techniques for microwave pasteurization of shell eggs and hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet light for sanitizing egg shells.Poultry Future‘Peak meat’ and other silly things to celebrate in 2020Peak meat has become the climate change crisis cause du jour.Previous PagePage 6 of 59Next Page