Roy GraberRoy Graber is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media. From the Author - Page 114Processing & SlaughterSanderson says it’s not best time to build poultry plantWith the current demand for chicken products, the CEO of Sanderson Farms said the company needs to have a new plant now.Broilers & TurkeysAtria to expand one Swedish plant, close anotherScandinavian meat and poultry company Atria Group is restructuring its production in Sweden, which will eventually lead to the closure of its plant in Malmö.Broilers & TurkeysMarfrig Global Foods buys 24.23% of BRFMarfrig Global Foods has purchased 24.23% of the shares of fellow Brazil-based company BRF, according to notices on each company’s investor relations webpages.Broilers & TurkeysTyson: Pet business sale will lead to growth in other areasTyson Foods decision to sell its pet treats business was largely made to help the diversified protein company focus more on expanding its production of proteins for human consumption.Broilers & TurkeysCherkizovo revenue increases 10.4% in first quarterCherkizovo Group reported a 10.4% year-over-year increase in revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.Broilers & TurkeysHigh feed costs hurt Jennie-O Turkey Store performanceJennie-O Turkey Store saw its profits decrease 54% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, largely due to high feed costs.Broilers & TurkeysClaxton Poultry indicted on price fixing chargesA federal grand jury returned an indictment, charging Norman W. Fries Inc., doing business as Claxton Poultry Farms, with participation in a nationwide conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 20.Broilers & TurkeysSanderson: Breeding problems can be worse in NAE programsOrdinary problems with hatchability and livability can be further complicated when the breeding stock and pullets are raised as part of no antibiotics ever (NAE) programs, the CEO of Sanderson Farms said.Broilers & TurkeysFormer Tyson manager pleads guilty to wire fraudA former plant maintenance manager at the Tyson Foods facility in Emporia, Kansas, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud.Broilers & TurkeysSanderson says retail chicken wing prices need to go upJoe F. Sanderson Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Sanderson Farms, said poultry companies are struggling to keep up with the demand for chicken wings, and the price of wings needs to increase at the retail level in order to balance the supply and demand.Broilers & TurkeysPilgrim’s Pride ammonia leak results in no injuriesPilgrim’s Pride on May 17 evacuated its prepared foods plant in Moorefield, West Virginia, due to an ammonia leak.Broilers & TurkeysWhat can be done to prevent histomoniasis in turkeys?With no prophylaxis drugs for histomoniasis presently on the market, extra care must be taken to prevent the disease from entering turkey flocks, said Lesleigh Beer, PhD student at the University of Arkansas.Previous PagePage 114 of 275Next Page