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Broilers & Turkeys

How Cargill is growing its global poultry business

Cargill is increasing its global poultry business through expansion in key markets and adapting to consumer needs.

Brand Insights

Producing healthy poultry meat in a cost-effective way

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Learn how poultry processing solutions can optimize equipment uptime and increase yield.

Broilers & Turkeys

BRF appoints three vice presidents

The BRF board of directors, in a July 20 meeting, approved the appointment of three vice presidents for the Brazil-based meat and poultry company.

Broilers & Turkeys

BRF selects banks to help with divestitures

BRF has selected banks to assist the Brazil-based meat and poultry company with the divestiture of its operational units in Europe, Thailand and Argentina.

Processing & Slaughter

BRF laying off 1,400 workers at Chapeco poultry plant

BRF will lay off about 1,400 workers at its poultry plant in Chapeco, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

Broilers & Turkeys

BRF plans organizational restructuring, divestitures

The BRF board of directors has approved a financial and operational restructuring plan that includes the reduction of the number of company vice presidents and the divestiture of operational units In Europe, Thailand and Argentina.

Processing & Slaughter

BRF to furlough 5,600 employees in four plants

The furlough will last between 10 and 30 days, and the company alleges that they are due to the truckers' strike in Brazil, which left a total impact of US$828 million to the animal protein sector.

Broilers & Turkeys

Peru: Largest chicken consumer in Latin America

Peru surpassed Argentina, which in 2016 had the largest per capita consumption of chicken meat. Most of the Latin American countries had increases in their consumption, but Venezuela had the biggest drop.

Broilers & Turkeys

BRF creates global chief operating officer position

BRF has created the position of global chief operating officer (COO) and the company’s board has selected Lorival Nogueira Luz Jr. to fill that role.

Broilers & Turkeys

BRF board elects Chairman Parente as new CEO

Parente will take possession if authorized by the Public Ethics Commission of the Brazilian Presidency, that will analyze the existence of any conflict of interest between his previous position in Petrobras and the new one.

Processing & Slaughter

Paraguay: Biggest growth in broiler production in 5 years

With a 26.2 percent, Paraguay was the country with the biggest growth in broiler production in Latin America, followed by Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.

Egg Production

Portugal's Grupo Valouro invests for growth with Pas Reform integrated hatchery

Grupo Valouro has commissioned a new, fully integrated hatchery from Pas Reform for Sociedade Agricola da Quinta da Freiria SA in Portugal.

Broilers & Turkeys

China imposes anti-dumping duty on Brazilian chicken

However, the ABPA protested the decision and will seek to reverse it because the organization believes there is no causal link between Brazilian chicken exports and possible situations in the Chinese market.

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