Title: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 25, 2008, 04:33:43 AM [12 February 2008] Philippine poultry producers could look forward to a robust 15-20% growth this year, if high production costs, particularly of feed ingredients, can be tempered. In 2007, the industry only grew by 0.63%. United Broiler Raisers Association Chairman Gregorio San Diego said feed raw materials continue to go up and the industry has also to contend with the low purchasing power of Filipino consumers. This has prevented the industry from raising farm prices, which in turn has led to losses for some backyard raisers.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philippines lifts ban on imports from Nebraska, Virginia [11 February 2008] The Philippine Department of Agriculture has lifted the ban on imports of poultry and poultry products from the states of Nebraska and Virginia in the US following evaluations that show the risk of contamination from importing from these states is negligible.The bans were imposed last year because of a report of low pathogenic avian influenza in the two states. The United States exported over USD 25 million worth of poultry and poultry products to the Philippines last year, up about 60% from the 2006. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 25, 2008, 04:36:57 AM [11 February 2008] The Philippine government has confirmed that the country is free of the H5N1 avian flu virus. At least 15,000 blood and rectal swab samples from domestic fowls in Central Luzon were tested by the government’s bird flu laboratory in Pampanga and the results were negative. Meanwhile, tests done at the main Bureau of Animal Industry laboratory in Quezon City also showed negative results. To maintain the country’s bird flu-free status, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap reiterated his directive banning the import of all birds, poultry and its products from Indonesia, one of the countries hardest hit by the disease. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 25, 2008, 04:45:52 AM [30 January 2008] Philippine chicken output is projected to grow by 15-20% this year, said United Broilers’ and Raisers Association President Gregorio San Diego, who also said that stable chicken supply and prices will be possible this year “if production stabilizes.” Tight supply of chicken last year prompted a doubling in the amount of breeders imported last year, and the country is now assured of enough broilers. He expressed concerns however that the poultry industry might face a glut in chicken eggs.
Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 10, 2008, 11:33:28 AM Wednesday, April 09, 2008Print This Page
Ditching Pork For Other Meats PHILIPPINES - Consumers are shifting meat purchases from pork to chicken and goat meat, says Dr. Alice Utlang, a Cebu City veterinarian. According to the Globalnation-Inquirer, data from the animals slaughtered at the Cebu City abattoir indicate ashift of customers away from pork. Dr Utlang said that in the first quarter of the year, the number of slaughtered chicken reached 175,711 compared to last year's 52,908. Wow,thats a great increase in volume,looking good for the poultry sector so far,hope this keeps up. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mr hog on April 10, 2008, 01:05:06 PM I was thinking of starting this chicken farm soon..pork getting expensive go for the birds hehe.Thats another bizniz plane I have.
Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 11, 2008, 08:15:36 AM Bird Flu Crosses Species Barrier to Spread Among Dogs (Update1)
By Jason Gale April 2 (Bloomberg) -- A bird flu virus that killed dogs in South Korea can spread from one dog to another, showing that the disease is capable of crossing species and causing widespread sickness in mammals, a study found. A cocker spaniel and a miniature schnauzer were among dozens of dogs in South Korea sickened by an H3N2 strain from birds, researchers said in a study published in the May issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases journal. Viruses taken from the sick canines were used in an experiment later to see if pathogens were capable of spreading from dog to dog. The findings add to scientific understanding of how flu viruses evolve in animals and the risks they pose to humans. A separate bird flu strain called H5N1 has killed 236 people worldwide by spreading primarily from birds to humans. If a deadly H5N1 strain evolved like the strain in today's study to spread from one human to another, it could kill millions. ``Transmission of avian influenza A virus to a new mammalian species is of great concern because it potentially allows the virus to adapt to a new mammalian host, cross new species barriers, and acquire pandemic potential,'' the Korean researchers said. The study, led by Daesub Song, Bokyu Kang and Chulseung Lee of the Green Cross Veterinary Products Co. and Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. at Yong-in, outside Seoul, followed cases of severe respiratory disease last year in dogs at three veterinary clinics in Kyunggi province. Close Resemblance Tests on specimens collected from three of the dogs showed they were infected with H3N2 viruses closely resembling those found in chickens and doves in South Korea in 2003. The pathogens may have been transmitted from birds to dogs fed raw, minced meat from infected ducks and chickens, the authors said. ``In South Korea, untreated duck and chicken meats, including internal organs and heads, have been widely used to feed dogs for fattening in local canine farms or kennels,'' they said. Dog is regarded by some Koreans as a delicacy. Seoul city officials will ask the national government to include the animal in the legal definition of livestock, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported last week. A variant of the H3N2 virus causes seasonal flu in humans. A canine strain was linked to an outbreak among 13 dogs at an animal hospital and later reported at a kennel in Jeolla province, where as many as 52 canines were infected, most likely as the virus spread from dog to dog, the Korean researchers said. Seal, Dogs Avian flu viruses are known to transmit to unrelated mammalian species only rarely, the researchers said. Bird- derived H7 and H4 flu viruses were reported in seals in the early 1980s, and the H5N1 bird-flu strain was found in a dog that fed on a duck infected with the virus in Thailand in 2004, according to the study. Large cats, including tigers and leopards, kept in capacity and fed on infected poultry carcasses, have also been infected and developed severe disease. Almost two of every three human H5N1 cases were fatal, according to the World Health Organization. ``This is an important and interesting study because previous avian-to-mammal influenza infection by H5 or H7 were not efficient in subsequent human-to-human or cat-to-cat transmission, whereas this study shows an outbreak of 13 dogs in addition to sporadic cases,'' said Yuen Kwok-yung, a microbiology professor at the University of Hong Kong. Not Unexpected ``Efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission'' of H3N2 viruses isn't unexpected since variations of the strain regularly infect humans and pigs, Yuen said in an interview today. Dogs may be more susceptible to flu strains carried by birds because both canines and birds share a type of virus- binding site in their respiratory systems that is less common in humans. The bird-like H3N2 virus may be capable of spreading between dogs because it was excreted in nasal discharges and caused sneezing of experimentally infected beagle puppies, the study found. The virus wasn't active in their feces. Evidence of avian flu in pet dogs ``raises the concern that dogs may be become a new source of transmission of novel influenza viruses, especially where avian influenza viruses are circulating or have been detected,'' the authors said. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 11, 2008, 08:18:50 AM Avian influenza(aka bird flu, avian flu) is caused by a type of influenza virus that is hosted by birds, but may infect several species of mammals. It was first identified in Italy in the early 1900s and is now known to exist worldwide. A strain of the H5N1-type of avian influenza virus that emerged in 1997 has been identified as the most likely source of a future influenza pandemic.
Strains of avian influenza virus may infect various types of animals, including birds, pigs, horses, seals, whales and humans. However, wild fowl act as natural asymptomatic carriers, spreading it to more susceptible domestic stocks. Avian influenza virus spreads in the air and in manure and there is no evidence that the virus can survive in well cooked meat. Diagnosis How to Recognise Avian Influenza What to look for Ruffled feathers Soft-shelled eggs Depression and droopiness Sudden drop in egg production Loss of appetite Cyanosis (purplish-blue coloring) of wattles and comb Edema and swelling of head, eyelids, comb, wattles, and hocks Green diarrhoea Blood-tinged discharge from nostrils Incoordination, including loss of ability to walk and stand Pin-point hemorrhages (most easily seen on the feet and shanks) Respiratory distress Increased death losses in a flock Sudden death Nasal discharges For more detail in avian influenza in poultry click here Poultry Vaccination as a strategy for controlling AI in commercial birds Outbreaks of avian influenza in the poultry industry cause devastating economic losses and is generally controlled through extensive culling of infected birds. Alternative strategies also use vaccination as a supplementary control measure during avian influenza outbreaks. Advantages of Vaccination Vaccination reduces susceptibility to infection. A higher dose of virus is necessary to infect the vaccinated birds. Vaccinated birds shed less virus. - Decreased contamination of the environment. - Decreased risk of human infection Used strategically vaccination compliments a stamping out strategy by slowing/stopping the spread of the virus For more information on poultry vaccination see: www.avian-influenza.com Vaccination as Part of an Avian Influenza Control Strategy The use of vaccination as an option for the control of avian influenza (pdf) BiosecurityAvian Influenza (Fowl Plague) is a potentially devastating disease, predominantly of chickens and turkeys, although the virus can also affect game birds (pheasants, partridge and quail), ratites (ostrich and emu), psittacine and passerine birds. Avian Influenza is caused by an orthomyxovirus, or influenza virus and can survive for considerable lengths of time outside of the host and birds are infected through contact with other birds, mechanical vectors such as vehicles and equipment and personnel travelling between farms, markets and abattoirs. Precautionary requirements include cleaning and disinfection of premises and the establishment of a Biosecurity barrier to help prevent spread of disease is essential. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 13, 2008, 09:28:39 AM DA bans birds, poultry from Saudi Arabia, Poland & Benin
Friday, 11 January 2008 Press Release The Department of Agriculture (DA) has slapped a temporary ban on all imports of domestic and wild birds, along with poultry and its products from Saudi Arabia, Poland and Benin following official confirmation by animal health authorities of the outbreak of the avian influenza (AI) or bird flu virus in these states. Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said the temporary ban and other emergency measures were necessary to protect human health and the P60 billion poultry industry in the Philippines, which has remained free of bird flu ever since the H5N1 strain of this virus first resurfaced in Asia in 2003. Yap said the ban covers all “domestic and wild birds and their products, including day-old chicks, eggs and semen.” He directed quarantine officers and inspectors of the Department at all major airports and seaports to stop and confiscate all shipments of live birds, poultry and poultry products into the country originating from Saudi Arabia, Benin and Poland. In his directive, Yap also ordered the immediate suspension of the issuance of Veterinary Quarantine Clearances (VQCs) to all imports covering these products from Benin, Poland and Saudi Arabia. Earlier, the DA had also imposed a ban on all live bird and poultry imports from Korea, the United Kingdom and Japan after the presence of the bird flu virus was also detected in these countries. The ban on imports from Japan was lifted last May following an evaluation by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) that the risk of AI contamination from bird and poultry products originating from that country was negligible. Yap said the presence of the dreaded AI virus had been detected in the farms of Ar-Kharj, Al-Muzahmiyah and Dhuma in Ar-Riyad, Saudi Arabia; in the villages of Mysliborzyce and Uniejow in Poland; and in the Honvié and 2ëme arrondissement of the western African country of Benin. Animal health officials from Saudi Arabia, Benin and Poland separately submitted their official reports on the outbreak of bird flu in their respective countries to the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) or Animal Health Organization during the November-December 2007 period. The Philippines is one of only three AI-free countries in Southeast Asia. The two others are Brunei and Singapore. As of second week of January 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 216 out of 348 people found in laboratory-confirmed cases to have been infected with the AI virus have died since the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus resurfaced in Southeast Asia in 2003 and then spread across the rest of the continent, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This cumulative number represents a 62% human mortality rate for this virus. Last December, Yap ordered the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to step up its implementation of border patrols, quarantine measures and other preventive steps to keep the Philippines AI-free amid the resurgence of the bird flu virus in Asia, particularly Indonesia, Myanmar and Pakistan. Yap had directed BAI Director Davinio Catbagan to intensify the implementation of these preventive measures in airports and seaports in the cities of Davao and General Santos owing to their proximity to Indonesia, one of Asia’s bird-flu infected countries. Last Dec. 13, an AI-infected person died in Banten province in Indonesia, making him the 93rd fatality among 115 victims in that country. There have also been recent reports of AI infections in Myanmar and Pakistan. Catbagan said the BAI had also improved its control measures to monitor the movement of ducks, which can be carriers of the bird flu, through grazing and by ordering suppliers and growers to secure permits for their transfer/movement. The BAI has been carrying out strict monitoring and control measures to prevent domestic poultry and ducks to come in contact with migratory birds from the 20 critical areas identified under the Avian Influenza Prevention Program (AIPP), he said. It has likewise been constantly upgrading and installing new laboratory equipment, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines that are used to accurately and swiftly detect the presence of the AI virus, he added.### Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on May 03, 2008, 11:04:50 AM Getting Started with Sunshine Chicken
By Pinoy Farmer | May 1, 2008 Poultry raised on open grass are high in beneficial fats and other factors that lower cholesterol and greatly reduce degenerative disease in the consumer! Eating large proportions of living green plants, while foraging for insects and seeds and myriad other natural commodities that science hasn’t identified yet, and with minimal need for medication, grass-fed animals create more vibrant health than other poultry. Moreover, the meat and eggs are incredibly tasty compared to general market chicken. 1. Better Food. Substantial increases in nutritional value of pasture poultry, particularly in Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin A, and a significant decrease in total fat. 2. More Satisfying Flavor. Poultry raised on pasture, in fresh air and sunshine, taste superior to confinement raised poultry. Naturally raised poultry has a firmer texture and more satisfying “gamey taste”. 3. Lower cost entry. Small-scale and limited resource farmers can start a profitable farm enterprise for a fraction of the cost of conventional, integrator-controlled poultry housing. 4. Fertility and Pasture management. Moving poultry across the pasture is a way to spread manure and fertility without using excessive equipment or labor. 5. Multi-Cropping. Poultry can be used to scavenge crop residue, and hog down weeds and grasses in multi-crop fields being used for horticulture and floriculture. Getting started with your Sunshine Chicks (first 21days) ALWAYS KEEP SURROUNDINGS AND PENS DISINFECTED AND CLEAN Housing of Birds: Secure from predators, i.e., rats, cats, and dogs. Fencing wire may be buried below the surface to prevent any of predators from getting to the birds. You need light, heat, and water. As for temperature, birds (four weeks of age or older) are best suited for 70oF. Important to have shaded areas. Location should be well drained. Lay rice hulls, or ground corn cobs for absorbent flooring. Good choice for bedding materials during the wet season is sand, because it allows for excellent drainage. Brooding the Birds: By practice, use one (1) watt per bird for heating bulbs. It is better to use several bulbs in smaller wattages, rather than using a100watt bulb when you brood 100 chicks. Temperature should be 70 to 75oF with the temperature at chicks’ level to be 95oF during the first week. The area assigned to these chicks should have some flexibility such that they can move through a range of temperatures (95 to 75oF). Monitor the birds for signs of stress; for instance, if the chicks are scattered around the area and chirping loudly, chances are they are hot; conversely, if you notice the chicks all huddled together in one area, they are likely cold . They should be comfortably scattered, moving around. That is your basis that temperature is right. The temperatures given are just guides. USE YOUR EYES to monitor them. At the end of Week 1, begin dropping the temperature by 5oF per week until you reach 70oF, and then try to maintain that temperature. Water and Feed: The most neglected and overlooked nutrient is water. What appears to be a bowl of “clean water;” may contain millions of bacteria. The bacteria will stress the digestive system of the bird, such that it will not grow at the rate believed to be their potential. The waterers and feeders should be cleaned routinely (weekly or sooner) with a product like chlorine to reduce the incidence of microbial formation. Fresh water needs to be supplied everyday to insure healthy birds. During the periods of extreme heat, there is an increased risk of microbial growth. We suggest using probiotics/vitamins in their drinking water, and adlib feeding of chick booster for the 1st 21days, prior to ranging. Medicate only when necessary. Vaccinations: Day 7 - B1 B1; Day 14 - B1 La Sota Ranging, Day21 onwards, till slaughter: Segregate by net, compartments for ranging area around their pen. That way, you are able to rotate ranging areas. When you rotate, the manure fertilizes the land and you move to another ranging area so as not to deplete a small section. You may also want to use movable pens, so they have fresh grass everyday and litter will not be a problem. Let them free range in open air, eating grass, insects, table scraps, or what is abundant in your area. Supplement with corn/pellets/grains for morning and afternoon. Give probiotics everyday in drinking water. We suggest using unmedicated protein concentrate, mixed 50/50 with corn etc. Basing from growth, you may get the marketable weight at 49-63days, depending on your needs. For best tasting chickens, it is suggested you slaughter at 85-90 days. AGE (days) WEIGHT (grams) FEEDS (grams/bird/day) FCR 0 35 ADLIB 7 100 26 adlib 1.13 14 250 28 adlib .95 21 350 37 adlib 1.04 28 445 47 1.26 35 556 62 1.24 42 779 70 1.52 49 1082 83 1.81 56 1240 101 1.95 63 1842 118 2.2 Source: http://www.solraya.blogspot.com Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on May 18, 2008, 11:38:22 AM Seal of Excellence Awarded to Magnolia Chicken
PHILIPPINES - Magnolia Chicken was recently awarded the Seal of Excellence by the National Commission for Meat Establishments and Technology (NACOMEAT). According to the Manila Bulletin, it was the only brand in the Hall of Fame rank that received the prestigious honor this year. The brand has won in the Best Meat Establishment category more than five times, elevating it to the Hall of Fame in 2003, a result of meeting the standards of the NACOMEAT. "Maintaining our Seal of Excellence feats for years to come would prove that the plants indeed are exemplary and thus, emulated by other plants. Of course, this means reassuring consumers about the quality and safety of Magnolia Chicken products," reports Vic Antonio, VP for Operations. Year 2007 was a banner period for the country’s outstanding chicken, both in terms of food safety and quality management system. The company embarked on a series of programs that implemented better food safety management and to work on achieving the coveted ISO 22000. The Magnolia San Fernando plant, which processes the chicken products, has maintained and even surpassed high industry ratings to merit the Seal of Excellence award. In previous years, the distinction was given to the cleanest plant but the award has since evolved to include environmental management and operating permits for local government. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 11, 2008, 09:43:56 AM DA Endeavors to Stabilize Meat Supply and Prices
MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has been taking concrete steps to stabilize the domestic supply and prices of chicken and pork amid the double whammy of escalating production costs and tightening global supplies, according to reports from top DA officials. DA Assistant Secretary Salvador Salacup said agriculture officials led by Secretary Arthur Yap have been "continuously in touch" with leaders of the livestock and poultry subsectors to monitor the domestic market situation and work out further intervention measures that might be needed to further boost domestic production and stabilize both supply and prices of these basic foodstuff. Salacup said that regular and new productivity programs put in place by the various DA-attached agencies concerned on Yap's watch have assured the country—according to industry leaders themselves—of "at least 90% self-sufficiency" in pork and chicken, while importations would cover present or potential supply-demand gaps. "In all of these endeavors, the DA is continuously in touch with leaders of livestock and poultry groups through partnership arrangements and regular dialogues on the concerns of sectoral leaders or on issues affecting these industries, and have been working with these people to meet the meat, poultry and egg requirements of Filipino consumers," Salacup said. He said retail prices have inched up "mainly due to increased prices of feed ingredients of which a substantial portion are imported, such as soybean meal, bone meal, fishmeal, calcium and other minerals." Citing official figures, Salacup said domestic production in the year's first quarter totaled (in live weight) 30,038 metric tons for cattle; 442,695 MT for hogs; and 338,482 MT for chicken. Last year, he said, total cattle production reached 236,871 MT; hogs, 1,886,005 MT; and chicken, 1,211,623 MT. Director Carlos Mendoza of the Livestock Development Council reported, meanwhile, that pork imports totaled 79,381 MT last year and another 7,268 MT over the January-March 2008 period while that of chicken totaled 45,075 MT last year and 4,325 MT more in the year's first quarter. Beef imports totaled 58,334 MT in 2007 and 4,511 MT more in the three months to March 2008, he added, while buffalo imports reached 61,999 MT last year and another 6,394 MT in the past quarter. Mendoza said that while pork supply is tight, "there is no shortage as increased demand is covered by existing inventory." "Current efforts by the private sector to re-stock breeder gilts would further normalize pork production towards the end of the year and early next year," he said. As for chicken supply, Mendoza noted that total production even grew by 4% during the first quarter of 2008. Yap said that prospects for the hog and poultry industries are bright as the Philippines remain free of the avian influenza (AI) or bird flu, and the continuous disease control and eradication programs of the Bureau of Animal Industry have boosted chances for the whole Philippines to be declared totally free from the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) by the Animal Health Organization or OIE by the end of 2008 or early 2009. Surveillance, vaccination, quarantine and treatment programs to fight cholera, Newcastle, fowl pox and other hog and chicken diseases are also being stepped up by the DA on its own or in partnership with local government units (LGUs), he added. For cattle, the DA has been undertaking, among others, programs on breeder stock infusion and genetic improvement as well as land tenure and pasture lease negotiations, Salacup said. Moreover, the DA has a slew of initiatives like the pork-in-a-box project that are meant to provide consumers with greater access to quality but affordable beef, chicken and pork products, he added. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 11, 2008, 09:45:52 AM Philippines Confiscate Danish Poultry Shipments
PHILIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) quarantine officers and inspectors at all major airports and sea ports in the country to stop and confiscate all incoming shipment of live birds, poultry and poultry products from Denmark. The DA press report disclosed that Secretary Yap issued the ban after the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) or the Animal Health Organization confirmed that low pathogenic Avian Influenza or bird flu has been directed in a poultry farm in Stenstrup, Svendborg Kommune, Southin Denmark which affected geese, chickens, ducks and mallards. The Philippines also banned imports of birds and poultry and its products from countries, among others, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Poland and the Western African Country of Benin, to protect human health and the poultry industry in the Philippines. The Agriculture Secretary also directed BAI Director Davino Catbagan to intensify the implementation of the preventive measures in airports and seaports in the cities of Davao and General Santos owing to their proximity to Indonesia, one of Asia's bird-flu infected countries. The Philippines, Bruenei and Singapore are the only three Avian Influenza-free countries in Asia, the DA press report disclosed. (PIA) Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 02, 2008, 09:39:12 AM Tuesday, July 01, 2008Print This Page
'Frank' Report Calls for More Disaster Aid PHILIPPINES - The total loss on agriculture and fishery in Capiz caused by typhoon Frank has reached more than P657 million, according to a report recently submitted top the Philippine government. Based on the final report of the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) of Capiz, the Frank Report, the total damage on crops, livestock and fishery in the province was posted at P657,292,350.40. The said report was submitted to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the joint Cabinet and National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) meeting in Iloilo today (1 July). The total damage on crops reached P405,239,350.40 while the losses on fishery, aquaculture and mariculture was recorded at P184,453,000, the report shows, noting a P67,600,000 damage on livestock. With the bulk of losses on agriculture and fishery in Capiz and in Western Visayas, the Department of Agriculture (DA) needs a budget much higher than the P600 million it had originally proposed to Malacañang for farm rehabilitation efforts in the 10 storm-battered regions. Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said that the total damages to agriculture and fisheries wrought by typhoon "Frank" have already reached P7.029 billion, with the bulk of the losses in Western Visayas. He said that they are now revising the P609.2-million rehabilitation plan so the DA can extend financial aid to the still increasing number of stakeholders in the fisheries subsector; to those growing palay, corn and high value commercial crops (HVCCs); and to livestock and poultry growers reeling from the latest natural disaster. Mr Yap was in Capiz on 27 June as part of his two-day inspection in Panay Island, to check the actual agricultural losses and assess the intervention measures needed to help affected farmers and fisherfolk get back on their feet. He added that the DA executives are also factoring-in the amount needed to repair busted irrigation facilities covering over 50,000 hectares. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 23, 2008, 11:13:50 AM Effects of Setting Eggs with Small Ends up on Hatchability and Chick Performance
Eggs are incubated in setter trays for most of the incubation period. Three days before hatch, the eggs are transferred to hatcher baskets, writes Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies. Background In the setter trays, eggs are placed vertically with the air cell (large end) up, while the eggs lie horizontally during hatching. In normal development, the embryo begins to turn to its position along the long axis of the egg on day 14. On day 18, the beak is turned to the air cell and covered by the right wing. In this position, the embryo can penetrate the inner cell membrane to gain access to the air in the air cell - after which, breathing starts. This normal sequence of events is disturbed if the egg is placed with the air cell down and the small end up. In this scenario, the embryo still turns along the long axis of the egg with the head up but now, the head is positioned in the small end of the egg - away from the air cell. The embryo may die because the initiation of normal lung breathing is hampered or even prevented. Hatchability of eggs placed with small end up is 12-30 per cent lower than in eggs set large end up. However, once hatched from an egg set small end up, the performance of chicks is no different from that of chicks hatched from eggs placed large end up. In the table below is a summary of data collected from commercial hatcheries. Over 3,600 eggs were candled from each flock. The percentage of eggs placed small end up varied between 0.29 and 3.4 per cent, irrespective of the shape of the eggs. Flock Large end up Small end up A Hatchability (%) 97.6 79.5 Cull (%) 0.0 3.6 Grade-A chicks (%) 97.6 75.9 B Hatchability (%) 96.9 71.8 Cull (%) 3.0 4.3 Grade-A chicks (%) 93.9 67.5 C Hatchability (%) 100.0 84.0 Cull (%) 2.0 4.0 Grade-A chicks (%) 98.0 80.0 Reference: Bauer F., S.G. Tullet and H.R. Wilson, 1990. Effects of setting eggs small end up on hatchability and posthatching performance of broilers. Conclusions The incidence of eggs set upside-down is largely dictated by human error and not by the shape of the eggs. Great variation between trays in the number of eggs placed upside down was observed: some trays had none, while others had 10-12 eggs placed small end up. Hatchability of eggs set small end up decreased by between 16.0 and 27.3 per cent. The frequency of non-viable chicks from eggs set small end up is higher but it varies between different batches of eggs. A hatchery loses 0.2 per cent of saleable chicks for each 1 per cent of fertile eggs placed with the small end up in a setter tray (Bauer et al., 1990). Advice Check each batch of eggs for the incidence of eggs placed small end up (upside down). Register the number of eggs placed upside down on Pas Reform's Hatchery Recording Form number 2C. (To receive your free copy of Pas Reform's Hatchery Recording Forms, please complete and return the order form in the Library document Incubation Guide). If the frequency of eggs placed upside down is unsatisfactory, investigate and remedy the reasons for misplacement of the eggs. If the eggs are routinely set in setter trays at the breeding farm, it is advisable to communicate the benefits (profit) of good placement and place responsibility for ensuring that eggs are place correctly with farm personnel. Breeder farm personnel should all be aware of the fact that the hatchery loses 0.2 per cent of saleable chicks for every 1 per cent of fertile eggs placed small end up in a setter tray. For further information or advice, please contact the Pas Reform Academy. May 2008 Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on August 03, 2008, 04:21:39 AM Thursday, July 31, 2008Print This Page
China Meat Prices Rising Steeply CHINA - Meat and poultry prices have risen by more than 27% in the last year. The cost of meat and poultry in June was 27.3% higher than the same month in 2007. Edible oils, grains and vegetables were up by 43%, 8.7% and 8.3%, respectively. For the first half of the year and after adjusting for inflation, average disposable income in urban areas has risen by 6.3% to 8,065 yuan (CNY) and average personal expenditure by 5.7% to CNY5,490. The official report continues that the growing and economically powerful middle classes are beginning to be concerned about the trend towards rising food prices. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on September 04, 2008, 11:49:23 AM Poultry Brooding’s Next Shake Up: The Exploitation of Genomics
Here’s a fearless forecast on what’s brewing for poultry breeders and broiler raisers. The poultry industry is now on the threshold of a new scientific expansion in genetic improvement through molecular breeding. Established breeding practices, inspired by quantitative genetics, treat the animal as a black box with an imprecise number of genes that dictate its varied characteristics. The 1980s significantly mark this technological timeline, where, slowly but surely, this black box was opened. The first major development that changed the surface of poultry breeding was the discovery of genetic markers. Genetic markers that shape the most widely used category were small anonymous repeat sequences of DNA called micro satellites that are scattered across the entire genome and can be used as landmarks to create a map of the genome. Fundamentally, these experiments calculated the co-inheritance of genetic markers that contained difference of traits of interest. Hence, scientists were able to localize the sources of significant amounts of genetic variability to a certain region of a chromosome, called a Quantitative Trait Locus. The first study of this type was done on Hybro birds and was reported by Van Kaam et al. (1998). Previous mapping exercises in poultry breeding research have greatly improved by using markers and major genes, and may be much more accurately localized by a relatively minute set of markers. In fact, this may be mapped down to such narrow genomic areas that a few markers can be safely operated for additional selection for the major genes involved without the need to bring back the linkage phase on a regular basis. More recently, a new whole genome marker approach is bit by bit becoming a practical choice. First proposed by Meuwissen et al. (2001), its rationale is that the genetic value of an individual animal can be acquired by assessing the effects of all genes or chromosomal positions at once. To achieve this, a required number of genetic markers should be met; that is of the order of magnitude of the number of genes and these would have to be assayed in all breeder candidates. The computational problems to carry out all the resulting data are not trivial, but the latest technical developments do bring Meuwissen’s visionary option within reach, making this a colossal effort. G.A.A. Albers, A.P. Rattink and A.L.J. Vereijken of the Breeding Research Centre in Euribrid, Nutreco, Netherlands expect that over the near term, a growing number of major genes being directly selected for in poultry breeding programs worldwide will be seen. They also see aspects of genome-wide marker coverage applied for selected purposes. Taken together, they foresee that within ten years from now selection procedures based on genomic information will be a necessary part of every poultry breeding program. Albers, Rattnik and Vereijken deem such assortment procedures could well turn into the core of the breeding program. After all, the genome is the central part of genetic variability, the livelihood of breeding companies. A further speculation Would be that, if indeed the core of the selection program changes over time, the structure of the program, which is very much connected to the selection system, will also change. This will increase genetic progress. Maintenance costs of the program may also provide means of specifically directing the flow of genes to poultry production companies. With that, molecular breeding techniques will sooner or later influence the functioning relationship between breeding companies and production companies. Thus, molecular breeding technology contains all aspects of what is called a breakthrough development. The assembly of the chicken genome is indeed a major step towards the full elucidation of all gene structures of the chicken that has. so far, been made. The black box, on the other hand, will not be fully opened until the full trail is taken-from gene structure through gene function, gene expression, protein interactions, biochemical and signalling pathways, to cellular function and cell-cell communication towards a full awareness of how phenotypic performance of the chicken is regulated. Although fully achieving it today is still impossible, through current and future research efforts in proteomics, metabolomics and all the other “-omics” areas, knowledge of this entire field will intensify exponentially as new technologies present themselves on hand. As a result, it is safe to predict that over the coming years many remote pathways from gene structure to phenotype will be understood. Once such knowledge is available, its exploitation through directed manipulation of gene structure and function is a natural next step. For directed gene management to be feasible, there will also be a need for effective and efficient technology for genetic modification of birds. This has proven to be a major hurdle in avian systems and particularly the delivery of a transgene or gene construct to an avian embryo is much more complicated than in a mammalian system (Mozdziak and Petitte, 2004). However, perseverance for more than 20 years in this area by several research groups (reviewed by Naito, 2003) has created definite progress and recently breakthrough-like successes have been claimed by at least two academic-private partnerships (Zhu et al., 2005, Viragen, 2006). Although current transgenics are focusing on applications in the pharmaceutical domain, these achievements do open the way to exploitation in poultry breeding for agricultural purposes. However, this will take a lot of time. Firstly, much more knowledge on gene action in the chicken is needed to come up with a sound proposal for genetic modification of a chicken for agricultural use. Secondly, genetic modification systems for the chicken still need major improvements. After these two steps have been taken, the establishment of a genetically modified breed, from idea to introduction, takes at least another five years. Therefore, we expect the first genetically modified chicken with commercial potential in agricultural production to be on the market in 15 to 20 years from now. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on September 28, 2008, 09:44:33 AM Egg Summit Presents 2008 Outlook of the Philippine Layer Industry
With rising feed costs, high inflation rate and low farm gate prices, experts say there ought to be a paradigm shift to alleviate the status of the egg industry. In the recently concluded 2nd Egg Summit held at the Department of Agriculture’s main office early last month, Robina Farms’ William Lim challenged the participants who came to the event to aim for a better and more viable egg industry by way of acquiring a paradigm shift. “A different mind set is what we need in order to address the issues of the industry,” Lim emphatically said. Representing the egg breeders’ group, Lim presented a comprehensive outlook of the Philippine layer industry for the year in front of around a hundred people, most of whom were members of egg cooperatives all over the country. Describing the whole industry as a “boom-bust” cycle, Lim went back four years ago and explained how the egg industry suffered as a result of the bird flu which hit most parts of the Southeast Asian countries. In 2005, however, Lim said there was an oversupply of table eggs and layer chicks and as a result, local breeders and farms cut back on their production. Consequently, prices of eggs commanded a good price between 2006 and 2007 as a result of the cutback and a lot of farms expanded their production capacity. By 2006, layer population was reported to he between 23 and 24 million. Last year, a new batch of Day-Old-Pullets (DOP) players entered the market and mad, an unprecedented growth in the of parent stock (PS) importation. By that time, layer population was estimated to be between 29 and 30 million. But things started to dwindle in the early part of this year when egg consumption dipped right after the Christmas holiday. Rising feed costs due to bio-fuels. a shortfall in grain production (SMB rose to P30), high inflation rate of 11.4 - brought about by high oil and rice prices consequently resulted to low farm -late prices of eggs which ranged between P4.00 and P4.50 per piece. Exacerbating this problem is the fact that the Philippines is still recorded as having the lowest per capita consumption of eggs in Asia (73 eggs or 3.5 kgs, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics). Given this scenario, Lim presented recommendations to the egg industry players as to what ought to be done to address and alleviate the situation. To wit: he suggested cutting on PS layer importation to avert oversupply of DOP; called on DOP suppliers to cull breeders in order to reduce DOP volume for 2008; cut excess production of layer farms and increase egg price simultaneously and adopt new egg marketing ideas. In order to implement the abovementioned recommendations, Lim further suggested that stakeholders should play an active role in solving the problem, create a forum that will allow PS layer breeders to oversee importation and rationalize DOP production, and to form a body that will look after the interests of the egg industry. This body, in turn, will strengthen the cooperation among DOP suppliers, layer farms, egg processors, egg product importers and stakeholders, support the National Egg Board, provide market intelligence and update statistics of the egg industry and provide protocol for best farm practices. Moreover, Lim said this governing body will also explore export opportunities for eggs, egg products and DOPs, conduct market promotion activities to increase egg per capita consumption and organize the Integrators Egg Conference Philippines (which will affiliate with the International Egg Commission (IEC) to broaden egg marketing activities. The 2nd Egg Summit also paved the way for the Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines’ Party List Representative Nicanor Briones to donate P500,000 as his pledge to the cause of the egg industry. Present during the donation ceremony were DA Asst. Secretary Salvador Salacup, National Federation of Egg Producers of the Philippines President Gregorio San Diego Jr., Director Divinio Catbagan of the DA’s Bureau of Animal Industry and other government and private sector leaders who were heavily supportive of the development of our local egg industry. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on October 08, 2008, 10:33:55 AM What Went Wrong with the Old Sasso?… Now Comes Sunshine Chicken
It used to be that the Sasso chicken from France was very popular with a lot of local growers, especially the smaller raisers that included backyard raisers and hobbyists. Of course, the Sasso also appealed to those with commercial intentions. In the first several years, many raisers praised the plump body of the bird, its fast growth, its sturdiness and of course its taste that resembles that of the native chicken. The big difference, however, is that the Sasso meat is more tender. In the past few years, however, many of the growers have become disgruntled. Their chickens did not grow as fast and as big as before. One municipality in Pangasinan dispersed thousands of Sasso chicks several years ago. The intention was to improve the chickens the small farmers were growing. The recipients are not really impressed now. An expatriate and his Filipino wife in Abra used to have a commercial operation raising Sasso chicken in their resort and selling dressed birds as well as liver pate and other processed chicken meat. They have slowed down in their business as the latest chicks they obtained, according to them, did not perform as well as they used to do. Eventually, the other year, the usual Sasso chicks were no longer available in the market. What could be the reason? Dr. Rey Itchon who used to sell Sasso chicks in Isabela explained that replacement of parent stocks was not done regularly. He explained that the first generation chickens that were sold in the beginning should not have been used as breeders to produce chicks for sale or for growing. Many of the farmers who bought Sasso had the wrong notion that if they bought the birds, they could breed them and produce the chicks which they can sell as chicks or grow for meat. That’s a big mistake, according to Dr. Itchon, a veterinarian. That’s because the second or third generations after the F1 or first generation will not perform as well as the Fl. The breed degenerates and the birds may not grow uniformly. Many of them would be runts, and, therefore, not economically viable to raise, especially with the present high cost of feeds. Fortunately for the lovers of free-range chickens, the Sasso type is here once more and with a program to regularly import parent stocks for the production of F 1 birds for meat production as well as for egg production. A new partnership is now producing the Sunshine chicks using parent stocks imported from the Sasso company in France. One partner is Rey Ramos, an experienced hand in the poultry business. He is in charge of breeding and hatching the Sunshine chicks in his farm in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. The first batch of breeders consisting of 1,500 females and 250 males are the ones producing at least 5,000 chicks per week now. A second batch of over 2,200 females are in the growing house and are expected to produce eggs for hatching shortly. Every six months, a new batch of parent stocks will be imported to ensure a stable supply of quality chicks for meat or egg production. Rey and Sandy Itchon are the partners in charge of marketing while a finance man takes charge of the financials. The Sunshine chicken is not only for meat production. It is also a good layer. In fact Jocelyn Velonza and David Oman (a British) are partners in producing Sunshine eggs which sell for a minimum of P7 to P10 each. They now produce over a thousand eggs every day which are sold in Metro Manila, particularly in the upscale specialty food stores and restaurants. According to Rey and Sandy Itchon, the Sunshine chicken is becoming increasingly popular in many parts of the country. There are now many growers in Cebu, Mindanao and of course in many places in Luzon. The Itchons have a stocking area in Fairview, Quezon City. Stocks are also available at the AANI Weekend Market at the FTI Complex in Taguig City, and at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. There are specialty food products from Sunshine chickens that are in their planning stage. One is the production of capons for a special niche market. Another is the production of chicken sausage ala Alaminos longanisa. Alaminos, Pangasinan is where Sandy Itchon has her own roots. And the town is famous for its special longanisa. One of her dreams is to come up with that unique chicken longanisa using the tender Sunshine chicken meat. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on October 08, 2008, 10:46:53 AM He Grows His Chickens For A Special Market
The key to a profitable farming project is often found in creating a niche market for one’s product. Just like Michael “TJ” Gonzalez of Brgy. Concepcion, Baliuag, Bulacan. He has found a lucrative market for chickens that are raised the natural farming way, i.e., without the use of antibiotics, fishmeal and blood meal in the feeds. About a year ago, he came to know of people who were looking for such poultry meat. They were the relatives of cancer patients as well as parents of autistic children in Metro Manila. Most of the buyers come from exclusive villages who can afford to pay higher prices for special products that they need. Sensing the opportunity to produce such chickens which he knew nobody was producing then for that special market, he started on April 28, 2007 by just buying 20 chicks of the now increasingly becoming popular Solraya Sunshine chicken of Dr. Rey and Sandy Itchon. He paid a high price of P55 pesos per chick because that was something very new and the supply was very limited. He raised the chickens by feeding mostly with sweepings from their rice store, corn, palay and some leafy greens available in his barangay. He estimated that the cost of production, including the cost of chicks, was P 130 per head after raising them for two months. By that time the chickens had attained a weight of 1.2 to 1.3 kilos. And he was able to sell the birds at P220 per kilo. He saw the profit potential of chickens that are raised the natural farming way because the first buyers had asked for more. Word spread among families with cancer patients who also wanted a steady supply of TJ’s chickens. He soon ordered more chicks to raise through his special way. Today, he is ordering 600 to 700 chicks every three weeks so he could meet the requirements of his fast-increasing clientele. And he has also become more efficient in raising his chickens. Today, he could raise his birds to two kilos in just 50 days. He is fortunate to have known of a commercial feedmill that manufactures feeds without antibiotics, fishmeal and blood meal. The chickens are raised in an enclosure where they have a shed to stay in during the night and in the hotter part of the day. But they also have a space outside where they forage on insects, grass and other vegetation. They are fed only once a day with commercial ration. TJ raises his batches of chickens in different places. His first batch was raised in a lot near where he lives. He has another batch being raised in another property far from his residence, near the family’s rice paddies. When we visited the place, the chicks were still too small to be released on the range. Once they are big enough to forage on grasses and insects, Michael said he will release the chickens to the ricefields to look for their indigenous feed. It is an all-in all-out system that he follows. It means that all the birds in one batch have to be marketed first before new stock is introduced. In fact, he has to make the place vacant for about two months to give time for the grass to grow. TJ says he finds the Sunshine chicken highly suitable for producing his naturally farmed poultry: They are very sturdy, he said, and they are also fast growing. Another important characteristic is that they taste like the native chicken. One time, he related, his poultry farm was inundated because of continuous heavy rains. The birds were swimming in the water when he rescued them to be placed in a safer place. Fortunateh. there was no mortality. They are really sturdy, he said. To meet the steady demand of his growing customers, TJ is opening a new location for growing additional birds in Brgy. Matangtubig, also in Baliuag. It is important that his growing places are found in different places to safeguard against possible contamination in case of any disease outbreak. At this time, he sells some of his dressed chickens to people who resell them to other customers. His price is maintained at P190 per kilo. The resellers, on the other hand, sell them at as much as P280 per kilo. Michael studied computer science in one of the well known schools in Metro Manila. Being proficient in the use of the computer, he has been able to dig useful information through the internet. He and his wife run a profitable rice store right in their barangay. He is of course very happy that he also discovered a profitable niche market for chicken sans antibiotics. Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: rchea012 on October 12, 2008, 09:02:31 PM that's not only a good news for farmers or people who are interested to venture into that kind of business but it also seems to be interesting and sounds really profitable. im also interested to start a small backyard poultry farm.is there in any way for people like me who is interested to start that kind of business? hope to hear from you, sir? thanks!
Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: nemo on October 14, 2008, 07:46:52 PM butt in...
Anyone could start a small backyard poultry farm as long as he/she is willing to sacrifice time, effort , and money. Also, you should not be afraid to lose some money. In any business there is a possibility that it will not succeed but you won't know it until you try it... ;D Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on November 15, 2008, 09:24:14 AM Native Birds to Help Boost Genetic Stock
Maintaining a healthy genetic reservoir in food-producing animals is crucial in order to protect the nutritional demands of a growing global society, says Professor Muir of Purdue University. As concerns such as avian flu, animal welfare and consumer preferences impact the poultry industry, the reduced genetic diversity of commercial bird breeds increases their vulnerability and the industry's ability to adapt, according to a genetics expert. Purdue's Bill Muir was part of an international research team that found commercial birds are missing more than half of the genetic diversity native to the species. The researchers suggest that interbreeding additional species with commercial lines might help protect the industry. (Purdue Agricultural Communications file photo/Tom Campbell)Purdue University animal sciences professor, Bill Muir, was part of an international research team that analyzed the genetic lines of commercial chickens used to produce meat and eggs around the world. Researchers found that commercial birds are missing more than half of the genetic diversity native to the species, possibly leaving them vulnerable to new diseases and raising questions about their long-term sustainability. "Just what is missing is hard to determine," Professor Muir said. "But recent concerns over avian flu point to the need to ensure that even rare traits, such as those associated with disease resistance, are not totally missing in commercial flocks." He said it is also important to preserve non-commercial breeds and wild birds for the purpose of safeguarding genetic diversity and that interbreeding additional species with commercial lines might help protect the industry. The research, led by Hans Cheng of the US Department of Agriculture, has been publishined in early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Historically, chicken producers selected birds for breeding based on certain desirable traits. Size was important for broilers, while egg production was critical for layers. Despite the fact that hundreds of chicken breeds exist, Professor Muir said today's commercial broilers descend from about three lines of chickens, and poultry used in egg production come from only one specialized line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * "Maintaining a healthy genetic reservoir in food-producing animals is crucial in order to protect the nutritional demands of a growing global society" Professor Muir -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The research team included government, university and industrial scientists who conducted the study using the recently sequenced chicken genome. Obtaining DNA from commercial birds, they identified the number of alleles found throughout. Alleles are the genes that pair up to produce specific traits such as eye color. By comparing the commercial breeds with native and non-commercial birds, they found that commercial lines had lost up to 90 percent of alleles in some cases. "We suggest interbreeding some experimental commercial poultry lines with native or standard breeds as a backup plan, or ace in the hole, to help the industry meet future challenges, as traits such as disease resistance may be found among the rare alleles of other birds," he said. Professor Muir said maintaining a healthy genetic reservoir in food-producing animals is crucial in order to protect the nutritional demands of a growing global society. Poultry is the leading meat consumed in the United States and in most other countries, with chicken meat production increasing by 436 percent since 1970, he said. Professor Muir is also project co-leader in a $10 million international effort to test a breeding strategy called whole-genome selection that could be used to improve the accuracy and efficiency of breeding methods. He said companies could use this technique to select for important parts of the DNA of donor birds from the standard or ancestral breeds and integrate those into commercial lines without dragging bad DNA into industrial populations. The approach selects breeding poultry based on specific traits such as bone density, animal well-being, feed efficiency and disease resistance Collaborators in the commercial breed analysis research included Cheng, Sean MacEachern and Huanmin Zhang of the USDA Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory; Gane Ka-Shu Wong (University of Alberta, Canada and the Beijing Institute of Genomics) Yong Zhang and Jun Wang (Beijing Institute of Genomics); Martien Groenen, Richard Crooijmans and Hendrik-Jan Megens (Wageningen University, Netherlands); Ron Okimoto (Cobb-Vantress Inc., Arkansas); Addie Vereijken, Annemieke Jungerius and Gerard Albers (Hendrix Genetics, Netherlands); Cindy Taylor Lawley (Illumina Inc., California) and Mary Delany (University of California, Davis). Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on November 20, 2008, 11:17:00 AM Already facing high costs and intense competition, Philippine poultry producers have been urged to take steps to increase efficiency and prepare for 2010, when the Asean Free Trade Agreement would lower tariffs on many agricultural products, including poultry, among member nations to only 5%. At the 21st Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Animal Nutritionists, Bounty Agro Ventures Inc President and General Manager Ronald Mascariñas said that the entry of cheaper chicken imports in the country poses a major threat to the local industry, because of competitive neighbors like Thailand. He said the local industry's biggest buyers such as the fast food chains might turn to imports, because of the price factor.
Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on November 20, 2008, 11:19:29 AM The Philippine government has imposed a temporary ban on all imports of poultry and poultry products from Germany following the official confirmation by animal health authorities that low pathogenic AI has been detected in Markersdorf, Sachsen in Germany. The ban covers the importation of all “domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, DOCs, eggs, and semen.” In addition to Germany, the Philippines also has temporary bans against poultry imports from Haiti, the United Kingdom, Arkansas in the US, Denmark, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Poland and Benin to protect human health and the poultry industry in the country
Title: Re: Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on December 09, 2008, 10:04:55 AM Monday, December 08, 2008Print This Page
Chicken Demand Falls PHILIPPINES - Demand for chicken is falling despite the price ceiling. Demand for chicken has failed to increase during the holidays despite a government-imposed price ceiling, poultry raisers told GMANews.TV. As a result, frozen chicken supplies may last until early next year due to the slowdown, the United Broilers and Raisers Association (UBRA) said. "Traditionally, chicken sales go up as the Christmas season approaches, but up to now sales have not been picking up," UBRA president, Gregorio San Diego, said. "[Consumers] must have been scrimping to make both ends meet." Approximately 8000 tonnes of frozen chicken are waiting to be sold – one thousand tonnes more than last year, the group said. Farmgate prices of chicken fell to 55 pesos (PHP) per kilo last month but it climbed to PHP 73 in December, San Diego said. "We hope to narrow down the difference between retail and farm gate prices, so that consumers will increase their per-capita consumption," Mr San Diego said. The GMANews.TV report added that the high cost of corn for poultry feed is the primary reason for the hike in farm gate chicken prices. The commodity is currently being sold for PHP 16 per kilo. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on January 23, 2009, 07:52:19 AM Philippine government asked to stop breeder importation
[23 January 2009] Philippine poultry and egg producers have asked the government to halt the importation of breeders. United Broiler Raisers Association President Gregorio San Diego said that the industry is already culling to reduce the breeder population and that continued importation would hurt the local industry. He also called on the government to crack down on the continued smuggling of chicken, ducks and eggs into the country, citing that while the government has not issued import permits for Peking ducks and century eggs, these products can be found in local restaurants and even some markets. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on January 29, 2009, 01:18:30 PM Philippine chicken meat production up in 2008
[28 January 2009] Chicken meat production in the Philippines expanded 5.76% from 1.21 million tonnes in 2007 to 1.28 million tonnes last year. In terms of value, chicken output topped PHP 97.65 billion (USD 2.06 billion) in 2008 compared to PHP 87.4 billion (USD 1.84 billion) the year before. Farm prices also improved with chicken averaging PHP 76.21 (USD 1.71)/kg in 2008 and chicken eggs averaging PHP 79.29 (USD 1.67)/kg, up 5.64% and 4.55% respectively from their 2007 levels. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on January 30, 2009, 10:18:09 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Philippine egg production up 4.67% in 2008 [30 January 2009] Egg production in the Philippines expanded 4.67% from 335,000 tonnes to 350,770 tonnes. 2008 output was worth PHP 27.81 billion (USD 585.8 million) up from PHP 25.41 billion (USD 535.3 million) in 2007. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on February 25, 2009, 11:06:25 PM [25 February 2009] Some PHP 25 million (USD 518,242) worth of Peking duck and chicken cuts from Hong Kong and China were seized by the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) last Friday. The BOC also blacklisted Reach World Logistics, the forwarding company that allegedly facilitated the entry of the four 40-foot container vans that contained the products. There were also pigeon parts and pork loins in the shipment, but these were declared to be food ingredients. BOC Commissioner Napoleon Morales said they have yet to discuss the proper method of destroying the poultry products, which may carry the avian flu virus.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on February 25, 2009, 11:09:34 PM 24 February 2009] The Philippine Department of Agriculture has temporarily banned the importation of cattle from China as well as poultry and poultry products from Belgium and the British Columbia province in Canada following disease outbreaks in these areas. DA Undersecretary Jesus Paras said the Office Internationale des Epizooties (OIE) has confirmed reports of foot-and-mouth disease in the China's Hubei and Xinjiang province, which lead to the ban in cattle and other FMD-prone animals and related products from China. The OIE also confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza on a turkey farm in British Columbia as well as two areas in Belgium which led to the temporary ban on birds and poultry from these areas. Mr Paras said these measures are necessary to protect human health and the poultry and livestock industries in the Philippines.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on February 25, 2009, 11:18:16 PM [18 February 2009] The Philippine Department of Agriculture will set up Community-Based Early Warning Systems (CBEWS) in high risks areas to help them detect the avian influenza virus more effectively. Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Davinio Catbagan said that Barangay AI Task Forces would be educated about the disease and will be trained on the reporting process for humans and poultry suspected of carrying the bird flu virus and the possible smuggling of poultry and exotic birds in their locality. The BAI will also put in place an applied veterinary epidemiology training (AVET) program to strengthen the capacity of field veterinarians at the local level. The CBEWS aims to help communities design and manage disease surveillance, conduct outbreak investigation and put to work outbreak containment measures.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 03, 2009, 09:53:18 AM Philippine egg industry to import more PS
[3 March 2009] The Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has given the go ahead to seven companies to import some 360,000 layer PS stocks this year from Germany, the US and Canada. The seven companies are all members of the Integrators Egg Conference of the Philippines. BAI data shows that the group imported 357,532 parent stock last year, 422,326 in 2007, 287,663 in 2006, 198,289 in 2005 and 323,533 in 2004. According to Philippine Egg Board President Gregorio San Diego, the volume imported in 2007 led to an oversupply of eggs in the country. He called on the government not to limit the importation to only some companies and allow the entry of new market players. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 10, 2009, 12:47:02 AM 10 March 2009] The Phillipine government has offered Thai businessmen the Island Garden City of Samal in the Davao Region as an ideal investment site for poultry and mariculture projects. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the offer was made during the vist of a delegation of Thai businessmen led by Dhanin Chearavanoni, chairman and chief executive officer of Bangkok-based Charoen Pokphand Group. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and DA Secretary Arthur Yap accompanied the potential investors and showed them around a 2,000-hectare area that is ideal for a poultry project, and a sizable portion that is still available for development in the 200-hectare mariculture park. Only 20 hectares of this park has been developed by Davao-based agribusiness entrepreneurs into fish cages for bangus and other high-value marine
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 16, 2009, 12:36:16 AM Enzymes Enable You to Save a Lot in Poultry Feeds
Written by Conrad Fontanilla Thursday, 10 February 2000 Poultry raisers, whether of broilers or layers, are in the right track in improving efficiency in feed conversion as a strategic move to improve the performance of the whole farm. It is because feed consumption constitutes at least 65% of the cost of production. There are several ways to improve feed conversion efficiency, measured in terms of feed conversion ratio (FCR). But the trend now is the use of enzymes. Enzymes occur in nature, in plants and in animals, although there are now synthetic or artificial enzymes. Natural enzymes are still the better ones, as proven by experience. Enzymes are chemicals that break down food nutrients, or complex cells. In the saliva of man, for example, is found the enzyme fructase that breaks down the sugar fructose into sucrose and amylose. Even microorganisms produce enzymes, which they use to digest food. Aspergillus, a fungus, produces cellulase to digest the cellulose, a hard material. Food, to be absorbed by animals or plants must be broken down into their simplest components. And enzymes are specific for this task. Therefore, for the nutrients in poultry feeds to be absorbed by the digestive system of the chicken, they must be broken down into their simplest components. Protein is a complex chemical entity that is composed of amino acids. In nature there are about 27 amino acids, like lysine, phenylalamine, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid, leucine, valine, etc. The carbohydrates components of the poultry feed must be broken down into the simplest sugar molecules like amylose and fructose. To breakdown simply means to dissolve the cell walls of plant tissues, according to Marissa Dacay-Roldan in her doctoral dissertation "Anatomical and Biochemical Mechanism of Tissue Hardening in Heat-treated ‘Solo’ Papaya fruits', she submitted to the graduate school of the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1997. When the cell wall is dissolved, the nutrients become available for absorption by the small intestines. You can compare this process with your experience when you put a capsule of medicine, say ampicin, inside your mouth for a long time. The enzyme in your saliva, dissolves the capsule (analogous to the cell wall) and you will feel in your tongue the granules that taste bitter, which is analogous to the nutrient. In short, feed efficiency consists in the capability to break down food nutrients in their simplest forms and incorporate them into body tissues, in the case of hogs and poultry. At different stages of its life cycle, chicken produces different enzymes in its gut. During its early growth stages, it lacks several enzymes because its digestive systems had not yet fully been developed. That is why at this stage, there is a need to supplement enzymes, like cellulase (for cellulose), amylase (for carbohydrates) and lipase (for fats). Enzymes are added to commercial or pre-formulated feeds. Or incorporated into the feeds during the manufacture of customized formulated feeds. Enzymes have revolutionized feed formulation in that one can now caluculate for the amount of amino acids (simples components of proteins) not just the crude protein content, which is the traditional method, according to Benjamin Bombay, an animal scientist (graduate of the University of the Philippines Los Baños), who is consultant to several poultry raisers and feed millers. Enzymes are probiotics, in contrast to antibiotics. The trend now in the livestock industry is the application of probiotics as a way to ensure growth and good health condition, according to Dr. Armando Dumlao, a professor at the Don Mariano Marcos State University in Bacnotan, La Union, specialized in animal science. The main reason is that antibiotic ingested via animal and poultry meat or by-products have adverse side effects to man, like becoming immune to antibiotics. Foreign countries initiated the use of probiotics-enzymes-and most of the enzymes in the local livestock and poultry are imported. Filipino scientist and inventors have acquired the knowledge and technology in the production of enzymes. Single-celled organisms are good in producing enzymes, like Aspergillus (a fungus), Lactobacillus (a bacteria) and Saccharomyces (a yeast). In fact, they might be the best producers of enzymes because they produce specific enzymes. That is if you want to produce cellulase, you must raise Aspergillus. In contrast, if you use fruits, like papaya as your source of enzyme, you get different enzymes at different stages of the fruit, especially during its ripening stage. The result is that you get a mix of enzymes that may have contradicting actions-unpredictable and uncertain. In the local market, enzyme products come in liquid or powder form. A Filipino product is sold in the market under the brand Fedgrozyme Forte. Fedgrozyme Forte contains amylase, proteinase, lipase, cellulase and live microorganisms of Aspergillus, Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces. Fedgrozyme Forte is manufactured by Novatech Agri-food Industries, owned and managed by Ronaldo A. Sumaoang, a Filipino-scientist-inventor, graduate of the university of the Philippines, Los baños, who had toured large fermetation plants in Japan and taken advanced studies in enzymology in Germany. According to Benjie Bombay, Fedgrozyme Forte increases feed conversion efficiency and saves at least 15 percent in feed consumption. With Fedgrozyme Forte incorporated in feeds, a layer hen that formerly consumed 110 grams of feeds per day now consumes 95 to 97 grams per bird per day only, according to Albert Alquiros, manager/owner of San Martin Poultry located in Gulang-gulang, Lucena City. That translates to a savings of about 15 bags of feeds per day for 60,000 egglayers that have produced mostly medium and large size eggs. These 60,000 layers (Babcock) and 14,000 growers consume 8 tons of feeds per day. Their egg production efficiency has been maintained at a high level of 77% to 95%, Alquiros said during an interview on July 31, 1999. (Anyway, egg production varies with the age of layers.) Before adopting Fedgrozyme Forte, Mr. Alquiros used to give 105 to 115 grams of feed per bird per day. Now he manufactures his own feeds, incorporated with Fedgrozyme Forte. Of course, he still supplies vitamins and minerals and maintains good cultural practices. Fedgrozyme Forte is sold at 1, 5 and 25 kilo packs. It is applied at 1.0 to 1.5 kilos per ton of feeds. Two layer raisers whose farms are located in Bangka-bangka Victoria, Laguna visited the San Martin Farm on July 31, 1999 with the view of adopting Alquiros’s feeding practice. The twosomes are Eric Conrado Yutoc (with 10,000 layers) and Bobot Villaluz (with 15,000 layers). Bobot Lorico, whose layer farm is located in Luisiana, Laguna, has just recently switched to feeds incorporated with Fedgrozyme Forte. The feed consumption went down from 110 grams to 95 grams per bird per day. His savings in feeds translates to about 39,000 pesos per month for his present flock of 10,000. Egg production also increased. He is now set to raise his own egglaying stock to ensure their good health condition and performance, using feeds laced with Fedgrozyme Forte. Lorico is familiar with commercial feed brands because he was a veterinary and poultry farm supply agent who learned the poultry raising trade. Having supplied the right products to his clients and having advised them to success, he then put up his own farm. The performance of Fedgrozyme Forte is shown by the birds themselves, Benjie Bombay says. The method to measure feed consumption is easy enough. Give the feeds ad libitum – that is, do not withdraw it, says Mr. Bombay. The bird itself will limit its feeding voluntarily. In early rationing, if the birds do not consume all feeds given in the trough, lessen the next rationing. You do not need to remove the leftovers before giving the new ration. If all the feeds had been consumed before the lights of the day were out, increase the ration next day. If all feeds were consumed too early in the day, you add some more for the same day, Benjie says. With trials lie these, you will arrive at a close average of day-to-day feed consumption. Alquiros, keeps daily records of feed consumption, which Villaluz and Yutoc saw to their satisfaction. The two made arrangements with Alquiros for them to adopt his feeding system. "Based on the results of the study, birds fed with Fedgrozyme Forte showed four percent improvement on hen-day egg production, egg weight increased by about 0.33 gram, 4.76% better FCR and 4.77% lesser feed cost per dozen egg produced over those layers of the control groups," reported Dr. Armando Dumlao of his study 1. "The Effect of Fedgrozyme on the Performance of Layers (Babcock)". Source: Marid Agribusiness Digest, February, 2000 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 18, 2009, 03:21:21 AM Poultry Outlook 2009
To further shed light on the development and outlook of poultry industry, we recently talked to Aziz Sacranie, the Technical Director of the Poultry Division of Alltech, a leading animal health company. Sacranie used to teach poultry science at the university college in the UK before he worked in multinational agricultural companies. Since the early ’70s, he has been traveling and observing the poultry business in the Asia Pacific region and is very familiar with the development of the Philippine poultry industry. He has visited companies like Purefoods, Vitarich, San Miguel and RFM and has helped in the management and the poultry divisions of the said companies. Excerpts : How has the poultry industry evolved in Asia over the last 10 years? I think it has come from being mere small producers to a consolidated type of production. In other words, the global poultry industry has developed in this format. You have a situation where many people think that there’s money to be made in poultry so they say, we’ll go poultry farming. They start going into that and they find that their margins are very narrow. This means that they have to increase their number of units. However, because you have the volume, you have a larger profit share. This means that if you’re going to be big, you have to consolidate. So the small companies don’t survive. And this has been the trend across Asia and even globally. In some countries it’s slower, in other countries, it’s faster. What about in terms of technology? I think over the last 10 years technology has been geared towards genetic improvements. This has been phenomenal. If you’ll look at the growth rate, if you look at the Feeds Conversion Rate(FCR), it has just come down. However, the industry has not been able to get the full genetic potential. So I think the next thing I would say that happened over the last ten years has been that Asia has gone to a closed house farming. In other words, they put their chickens inside their house an they’re controlling the environment there. MOst of the broilers and parent stock are now in kept in houses that are tunnel ventilated with evaporative cooling system in order to bring the temperature down. What does that mean? It means we can improve our livability. This means less heat stress. It means that we can put more birds per square meter. What are your observations about the poultry business in the Philippines? In the Philippines, you’re still in the broiler phase, you’re still not really down there. But there’s a huge potential in the Philippines for companies to improve performance and improve profitability through volume production by using this kind of housing. The technology is there and it’s not a difficult technology. The companies that are using it to their benefit. There a few of them. A lot of breeder farms are in control environment houses but in broiler production, most of there are still open house. So you have seasonal problems. Let’s talk about the changes that happened in poultry nutrition? The breed has changed. Genetic potential has changed. Therefore the nutrients required also changed. Imagine this, in 1960, if you look at the incubation period of a broiler chick, it’s 21 days and then it took 56 days to get to market weight or maybe longer. Today, for the same weight, it only takes 42 days. So when you think about it, 50% of the chick’s life is in the embryonic stage or in incubation. So the kind of nutrition that you give them, is you have to think about the survivability of the embryo as well as the survivability of the chick that is going to the farm. So I guess the greatest understanding we’ve had is how do we feed the parent that will allow us to transfer nutrients into the chick so that the chick will be viable and it will hatch out and it won’t die on you on the way to the farm. So our understanding of neo-natal nutrition has improved in a great way. The other area that we have understood better nutritionally is how to ensure the integrity of the intestinal tract. Again, if you consider that the biggest organ in a chicken’s body is the gut. So if you can look after the gut, you can look after everything. So we have a better understanding of the gut. How to develop it, how to maintain it, how to prevent damage to it. And your forecast for the poultry industry? I must say there is a bright future for the chicken industry but like I said, it has to consolidate in order to remain viable. We have to keep the prices at its lowest as possible. You have to keep the prices at its lowest as possible. You have to use economies of scale in order to actually produce this. Production and Market Trends Affecting the Broiler Industry : - Increased production of commercial sector - Competition among big supermarkets driving margins in the sector. Per capita consumption is low compared to other countries - Emphasis on convenience and ease of preparation - chicken rotisseries, processed chicken products - Relative price of other protein substitutes - Supply and disease concerns of other meat products World Broiler Market in 2008 : - Total world production is projected to grow 2% and exports are Total world production is projected to grow 2% and exports are expected to grow 4%. - China is forecasted to import 9% more as domestic pork supply in China is forecasted to import 9% more as domestic pork supply in the country is tight. Since poultry is widely substituted for the country is for pork meat and poultry meat, prices are lower compared to pork, the country and poultry meat prices are lower compared to pork, the country is seen to bring in more poultry meat. The Beijing Olympics is also seen to bring in more poultry meat. The Beijing Olympics is also expected to spur demand. - Russian imports will remain unchanged especially with their customs regulations which raised minimum prices of poultry. _ Japanese importation will also remain constant. Preferred supplier is now China due to it lowered prices for grilled yakitori. - EU importation from Brazil will also decrease due to quantitative restrictions imposed by EU on Brazilian salted chicken meat. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 24, 2009, 12:51:24 AM Monday, March 23, 2009Print This Page
Producers Seek to Postpone Free Trade PHILIPPINES - Poultry and pig farmers want the start of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) to be postponed in the light of the current global economic situation. The Philippines is reportedly pushing for the delay of the full implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) in light of the current global economic recession, according to Philippines Star. Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila has been talking to his ASEAN counterparts about delaying the full implementation of the AFTA by January 2010. As agreed under AFTA, the Philippines and its ASEAN partners must bring down to between zero and five percent all tariff covers. While most of the other ASEAN signatories to the AFTA are reportedly receptive to the delay, Singapore is opposed to any change in the timetable and is supposedly pushing for the implementation of the agreement as scheduled. Unfortunately for the Philippines, several industries in the agriculture sector are still not ready for competition. According to Gregorio San Diego of the United Broilers and Raisers Association (UBRA) and Albert Lim of the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. (NFHFI), the poultry, egg and hog industries, as well as the rice sector, are still not ready for the full implementation of AFTA by January 2010. In an interview with The Star, Mr San Diego and Mr Lim expressed their joint concern about the fast approaching implementation of AFTA in 10 months. Mr San Diego said that the poultry and egg sector is asking President Arroyo to take action now and declare a 'moratorium' on the implementation of the AFTA agreement. He added that the Philippine poultry and egg sector cannot still effectively complete against Thailand and Malaysia, which are major exporters of poultry. The Philippine poultry and egg sectors should be placed in the sensitive list along with rice, he said. He explained to The Star that, while Malaysia and Thailand may still be affected by the bird flu virus, they would eventually recover and the Philippines would be swamped with Thai and Malaysian poultry and egg exports. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 13, 2009, 05:48:25 AM [10 April 2009] The Philippines has temporarily banned importation of poultry and poultry products from Japan and the Czech Republic following confirmation of cases of low pathogenic avian influenza in the two countries. Meanwhile, the ban on poultry imports from the state of Idaho in the US was lifted after the OIE has validated the report of the state’s National Surveillance Unit Epidemiologist that the bird flu had been eradicated in the area. The Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry said the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Idaho is “negligible.”
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 13, 2009, 05:54:34 AM 9 April 2009] Philippine poultry producers are looking to export chicken products to South Korea by the end year. Local poultry raisers are currently working to meet the requirements of the South Korean government. The Philippine government is working to develop new markets like South Korea to help the local industry survive the global economic crunch. South Korea is considered a big market which could rival the huge Japanese market, to which the Philippines is already exporting its poultry products.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on May 06, 2009, 10:24:44 AM New Producer Group Formed
PHILIPPINES - The Governor of Negros Occidental has formed a new producers' group, Negros Occidental Poultry Raisers Association. Governor Isidro Zayco organized the Negros Occidental Poultry Raisers Association at a meeting of stakeholders at the Capitol in Bacolod City on 4 May, reports Visayan Daily Star. The officers are Manuel Puey (president), George Baterna (vice president, north), Bonnie Ta-ala (vice president, central), Caroll Jack Guanco (vice president, south), Primo Esleyer (secretary) and Henry Yap (treasurer). The Board of Directors is composed of the officers and Fernando Cuenca for the broiler sector, Eriberto Sevilleno for the layer and Rebecca Samonte for free-range producers. Governor Zayco said the organisation should be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and accredited by the provincial government so support can be given to the association. The group was organised to promote food security in the province, he explained. Mr Puey told Visayan Daily Star that, as an association, they can finalise the roster of their members and collectively air their concerns. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 18, 2009, 08:40:29 AM Farmers to Get Help to Meet New Regulations
PHILIPPINES - The Agriculture Department is to help the poultry sector meet environment and local regulations. BusinessWorld reports that the Agriculture department will help poultry growers meet requirements of the Environment department and local governments. The official statement also quoted Agriculture Assistant Secretary, Salvador S. Salacup, as saying, "We have asked the poultry sector to itemise the list of their concerns so that we can help them coordinate with the Environment department and other concerned government agencies regarding new requirements." In a meeting with Environment officials last week, poultry stakeholders led by Gregorio A. San Diego, Jr., president of the United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) raised concerns like stiff requirements for permits and clearances and sudden changes in local government zoning ordinances. Mr San Diego said these factors increase their operating costs. "Our members have a hard time getting environmental compliance certificates (ECC)," Mr San Diego said. Julian D. Amador, director of the Environmental Management Bureau, said during the meeting that securing an ECC should not require expensive studies. Moreover, he said: "We will streamline the issuance of the ECC to three weeks from 75 to 120 days. We want that by July." "I have already talked to poultry raisers and I told them to write their concerns in paper for me to answer it. They should cite their concerns and then we can come out with policies," Mr Amador said. UBRA's Mr San Diego said the poultry industry is also weighed by "double taxation" due to local government "passage tax," which requires poultry firms to pay a certain amount when passing through an area. BusinessWorld cites Bureau of Agricultural Statistics data that in the first quarter, output of the poultry sector, which accounts for 15.18 per cent of total agriculture production, rose 4.08 per cent to 12.837 billion pesos compared to the same period last year. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 01, 2009, 12:08:09 AM 30 June 2009] Backyard poultry raisers and big corporate poultry raisers are reacting differently to the impending full implementation of the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA ) in 2010. United Broiler Raisers Association President Gregorio San Diego said backyard raisers are holding back on expansion plans, while big integrators like San Miguel Corporation (SMC) are expanding in preparation for the AFTA. He said small raisers are holding back on expansion plans on fears that the AFTA next year would flood the market with imported chicken. On the other hand, big producers like SMC are apparently seeing an opportunity to possibly increase their poultry product exports because the country remains free of the avian influenza. Meanwhile the decision of backyard farmers to limit production is keeping local chicken prices high with live prices now at PHP 88 (USD 1.83)/kg, while retail prices have hovered around PHP 130 (USD 2.70)/kg.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 02, 2009, 08:16:06 AM [2 July 2009] Retail prices of chicken in the Philippines has risen almost 25% in a month as chicken supply is down due to low feed quality and the raisers' hesitation to increase production. Businessworld reported that the Philippine Association of Supermarkets Inc said that the price of chicken has gone up from PHP 105-110 (USD 2.19-2.29)/kg in May to PHP 130 (USD 2.71)/kg by end-June. United Broiler Raisers Association President Gregorio San Diego confirmed that there is “a problem in production,” as the birds growth are delayed due to the poor quality of the corn and soya used in feeds. Meanwhile, most farmers are reluctant to increase their production volume as they wait for the effects of the implementation of the AFTA in January 2010 which many raisers feel will cause an influx of cheaper imported products into the market.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 26, 2009, 12:13:07 PM [24 July 2009] Chicken prices in the Philippines are expected to go down to around PHP 110-120 (USD 2.28-2.49)/kg after farm prices fell this week. Bureau of Animal Industry Director Davinio Catbagan said farm prices fell by an average of PHP 20 (USD 0.42)/kg earlier this week because of a “confluence of factors.” Farm prices dropped from PHP 92-94 (USD 1.91-1.95)/kg some three weeks ago to PHP 72-74 (USD 1.49-1.54)/kg as of July 21. He said the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry are closely monitoring wet markets around the country to make sure that retail prices reflect the price drop. Dr Catbagan noted that the drop is supply driven, brought about by improved farm production efficiency and increase in birds’ harvest weight.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on September 04, 2009, 08:16:51 AM 3 September 2009] The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary ban on imports of birds, poultry and poultry products from Germany and Japan, after the Office Internationale des Epizooties declared both countries free of avian influenza (AI). The DA banned imports from Germany in November 2008 after the discovery of non-lethal low pathogenic AI at Leipzig Zoo, while imports from Japan were banned beginning February 2009 after an outbreak of the low-pathogenic AI in Aichi province. Data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics show that last year, the Philippines imported 112.27 tonnes valued at USD 291,731 and 12.84 tonnes valued at USD 5,366 of poultry and poultry preparations from Japan and Germany, respectively.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on October 08, 2009, 09:05:33 AM 7 October 2009] Philippine poultry raisers in Central Luzon and Rizal Province, two major poultry producing regions, are among those severely affected by Typhoon Ketsana which hit the Philippines in the latter part of September. United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) Chairman Gregorio San Diego said his organisation and the Department of Agriculture (DA) are now assessing the damage caused by the floods—the worst in the country in over 40 years—on the poultry sector in Luzon. Depending on extent of the damage, the Philippines may consider importation of chicken, particularly for the holiday season. In 2006, when the Philippines was hit by another major typhoon, chicken production fell short by 5000 tonnes of chicken
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on November 09, 2009, 09:07:37 AM 9 November 2009] Two large companies are set to bring in the bulk of chicken imports that will be allowed in by the Philippine government for the holiday season. However, an agriculture official said that whether they will be able to bring in the products in time is still a question because as yet, he does not know of a company that is already moving to bring in their share of the allowable imports. The government is ready to lift the special safeguard duty on chicken imports to allow meat processors to stock up in preparation for the holiday season but because there is little demand, there are fears that when the imports arrive, poultry raisers already reeling under the impact of successive storms that hit the country in the last couple of months would feel the brunt. One poultry trader said that in Bulacan alone some 2.5 million broilers were lost after the typhoon hit the country in late September, and what the market needs are more broilers to meet the demand in the first and second quarters.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on November 30, 2009, 09:35:52 AM Broiler raisers set to import 150,000 hatching eggs
[30 November 2009] The United Broilers and Raisers Association and the Philippine Association of Broiler Integrators have agreed to bring in 150,000 hatching eggs from Malaysia to fill a temporary shortage in chick production that resulted from the typhoons that hit the country, said UBRA Chairman Gregorio San Diego. He said local chicken production is currently at 23000 tonnes and this will be supplemented by an additional importation of 5000 tonnes by December. Mr San Diego said that imported leg quarters, which make up the bulk of the imports, are already showing up in wet markets. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on December 08, 2009, 12:13:34 PM Philippines ban poultry from Czech Republic
[8 December 2009] The Philippines has placed a temporary ban on imports of poultry products from the Czech Republic after the Office Internationale des Epizooties confirmed an outbreak of a “low pathogenic avian influenza” in Jihocesky. Agriculture Undersecretary Bernie Fondevilla said that the ban is necessary to protect human health and the poultry industry in the Philippines, which continues to be AI-free since the highly pathogenic H5N1 AI strain re-emerged in Asia in 2003. The current ban calls for the immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Veterinary Import Clearances to all imports covering these products from the banned area, as well as the halt and confiscation of all shipments of live birds, poultry and poultry product entering the country from the Czech Republic. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on February 17, 2010, 03:52:38 PM Bounty to expand ‘Chooks to Go’ outlets
[17 February 2010] Bounty Agro Ventures Inc is set to spend PHP 300 million (USD 6.5 million) to expand its 'Chooks to Go' roasted chicken outlets. There are currently some 600 outlets in the Philippines and Bounty President and General Manager Ronald Mascariñas said the company is planning to open 900 more by the end of 2010. Bounty quietly entered the roasted chicken market in 2008, and Mr Mascariñas said that the company is exploring the possibility of setting up Chooks to Go outlets in other Asean countries like Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on February 19, 2010, 02:18:09 PM SMFI to grow chicken exports by 20%
[19 February 2010] San Miguel Foods Inc (SMFI) is looking at increasing its chicken exports this year by 20%, said SMFI President Rita Imelda Palabyab. The country's main export market remains Japan, where Ms Palabyab said the Philippines is ranked 3rd in raw chicken exports after the US and Brazil. She pointed out that Philippine chicken products have earned a reputation in Japan as being “tastier and more tender because we use a smaller bird than Brazil or the US.” Last year, SMFI, which is currently the only Philippine company exporting products to Japan, exported some 6000 tonnes of yakitori-style chicken mostly to that country. Ms Palabyab also addressed the threat of the AFTA which has brought tariff rates on chicken and livestock products down to zero but said SMFI has been preparing for it. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on March 17, 2010, 10:24:39 AM Philipppine poultry producers call for suggested retail prices
[15 March 2010] The Philippine government should issue suggested retail prices (SRP) for chicken, the United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) urged. UBRA President Gregorio San Diego Jr said that such SRPs would help temper the high retail prices of chicken in the country despite the continuing drop in farm prices, which in a week fell from PHP 68 (USD 1.48)/kg to PHP 58 (USD 1.26)/kg. Meanwhile, retail prices of whole chicken remain around PHP 130-140 (USD 2.83-3.05)/kg in wet markets, and even higher in supermarkets and meat shops which sell cuts as well as whole chicken. Mr San Diego pointed out that consumers who are already cutting down on their spending are being discouraged from buying chicken because of the high price. He has calld for an SRP of between PHP 110-120 (USD 2.40-2.62)/kg for whole chicken. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 03, 2010, 08:25:12 AM Philippines ban poultry products from Denmark municipality
[1 April 2010] The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned imports of poultry and poultry products from Naestved Municipality in Denmark following an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza there. Under an administrative order, the DA said it is prohibiting the entry of domestic and wild birds as well poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen from the Naestved. Last year, the Philippines imported some 32 tonnes of poultry and livestock products worth USD 335,000 from Denmark. The DA said the ban is necessary to protect the local poultry population which has remained free from the AI virus since its resurgence in Asia in 2003. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on April 30, 2010, 11:20:31 AM Inoza to invest PHP 584 million in new farm
[27 April 2010] A new poultry farm in the Philippines will invest PHP 583.9 million (USD 13.17 million) to set up a hatchery and a broiler farm in Central Luzon. Inoza Development Corp, a sister company of one of the country’s biggest integrators, Bounty Fresh Food Inc (BFFI), has been granted tax incentives by the government for the ventures. Inoza expects to hatch up to 40 million day-old chicks annually and grow 6.3 million heads a year, with BFFI purchasing the output. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on May 05, 2010, 10:00:11 AM Imports, smuggling continue to plague Philippine poultry industry
[3 May 2010] Imports of leg quarters and the entry of smuggled poultry meat continue to plague the Philippine poultry industry. At the contract signing for the Philippine Poultry Show, United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) Chairman Gregorio San Diego said that of the current inventory of frozen poultry of 80,000 tonnes, more than half are imported. The landed cost of imported leg quarters, which make up the bulk of the imports, is PHP 65 (USD 1.45)/kg while local production cost is PHP 70 (USD 1.56)/kg. Mr San Diego said live prices have been very volatile, dropping by PHP 8 (USD 0.18)/kg at one time, while retail prices have remained high. Meanwhile, demand for broilers and chicken meat have not gone up as expected even with the national elections. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on May 27, 2010, 09:20:46 AM Philippines bans poultry from Italy
[27 May 2010] The Philippines has placed a temporary ban on birds and poultry products from Lombardy, Italy after a low pathogenic avian influenza (serotype H7N3) outbreak was detected in two holdings there. Agriculture Secretary Bernie Fondevilla issued a memorandum ordering the ban on importation of domestic and wild birds, including day-old chicks, eggs and semen and suspending immediately the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Veterinary Quarantine Clearance (VQC). Veterinary and quarantine inspectors have also been ordered to stop and confiscate all shipments of poultry and poultry products into the country originating from Italy. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on May 31, 2010, 10:42:39 AM Philippine chicken production up 1.81% in Q1
[31 May 2010] Philippine chicken production reached 332,090 tonnes for the first quarter of 2010, figures from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics showed. This is just 1.81% higher than its yearago level of 326,180 tonnes. In terms of value, the sector grossed PHP 31.06 billion (USD 667.32 million), up more than 19% from last year’s PHP 26.09 billion (USD 560.5 million). This was attributed to the higher farm output and higher prices. Average farm price of chicken was pegged at PHP 93.54/kg (USD 2.01), almost 17% higher than the PHP 79.99/kg (USD 1.72) during the same period last year. Meanwhile chicken egg production rose 4.43% to 94,560 tonnes from 90,550 tonnes in 2009, thanks to the increased inventory of layers in Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. Valuewise, the industry grossed PHP 8.5 billion (USD 182.62 million), up 3.11% from PHP 8.24 billion (USD 177.11 million) a year ago, while prices were at PHP 89.90/kg (USD 1.93), down 1.26% from PHP 91.05/kg (USD 1.86). Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 12, 2010, 10:02:01 AM Chicken Industry Performance Report
January-December 2009 The country’s total chicken population as of January 1, 2010 was 158.93 million birds, or merely 0.17 percent higher than last year’s headcount of 158.66 million birds. Broiler inventory dropped by 8.36 percent, while layer population posted an increase of 13.72 percent. Native chicken inventory was higher by 2.05 percent. In 2009, total chicken production grew by 1.53 percent. Lower growth in chicken output was due to the effects of several typhoons that hit the country during the 4th quarter. Chicken egg production went up by 5.04 percent. This increment came from commercial farms which contributed around 77.47 percent of the total egg output. Chicken and chicken egg production contributed around 13.68 percent to the total gross output of agriculture in 2009. Gross value of chicken and chicken egg production in 2009 at current prices grew by 10.05 percent and 11.66 percent, respectively. These gains were attributed to the increases in output and farm prices during the year. (PAR Jan-Dec. 2009). Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 16, 2010, 11:46:52 AM Philippines bans poultry imports from Netherlands
[16 June 2010] The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on poultry and wild bird imports from Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands after the confirmation of an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) in free-ranger layer hens in the province. Although the Netherlands is not a traditional source of poultry products for the Philippines, the DA has ordered veterinary quarantine officers and inspectors to halt and confiscate all shipments of poultry and poultry products into the country originating from the Netherlands. The Philippines remain the only major poultry producing country is Southeast Asia to be free of the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza and is working hard to keep the virus out of the country. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 16, 2010, 11:52:13 AM Vitarich seeks way to pay for debts
[15 June 2010] Philippine feed manufacturer and poultry producer Vitarich Corporation is considering three options to raise funds to pay its PHP 3.2 billion (USD 68.5 million) debt. These options are the sale of non-core assets, debt-to-equity conversion or an increase in the company’s authorised capital stock. Under the debt-to-equity conversion plan, Vitarich will issue some 90 million worth of shares to creditors that might be interested in the scheme. These proposals have been approved by the company’s board, and will be presented for approval at its stock holders meeting later in June. Creditors have also not yet approved the plan. Lower sales have pulled down Vitarich’s total revenues by 30% during the first three months this year to only PHP 502.3 million (USD 10.75 million). Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 18, 2010, 10:13:47 AM Philippines lift ban on poultry imports from Turkey
[17 June 2010] The Philippine Department of Agriculture has lifted the ban on poultry products from Turkey following the confirmation by the Office Internationale des Epizooties that the latter is now free of the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus. Agriculture Secretary Bernie Fondevilla issued an order saying that “based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal industry, the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Turkey is negligible.” the order read. Turkey reported its first outbreak of H5N1 AI in October 2006, and the OIE reports that the “stamping out, including disinfection of all affected establishments, was completed on March 22, 2008." Although Turkey is not a traditional source of imported poultry for the Philippines, the Philippine government can now start processing import permits for the importation of wild birds and poultry products from Turkey. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on June 24, 2010, 08:32:43 AM Philippines promotes rice-duck farming
[24 June 2010] The Philippine Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has joined forces with the Department of Agriculture (DA) in promoting rice-duck farming in Agusan Del Sur Province.DAR officials said the system has proven successful in Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. It is effective in eliminating insects and weeds when farmers raise ducks and rice simultaneously. "Given the continuous increase of population coupled with steadily shrinking farm size in the country, we have introduced organic farming systems in agrarian reform communities," said Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser C. Pangandaman. The DAR chief explained that rice production almost always requires the use of agro-chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides often in heavy doses and these are harmful to the environment. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 06, 2010, 12:14:37 PM Philippine poultry industry seen to grow in 2010
[6 July 2010] Barring any substantial storm damage, the Philippine poultry industry is seen to grow this year, United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) Vice President Elias Jose Inciong said. He said industry members are pretty confident of the growth, which will only be undermined if adverse weather hits the country and the quality and quantity of available feeds drop. He said despite the government outlook that corn production will continue to fall, imported raw materials will likely be enough to cover any potential shortage. Chicken production, which accounts for some 75% of the poultry industry’s total output, slightly grew in the first quarter of the year, however, corn production dropped significantly. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 19, 2010, 11:18:33 AM Philippine broiler production could rise by 20%
[19 July 2010] Philippine broiler production could increase by 15-20% this year with the continuous importation of GP and PS stocks, said Philippine Association of Broiler Integrators (PABI) President Rita Imelda R. Palabyab, who is also the Vice President and General Manager of San Miguel Foods Inc’s poultry operations. However, she didn’t give an estimate to the amount of GP and PS stocks that have already been imported. She also noted that while there is currently an oversupply of dressed chicken in the market, it is because this is typically a lean period for poultry. Commercial raisers have complained of low farm prices, but Ms Palabyab said prices will likely improve in the two weeks. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on July 23, 2010, 10:22:40 AM Philippines to get tough on chicken imports
[23 July 2010] Philippine Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has vowed to take a tougher stance on chicken imports, which he said is pulling down prices of local chicken, which results in losses for domestic poultry raisers. He said he “will review import permits, as well as minimum access volume [MAV] allocations,” and that all importations will be done only after consultation with the industry stakeholders. Mr Alcala said he preferred that the local poultry industry take charge of chicken importation, and vowed the DA would give stiffer penalties to chicken smugglers. He also pledged further assistance to domestic poultry raisers to make them more competitive in the local and global market. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on August 16, 2010, 09:56:53 AM Philippines to get tough on chicken imports
[16 August 2010] Philippine Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has vowed to take a tougher stance on chicken imports, which he said is pulling down prices of local chicken and resulting in losses for domestic poultry raisers. Mr Alcala said he “will review import permits, as well as minimum access volume [MAV] allocations,” and that all importations will be done only after consultation with industry stakeholders. He vowed that the DA will mete out stiffer penalties to chicken smugglers, who have long been a thorn on the local producers’ side. He also said he’d much prefer if the local poultry industry take charge of any chicken importation to enable it to match the import volume with the industry requirements. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on September 22, 2010, 10:13:41 AM Chicken prices up in Philippines
[22 September 2010] Chicken prices in the Philippines have gone up after the government, poultry raisers and market vendors agreed to increase the suggested retail price of unbranded dressed chicken to PHP 100/kg (US 2.27) and PHP 110/kg (USD 2.50) for branded chicken. The new prices were decided on after poultry raisers complained that farm prices of chicken was only around PHP 48/kg (USD 1.09), much lower than the production cost of PHP 60/kg (USD 1.36). Industry players admitted that there is a current oversupply of chicken in the market. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics said dressed chicken is now retailing at PHP 120/kg (USD 2.72). Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on September 29, 2010, 10:14:36 AM Philippine government looks to export chicken
[29 September 2010] The Philippine government is negotiating with South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore for the export of chicken to these countries, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Davinio Catbagan said during the opening ceremony of the Philippine Poultry Show 2010. Exporting chicken is one way the government can address the current production glut that the local poultry industry is facing. Dr Catbagan also said that talks with Hong Kong for the entry of Philippine chicken products into the area will resume after the Philippines has resolved the antibiotic residue issue raised by Hong Kong two years ago. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on September 30, 2010, 09:26:00 AM Halt in chicken imports urged
[30 September 2010] Philippine poultry raisers have called on the government to stop chicken imports because the local market is already suffering from oversupply. United Broilers Raisers Association President Gregorio San Diego Jr said that local production can easily cover the current demand so there is no need to bring in chicken from outside. He said that both legal importation and smuggling is further dampening the local industry, and many commercial producers are already suffering from the current glut. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on November 19, 2010, 10:03:01 AM Philippine chicken producers call for import freeze
[19 November 2010] With the local market suffering from oversupply, chicken producers in the Philippines have asked the government to stop imports of frozen chicken until the end of the year. In a report by BusinessMirror, United Broiler Raisers Association President Gregorio San Diego said that as of October, the inventory of frozen chicken in local cold storage facilities is already 10 million kg, which he said is an “all-time high, and that the group has been told by a Department of Agriculture official that “around 5 million kilograms of chicken imported under the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) are set to arrive in the country. We hope the government would consider suspending MAV imports.” Industry observers say that the current inventory of chicken in the Philippines is enough to meet demand and that further imports will just exacerbate the existing oversupply situation. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on November 29, 2010, 09:52:50 AM Philippines heightens bird flu alert
[22 November 2010] Following reports of a new human case of H5N1 avian influenza in Hong Kong, the Philippines has heightened its efforts to keep the country free from the disease. The Philippines is just one of three countries in Southeast Asia that remains free of the H5N1 AI virus since its resurgence in Asia in 2003. Government officials however, have cautioned Filipinos not to panic as measures are already in place to keep the virus out. Airport and seaport officials have stepped up health checks and scans on incoming passengers. Meanwhile the Department of Agriculture is already closely monitoring the entry of all poultry and livestock into the country to keep the AI virus at bay. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on December 01, 2010, 08:03:50 AM House lobbies to stop chicken, pork imports
[1 December 2010] Philippine lawmakers want the Government to stop the importation of chicken and pork, saying they are flooding the market and killing the local livestock industry, but the Agriculture Department refused to support the proposal last week citing that it could violate international trade agreements. While hearings are underway for the proposal, investigations revealed that there was no shortage in the supply of both proteins but imports of choice chicken cuts in the Philippines have risen 130% to 49 million kg in the first half of 2010. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on December 14, 2010, 09:47:02 AM New plant in the Philippines to cater to Japanese market
[13 December 2010] San Miguel Foods, Inc and North Star Asia Holding Corporations of the Philippines signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) last Thursday to establish a poultry processing plant by July 2011. The plant will be located at El Salvador in Misamis Oriental within a 3.7-hectare property where it will process chicken by sections of the desired requirement in SMFI's market in Japan. It will have a capacity of processing 30,000 birds per day and expandable to 40,000. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on December 16, 2010, 08:39:48 AM Smuggled ducks can be carrier of virus
[15 December 2010] An influx of frozen Peking duck has prompted Philippines’ lawmaker Nicanor Briones to call on the Bureau of Customs to stop the alleged rampant smuggling of frozen poultry products since it is a potential carrier of the bird flu virus. It is reported that Chinese restaurants have an abundant supply of the imported and smuggled duck in their display. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on December 25, 2010, 09:15:36 AM Grimaud updates customers on its Star duck breeds
[24 December 2010] French duck breeder Grimaud held its second Asian seminar in Vietnam to inform its customers about improving performances and increasing supplies of Grimaud Star duck breeds in all the East Asia region. The latest duck management technologies as well as related equipments or duck feed technologies were also introduced during this seminar, for the purpose of development of good quality and profitable duck meat production in the country. The seminar was held in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai province last week and attended by customers from 10 Asian countries. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: mikey on December 29, 2010, 10:56:20 AM Philippines issues ban issued against poultry from Canadian province
[29 December 2010] The Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on imports of poultry products and birds from the province of Manitoba in Canada. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the ban was imposed after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported an outbreak of the disease in a commercial poultry operation in the municipality of Rockwood in Manitoba. In addition to Manitoba, the Philippines, which has remained free of the AI-virus, also has temporary bans on poultry imports from South Korea, Taiwan, Bhutan, Naevstved in Denmark, Bergamo in Italy, and North Brabant in Netherlands. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on January 20, 2011, 10:51:38 AM Philippines - The expanding poultry industry 12 Jan 2011
The government expects the value of poultry production to hit or even exceed the official growth target of two per cent for 2010, with the first three quarters already recording a three per cent increase before the seasonal boost in the last three months of the year, an Agriculture department official said late last week. "Given the growth of [local poultry production] in the nine months [that ended in September] and a surge in demand for the product in the fourth quarter because of the holiday season, we expect it to register a two per cent growth or even exceed it," Bureau of Animal Industry director, Efren C. Nuestro, said in a telephone interview with Business World on 23 December. In the nine months to September, poultry production grew 3.01 per cent to 36.69 billion pesos (PHP) from the same period last year, data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) show. In terms of volume, chicken production, which accounted for 73.34 per cent of poultry output that period, increased 2.82 per cent to 987,390 metric tons (MT) from 960,350MT last year. Chicken egg production, accounting for 22.67 per cent, rose 5.87 per cent to 288,640MT from 272,640MT in the same comparative periods. But duck production, which accounted for 2.25 per cent, dropped 9.9 per cent to 24,040MT from 26,680MT. Duck egg production, accounting for 1.74 per cent, dipped 4.81 per cent to 28,520MT from 29,960MT. "We see poultry to have continuous growth throughout the fourth quarter, especially because demand usually surges during the holiday season, which in turn increases production," Mr Nuestro said. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on January 25, 2011, 02:36:29 AM Philippines -Chicken imports 24 Jan 2011
The high increase is being criticised by local chicken and pork producers, who claim that their viability is threatened . BAI figures show that there has been an increase in imports of chicken cuts, chicken leg quarters, whole chicken, deboned chicken and offals, while there has been a decline in imports of chicken fat and rind/skin. Imports of chicken cuts as of 13 December 2010 year amounted to 3,241 tonnes from the 2,993 tonnes imported in 2009. Imports of chicken leg quarters increased by more than 10,000 tonnes last year to a total of 36,831 tonnes compared to the previous year's imports of only 26,372 tonnes. Imports of whole chicken more than doubled last year to 603.2 tonnes compared to the 250.8 tonnes imported in 2009. Likewise, imports of deboned chicken also increased this year to 56,064 tonnes compared to imports last year amounting to only 36,887 tonnes. There was also a noticeable increase in imports of chicken offals this year with imports tripling to 121.1 tonnes compared to 2009's imports amounting to only 40.4 tonnes. A decline in imports, on the other hand, was registered in chicken fats from 211.5 tonnes in 2009 to only 103.7 tonnes in 2010. Likewise, imports of chicken rind/skin in 2010 fell to 232.2 tonnes from 510.7 tonnes the previous year. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on January 26, 2011, 01:25:46 PM Philippines - Poultry for Japan 28 Dec 2010
San Miguel Foods, Inc. has signed an agreement with a company based here to put up a 120-million-peso (PHP) poultry processing facility in northern Mindanao, reports Business World. Ericson M. Irlandez, San Miguel Foods South Mindanao area operations manager, said the deal with North Star Asia Holdings Corp would build a plant that could process 30,000 chickens daily. Under the agreement, North Star Asia will set up the plant, while San Miguel will pay for the processing of chicken. "The plant will have to follow certain protocols," Mr Irlandez said, including compliance with requirements under the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points and International Organization for Standardization. The processing plant will also be halal-certified, he added. The plant, which will be in El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, will be the second export-oriented processing facility for North Star, next to the company's existing plant in Sirawan district in this city. Vicente T. Lao, North Star chief executive officer, said the company has obtained a 3.7-hectare area in El Salvador and is ready to develop the new site. "Unless we get into some hitches in the application then we will [start site development]," he said. Mr Lao, also chairman of the Mindanao Business Council. Victorio A. Antonio, San Miguel Foods head of national processing operations for poultry and meat, said 60 per cent of the plant's output will be for export, while the remainder will be for the local market. To be shipped out are skewered poultry, explained Dr Leo A. Obear, general manager for the poultry and meats business of the San Miguel subsidiary. He said: "Our main products would be 'yakitori', or Japanese chicken barbecue." Because the processing is labour-intensive, the plant is expected to open employment opportunities in the host town. This will also result in poultry grower contracts in areas around El Salvador, which is adjacent to Cagayan de Oro City. According to Businesss World, San Miguel Foods will export the plant's output to Japan to augment the volume shipped to that country from processing plants in Luzon, said Mr Antonio. Source: newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: troy_sac2000 on March 05, 2011, 07:34:38 AM san po makakabili ng atovi
zamboanga city po ito. may pugo po kasi kami gusto ko pong i try ang product na yan Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on April 24, 2011, 01:05:31 AM Wednesday, April 20, 2011
International Egg and Poultry Review: Philippines PHILIPPINES - This is a weekly report by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's review looks at the 3.72 per cent growth of the Philippines poultry industry in 2010. According to the Philippines Bureau of Statistics (BAS), the poultry subsector grew by 3.72 per cent in 2010 and accounted for 14.93 per cent of total agricultural production. Chicken and chicken egg production has steadily grown over the past few years. In contrast, duck and duck egg production has steadily declined. Native chickens accounted for 47 per cent of the chicken inventory, broilers 34 per cent, and layers 19 per cent in 2010. Chicken production grew by 4.01 per cent in 2010. The larger volume of broilers was due to expansion in stocking capacity and sufficient supply of day old chicks. Chicken egg production grew by 5.12 per cent; a higher inventory of laying flocks combined with increases in the egg-laying efficiency ratio of hens in several provinces. The downward trend in duck and duck eggs production continued with this year’s declines of 8.24 per cent and 7.44 per cent, respectively. Duck egg production was constrained by lingering hot weather that resulted in low laying efficiency ratios. The gross value of poultry production at current prices in 2010 totalled 152.1 billion pesos (PHP), up 4.80 per cent from 2009. The value of chickens rose 4.39 per cent, ducks 1.64 per cent and chicken eggs 7.16 per cent. The gross earnings of duck eggs fell 2.41 per cent due to lower production. Weighted average farmgate prices for poultry rose 1.04 per cent in 2010. The largest increase came in duck prices, from an average of PHP68.60 per kilogram in 2009 to PHP75.98 in 2010. Chicken meat imports grew 47 per cent between 2008 and 2009. In 2009 the majority came from the United States (41 per cent), Canada (25 per cent) and Brazil (21 per cent). In 2009, the Philippine Department of Agriculture approved special importations of chicken of up to 8,000 metric tons (MT), exempt from special safeguard duties, which contributed to the increase in chicken trade last year. Source: USDA GAIN Report, Philippines Bureau of Agricultural Statistics Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on June 21, 2011, 09:34:00 AM Monday, June 20, 2011 Larger, Modern Farms Contribute to Output Growth PHILIPPINES - Chicken meat and egg production are showing strong volume growth, according to the latest statistics. Poultry production grew in the first quarter from a year ago, driven mainly by high demand for chicken meat and larger broiler farm capacity, according to Business World. The sector's output, which accounted for 13.34 per cent of total agricultural production, increased by 3.92 per cent to more than 462,000 metric tons (MT) from about 445,000MT, data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) showed. However, earnings went down by 4.35 per cent to 39.04 billion pesos (PHP) from PHP40.82 billion due to price depreciation. Volume was boosted by a 3.77 per cent increase in the production of chicken to 344,620MT from 332,090MT. Chicken products comprised nearly three-quarters of total poultry output. The BAS reported increased production in broiler farms in Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Soccsksargen. 'There were also reports of more ventilated-type farms put up in the top-producing regions, which resulted in higher stocking capacity,' according to the report. Amelia V. Marcelo, senior agriculturist at the Department of Agriculture’s Livestock Development Council, commented: "Recently, we have been receiving calls from people planning to raise new broiler farms in various regions due to the quick and high return incentive of running a chicken farm." According to BAS, 'The high demand for chicken meat for household consumption and fast-food chains also boosted chicken production.' Production of chicken eggs grew by 4.94 per cent to 99,23 MT in the first quarter from 94,560MT a year ago. This was attributed to good weather conditions for egg-laying, and the increase in number of laying flocks in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao and Davao region. Meanwhile, duck meat and duck egg output grew slightly, by 0.85 per cent to 9,510MT and 0.87 per cent to 9,230MT, respectively. 'This was explained by the increasing demand and and better market prices of balut, which gave encouragement to raisers to increase their duck egg production,' reported BAS. A balut is a fertilised duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. According to Business World, Ms Marcelo said she expects poultry production and prices to fluctuate in the coming months. "But we also expect the rates to go back up again later this year as soon as holiday season begins," she added. Poultry production in Q1 2011(thousand metric tons) Source: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics Q1 2010 Q1 2011 Growth rate (%) Chicken 332.09 344.62 3.77 Duck 9.43 9.51 0.85 Chicken eggs 94.56 99.23 4.94 Duck eggs 9.15 9.23 0.87 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: allen0469 on June 22, 2011, 03:56:45 AM good day mustang,
pa tulong naman po kong salaking mag plan ako nga mga 20 thousand na manok 45 days starting lang po, pangini ng FS at hausing plan kong mayroon po kayo at mga magkano po ba ang budget lahat. my place po ako na propose mga 3 kilometer from barangay place. thanks po Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on June 22, 2011, 09:52:56 AM Allen
I am not the right person to ask about the 45 day meat chicken.I cannot answer your question.Maybe someone who raises this type of chicken will be able to answer your question. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on June 22, 2011, 10:05:18 AM Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Poultry Demand Grows in Visayas PHILIPPINES - The shift to chicken and other poultry products as a result of the high prices for fish and other fishery goods led to strong demand for poultry products in Central Visayas last year. The National Economic and Development Authority in Region 7 (NEDA 7) revealed that livestock production and poultry product in general increased by 3.4 per cent and 4.1 per cent, respectively in 2010, according to Manila Bulletin. In 2009, both sectors registered higher increases in production, at four per cent for the livestock sector and seven per cent for the poultry sector. Demand for livestock products grew especially during the first semester of the year because of election-related activities and this was sustained until the last quarter of the year when consumers opted to buy chicken and other poultry products due to the increase in prices for fish. NEDA 7 added that the region's livestock producers also benefited from higher demand for beef and pork meat in Metro Manila and in other regions. The NEDA 7 report likewise revealed that the higher demand for chicken meat from food chains and local consumers spurred production of chicken in 2010. Manila Bulletin adds that duck production jumped by 4.3 per cent since many backyard farms disposed and slaughtered stocks in the first semester of 2010 to avoid losses. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: allen0469 on June 23, 2011, 11:52:06 PM good day mustang,
ok po sana mayroong maka pag bigay ng idea.. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on August 29, 2011, 08:08:19 AM A Geneticist's Perspective: What Are the Traits that Further Sustainable Production?
An outline of selection structure, sustainable traits and measuring genetic progress in egg production and feed conversion by Dr Neil O'Sullivan of Hy-Line International. Genetics companies sit at the apex of a pyramid of livestock production and are constantly improving the genetic potential of the next generation of animals. Therefore genetic companies must weigh seriously the current demands of the marketplace and predict future demands of the consumer. Genetic improvement relies on measurements of phenotypic traits in pureline and crossbred progeny of pureline animals to evaluate the genetic potential of these animals under commercially relevant environments. Neil O'Sullivan PhD The best animals are selected on the basis of these evaluations to reproduce the next generation and to multiply out these genetic improvements to the livestock industries they serve. In the egg layer industry, we select on a large group of traits, divided into five trait groups, namely production, egg quality, efficiency, animal wellbeing and reproduction. Many of the individual traits within these trait groups have a direct impact on the sustainability of production of eggs as food. Egg layers are among the elite of animal agriculture production systems in terms of their sustainability, with their low carbon footprint, high reproductive rate and most importantly, their high yield relative to low input costs. Selection Structure Pedigreed populations, both pureline and crossbred progeny are evaluated for more than 30 different traits in individual animals and in group environments, each and every generation. Only a small percentage of the very best animals with the highest genetic value will be multiplied to produce future production stocks and to perpetuate the pureline themselves. Such a rigorous system needs very high throughput evaluation systems with high accuracy and repeatability of each measurement taken. Today, the phenotype evaluation is accompanied by more and more genotype information from DNA markers such as microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism which have been validated to show an association with differences in a trait's performance. So selection decisions are now made based on a triangulation of data from pureline, crossbred and DNA marker data points. This use of multiple data sources and complex pedigrees over multiple generations requires very large computing power also. Today, egg layers are evaluated in breeding programmes where crossbred birds are measured under commercial conditions. This allows very good group performance data evaluation for behaviour traits. These traits are important from a sustainable perspective, avoiding feed and water wastage, feather cover of the hens, low social stress and livability related traits along with efficiency traits' direct impact on sustainability. The trait groups are production traits which include sexual maturity, peak rate of lay, persistency of egg production and post-moult rate of lay. The animal well-being trait group include livability of pullets and adult layers, specific disease resistance such as Marek's disease, feather cover, social behaviour, reducing fear and nesting behaviour. The quality trait group includes, shell strength, freedom from cracks, shell colour, albumen quality, egg size, yolk weight, percent solids in eggs and freedom from blood or meat spots. The efficiency trait group includes residual feed intake, group bird performance, low feed wastage, dry manure, and low maintenance body cost. The reproductive trait group includes fertility, natural mating ability of males, hatchability, sperm count and sperm mobility. Sustainable Traits Productivity, number of eggs laid and eggs of saleable quality are key factors in sustainable egg production. Livability is a sustainable trait as spreading pullet capital costs must be done over long-lived, viable and productive animals. Nutrition of the egg is a factor in sustainable egg production as egg quality and especially the percent yield of egg solids and albumen quality, play a key role here. The kilos of feed needed to produce a kilo of eggs is obvious as a sustainable trait, however, low feed and water wastage as well as complete feather cover all have roles in this trait. The social behaviour of the animals with low dominance drive, low cannibalism and wastage due to social stress are all necessary to factor in along with the use of nests by the birds. Figure 1. Hy-Line Brown shows ongoing increase in eggs per hen housed in North Carolina tests Figure 2. Hy-Line Brown shows continued improvement in feed conversion in North Carolina tests Measuring Genetic Progress In the graphs above, we see continued year-over-year improvement in genetic stocks of Hy-Line Brown. Clearly from data on public tests such as the North Carolina Layer Performance and Management Tests, long-term progress can be seen for feed efficiency and eggs per hen housed. When we look to animal protein prices to the consumer, we see eggs are the most affordable, followed by poultry meat and other meats. It is obvious the genetic trends show no sign of loss of progress over time. This article was first published in International Hatchery Practice. August 2011 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on September 04, 2011, 10:36:11 AM Friday, September 02, 2011 Philippines Govt Seizes Opportunity to Export PHILIPPINES - Following a global warning about bird flu earlier this week, the government is planning to export poultry meat to China and Viet Nam. The government plans to ship local chicken to China and Viet Nam after reports said a new strain of bird flu virus were affecting the poultry industries in those countries, an official said, reports Manila Standard Today. At the opening of the Food and Drinks Asia 2011 exhibition at the World Trade Center, Agriculture Assistant Secretary, Salvador Salacup, said: "We are now 93 per cent self-sufficient in poultry production. "We can tap China and Viet Nam as possible markets for our exportable chicken since they cannot rely on their own production anymore." San Miguel Corp., the Philippines' leading poultry producer, has been exporting chicken yakitori to Japan for eight years. It expects a 27 per cent increase in its export output this year as Japan is yet to rebuild its food industry, which was destroyed by the tsunami in March. The Agriculture Department says the Philippines does not import chicken from either China or Viet Nam. The Philippine government's ban on Vietnamese poultry stays. Mr Salacup continued: "Our country remains free from the dreaded bird flu virus. "We don't want to compromise our industry and the safety of our people by allowing the entry of bird flu-infected chicken. The Philippines is the only country in Asia where the neighbouring nations may safely import their chicken requirements." Manila Standard Today adds that earlier, the Food and Agriculture Organization urged heightened readiness for a possible resurgence of the H5N1 influenza amid signs a mutant strain is spreading in Asia and in other territories. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on October 23, 2011, 09:25:27 AM GLOBAL POULTRY TRENDS - Asia: The Major Chicken Meat Importer
More than one-third of the chicken meat traded globally is imported into Asian countries, according to seasoned industry watcher, Terry Evans. Only two countries in the region – Thailand and China – export significant amounts of broiler meat. Asia is the major chicken meat-importing region purchasing around 4.7 million tonnes of a global total of between 11 and 12 million tonnes. This latter figures not only includes trade between European Union member countries, exports of paws and also the application of factors to convert the tonnages of further-processed and canned chicken to whole bird equivalents. Exports from this region, although small at about 1.3 million tonnes, are growing steadily. Global trading in poultry meat is expanding and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Trying to unravel the data is a nightmare as no series of figures are identical, further underlining the point that, as with the figures on production, it is best to put greater emphasis on the trends than on the absolute values quoted. Looking at the data presented in table 1, it must be appreciated that, in the world total figures the trade between European Union member countries is not included, while purchases of chicken paws have also been excluded from the import data. A further complication, which can lead to double counting, occurs when shipments from one country are re-exported to another. Again, a balance may not be struck between exports and imports in a period of time because of the time lag during transportation. Indeed, if account is taken of all these factors the quantity of chicken meat traded currently is at least 11 million tonnes. It is clear from this USDA series that the global trade in chicken meat has grown substantially since 2000 as the world total has risen by 84 per cent from 4.9 million tonnes to almost nine million tonnes. Forecast growth for 2011, however, is a mere 1.4 per cent and at least one projection to 2020 points to further only moderate increases at a similar rate as the global total on this basis climbs towards 10 million tonnes. For the Asian countries reviewed in table 1, combined total imports represent approximately 31 per cent of the global trade as purchases in 2011 are expected to exceed 2.7 million tonnes, which would be almost 850,000 tonnes (44 per cent) higher than 10 years ago. It should be noted that a significant proportion of the imports into Hong Kong are eventually re-exported to China. If chicken paws were included in the figures, then in 2010, these countries would account for almost 35 per cent of the business. Leading chicken meat importers in Asia ('000 tonnes) Japan is the leading importer though the provisional figure for the annual total in 2010 was little changed from the quantity purchased back in 2000, and is at a similar level to that anticipated for the next decade. However, the forecast for the current year has been revised upwards to around 820,000 tonnes, reflecting the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on production in the short term. Roughly half of Japan's imports are prepared (cooked or semi-cooked) chicken mainly from Thailand and China. On the frozen side of the trade, the bulk of supplies mainly destined for the food service sector, is purchased from Brazil. In 2010, the total imported in this category was around 420,000 tonnes, of which, almost 380,000 tonnes were purchased from Brazil and a little over 34,000 tonnes from the USA. A growing import market is Saudi Arabia. In the period 2000 to 2006, receipts were below 500,000 tonnes a year. Since then, they have risen annually to an estimated near 680,000 tonnes last year, while a forecast for 2010 points to more than 700,000 tonnes being bought. Also, predictions for the next decade foresee imports rising to above 800,000 tonnes and again to more than 900,000 tonnes by 2025. To date, Brazil has been the major supplier. Chicken imports into China reached a record high in 2008 at just over one million tonnes, nearly 645,000 tonnes of which were chicken paws. Purchases declined in 2009 and again in 2010 to 832,000 tonnes in total with paws accounting for 546,000 tonnes. In 2011, a further 10 per cent decline in purchases to around 750,000 tonnes is anticipated, with paws accounting for around 500,000 tonnes as the result of duties being imposed on US chicken meat. Hence, broiler meat imports (excluding paws) are expected to slump a further 20 per cent to around 230,000 tonnes. Before 2010, the US was the leading supplier of both broiler meat and paws to this market, followed by Brazil and Argentina. However, the latter two have taken on increasingly important roles as America's shipments slumped in 2010. Rising consumer incomes, and an improved business environment have been reflected in a growing demand for imported chicken in Iraq, the annual total rising from virtually nothing in the early 2000s to an estimated 374,000 tonnes in 2009. The leading suppliers to this market were the US with chicken parts, Brazil with whole birds and Turkey. It is believed that some US poultry exports to Turkey are re-exported to Iraq. Brazil is again the major supplier to the growing market in the United Arab Emirates. Considerable quantities of the exports to Hong Kong are re-routed to China. Only Two Exporters Asia is not a major exporting region with total shipments currently amounting to around one million tonnes a year. There are only two significant exporters – Thailand and China. The prospects are good for a further expansion in sales from these two countries. It is possible that both Indonesia and Viet Nam will play more important roles in the future, while both India and Turkey could also feature in this business. Leading chicken meat exporters in Asia ('000 tonnes) < Exports from Thailand have recovered well since several importing countries imposed bans on shipments of Thai frozen products. Having switched to the production of cooked or semi-cooked products, Thai exports have escalated to around 475,000 tonnes a year. No other chicken industry is as highly dependent on the export market. In 2010, shipments totalled 435,000 tonnes, of which 418,000 tonnes were further processed, while just 17,000 tonnes were uncooked. Japan was the main single destination accounting for 44 per cent of sales, with the European Union taking almost 46 per cent. A further sizeable expansion in sales is envisaged for 2011, pushing the total to some 475,000 tonnes, with increased trade within Asia, in particular to Japan, ASEAN countries, Hong Kong and South Korea. According to a recent USDA Gain report, it is believed that several importing countries are likely to lift a ban on Thai uncooked frozen chicken meat. Countries that have already removed a ban include Hong Kong, South Africa, Bahrain and Russia. While the Russian authorities have approved several Thai processing plants for exports, no sales have taken place to date. China has become more active in export markets in recent years though the total quantities involved are still below those recorded in 2000/01 (table 1). The main markets are Japan and also Hong Kong where consumers are starting to transfer their purchases from live broilers to fresh/chilled portions. Of the 412,000 tonnes exported in 2010, more than 90 per cent went to three markets, with nearly 204,000 tonnes (49.5 per cent) being bought by Japan, 145,000 tonnes (35 per cent) by Hong Kong and 23,000 tonnes (six per cent) by Malaysia. The most recent trade data for every country is given in tables 2 and 3. Although the figures are for 2008, they give a good indication of the volumes traded by the smaller players. October 2011 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on December 04, 2011, 04:40:18 AM Philippines Looks to Export More Chicken
PHILIPPINES - An agreement is soon to be finalised so that the country can export poultry meat to South Korea, and there is also potential for halal products. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is hoping to seal deals for the export of poultry as well as vegetables to other Asian countries, according to Secretary, Proceso J. Alcala, reports Malaya. Mr Alcala said the Philippines and South Korea are finalising a deal for the export of chicken meat. "We must take advantage (of the fact) that we are bird-flu-free so we have the capability to supply to other countries," he said. The Philippines remains one of the countries that are free of avian influenza (AI), commonly known as bird flu, an infectious disease in chickens, ducks, and other birds caused by different subtypes of the influenza A virus. "These favourable conditions offer us a better fighting chance in our bid to become a reliable source of quality livestock products, notably for the global halal market," Mr Alcala said, referring to the Islamic-certified method of preparing meat. However, Mr Alcala revealed that there is no export volume as of yet for chicken exports to Korea. He added that officials from the embassy of Korea will do the validation and ocular inspection. The DA is trying to open up more export markets for Philippine poultry growers following a production boom that has caused local farm-gate prices to drop. The Philippines is now 93 per cent self-sufficient in poultry production, according to DA data, reports Malaya. The Philippines currently exports processed chicken in the form of yakitori or nuggets to Japan. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on December 04, 2011, 04:42:01 AM Thursday, November 24, 2011 DA: No Price Controls for Pork, Chicken for Now PHILIPPINES - Even as it maintained the supply of pork and chicken will remain stable during the holidays, the Department of Agriculture has no plans – at least for now – to impose "suggested retail prices" on the commodities. According to GMA News, DA Assistant Secretary Salvador Salacup made this clarification amid reported complaints that some vendors are selling pork at high prices – up to P180/kilo. "If we set an SRP [suggested retail price] now, there may be price adjustments when Christmas draws closer as demand increases. So at least for now, we will let market forces play and let consumers decide. Consumers can go around the market and choose to buy from vendors selling at lower prices," Mr Salacup said in an interview on dzBB radio. Mr Salacup said the DA met last 7 November with poultry and hog producers, along with retailers and market administrators and representatives of consumer groups. He said they learned during the meeting that since there was no regulation of prices, some vendors tended to sell pork at up to P180/kilo. "Some of them had their own arrangements on stall rentals and deals with suppliers. That's why the price varied," he said. Meanwhile, Mr Salacup said the DA expects to resume this week the release of veterinary quarantine certificates for imported meat. He also maintained that the Philippines' import quotas of pork and chicken will not hurt local production. Mr Salacup also said poultry and pork producers assured the DA there is enough supply of pork and chicken, even after the Christmas season. "They assured us that even after Christmas, the supply of pork and chicken will be sufficient," he said. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on December 24, 2011, 11:45:34 AM Friday, December 23, 2011 Flu Scare Sparks Mass Bird Cull in Hong Kong HONG KONG - Experts have reassured people in Hong Kong that the discovery of a chicken infected with the potentially lethal H5N1 avian flu virus in a city market on Tuesday raises no cause for alarm. As a safety precaution, a cull of 17,000 chickens was carried out on Wednesday. York Chow, secretary for food and health, announced the test result before midnight on Tuesday. Sales of live poultry in Hong Kong markets were placed on immediate hold for 21 days. Local hospitals were told to raise their flu alert to "serious" as a precautionary measure. A laboratory at the University of Hong Kong is now determining whether the virus strain found in the dead bird had mutated, which would have made the virus vaccine-resistant. The 17,000 live chickens at the Cheung San Wan wholesale market were exposed to lethal gas in an operation that began at about 11 am on Wednesday. The remains were wrapped in black plastic bags, to be disposed of in a landfill. Wholesalers will be paid HK$30 ($3.85) for each culled bird under an agreement reached in 2008. Mr Chow admitted there was a chance that other sick birds at the market had already been slaughtered and sold to the public later in the day. Mr Chow assured anxious consumers that there is no danger from eating an infected bird, as long as it is properly cooked. Experts also said health risks are not as great as the mass cull make it appear. Yuen Kwok-yung, chair of infectious diseases at the Department of Microbiology of University of Hong Kong, said the next two weeks will be critical in determining how extensively the strain had spread since an infected bird may not show symptoms for a week. Retail and wholesale markets are required to clear all live poultry by the end of trading every day. Lo Wing-lok, a specialist in infectious disease, said the overall risk remains low at the moment, as the infection has not turned into a massive outbreak and the prevalence of the virus in the environment is presumed to be low. Chickens both from local farms and designated farms on the mainland are vaccinated and inspected before heading to the market, where carcasses are tested for viruses. The discovery and containment of the flu indicated the system is working, Dr Wing-lok pointed out. But the investigation into how this particular chicken slipped through the strict preventive regime has proven difficult, because individual chickens are not marked. Mr Chow said it was "a good question" to ask if a leg band could be fitted to each chicken at poultry farms. The New Territories Chicken Breeders Association doubted whether its members have sufficient staff to fit a band on every bird. Vice-Chairman Lee Leung-kei asked for financial support from the government if the HK$1 band becomes mandatory. So far, chickens at local farms have been spared from culls, since no outbreak was visible during inspection of all but one of the 30 local poultry farms on Wednesday morning. Samples were collected for further virus tests. The alarm went off earlier this month after two wild bird carcasses were found in the New Territories. Both tested positive for the H5N1 flu virus. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: SALINE on January 03, 2012, 02:07:43 PM Good Day Everyone, I am Looking for a direct supplier of Chicken skin minimum of 50 kls per day. Sana po ay may makatulong sa amin. kindly contact me. 09156888515. Maraming Salamat po.
Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on January 09, 2012, 12:18:59 AM Low-Input Birds Meet Needs of Developing Countries
Indbro Research & Breeding Farms Pvt. Ltd has developed a low-input broiler strain which, the company says, thrives in the growing conditions in India and meets the demands of the local market. Providing nutritious food to everybody is the priority of any government in any country. When the purchasing capacity goes up, the consumption of animal protein goes up. Eggs and chicken meat production has is the most organized sector in animal production. The price rise of poultry products is slower or stagnant, while the costs of other food items are soaring. Research in breeding, housing systems and feed helped to improve the efficiency in poultry production. Layer birds, which gave up broodiness, lay eggs almost daily with minimum body size to maintain and convert vegetative material to egg with 100 per cent biological value. The broiler, growing faster than vegetable plant give excellent meat, which is liked by all classes of individuals without any religious bias. Advantage in hybridization, day-old chick sexing and invention of incubator machinery has helped large scale commercial production of eggs and chicken, which are a great value for money involved in purchasing them. The poultry industry is growing fast all over the world, the growth rate ranging from three per cent to 25 per cent, depending on the current production levels in the area and the cost-effectiveness in production. Chicken trade and exports are maintaining the price levels worldwide compensating the local production. Broilers The fast growing broilers cannot tolerate extreme environment temperatures. Environment controlled houses are very costly and require constant power all 24 hours. If the climate is not controlled, the performance goes down drastically during hot weather. The fast growing broilers also require very good quality feed which also is expensive. Live bird marketing thrives in Asia and South East Asia. The coloured birds are appreciated and they command higher prices. Developing countries are growing birds in open-sided poultry houses, which are less expensive. These low-cost poultry houses are treated as alternative agricultural systems where water resources are scarce. Educated unemployed youth are taking up poultry rearing as a subsidiary occupation besides agriculture. Farmers with small land holdings and senior citizens can involve themselves in poultry rearing, which is a lighter physical work compared to agriculture under hot sun. Many of these small farmers have reared commercial broilers. They find it risky in summer months. Fluctuating broiler markets have resulted in loss of working capital. These farmers are looking for alternative poultry systems to utilise their facilities. Native Chicken Native poultry continues to exist in the rural areas all over the world. The efficiency of native poultry is very poor. The native poultry is still broody and lays not more than 15 eggs in a cycle and 60 eggs in one year. The growth rate of the birds is very slow. The bird achieves a weight of 1.0kg in four months and there is hardly any meat on the carcass. The meat is tough and needs hard cooking. Low-Input Birds Indian Council of Agriculture Research and Government of India have been working on birds which look like native chickens and suit the rural production systems. The birds are multi-coloured and are camouflaged from predators. The female parent is not broody and lays good number of eggs. The cost of the chick is low. They grow faster than the native chicken and attain 1kg weight in 40 to 45 days, depending on the feed given. If given good feed, they can grow faster. They also sustain low-quality feed and can survive under scavenging also. They can be reared under intensive poultry rearing system for four weeks until all vaccines are given. They can be shifted to semi-intensive or scavenging system later. If reared under intensive system, they are cost-effective because the cost of the feed can be low and command better sale price. They can be reared with out chemical or antibiotic feed supplements and help in production of healthy organic chicken. The nutrient levels can be low. The meat consistency can be adjusted. These birds fetch better price in the live bird markets. Indbro Research & Breeding Farms Pvt. Ltd, encouraged by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Technology Development Board, has bred the Rainbow Rooster in the private sector. The comparision of low-input birds with native chicken and broiler chicken can be summarised as follows: Comparison Native chicken Low input birds Broilers Availability Poor Good Good Genetic status Variable Standard Standard Mass rearing Not done Possible Only way Organic production Possible Possible Not possible Taste Good Good Average Meat quality Tough Medium Very tender Risk of losses in production Low Low High Chick mortality High Low Low Egg laying 60 140-160 100 Initial growth Poor Good V. Good Chick cost High Low High Weight 4 weeks gms <200 Gms 400 1000 Weight 7 weeks 550 1450 2500 Feed conversion efficiency >3.0 2.0-2.2 1.65-1.85 No of days to get 1200 gms weight QZ 44 32 Market price (Rs/kg) 80 75 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on February 24, 2012, 03:07:12 AM GLOBAL POULTRY TRENDS - Record Egg Output but Growth Slows in Asia
Economic pressures on producers' margins and in some instances, disease outbreaks, have markedly cut the rate of expansion in global egg production since 2009, according to seasoned industry watcher, Terry Evans. Between 2000 and 2008, the annual growth rate in egg output worldwide was well above two per cent but from 2008 to 2010, the rate of expansion fell to 1.5 per cent and is currently likely to be around one per cent. Nevertheless, output in 2012 could reach a record high of just under 65 million tonnes. Although this figure includes hatching eggs, these are unlikely to account for more than five per cent of the total. Between 2000 and 2010, the rates of growth have varied between the regions, ranging from around one per cent in Europe to almost 2.6 per cent in Asia. Consequently, the latter region expanded her share of the global total from around 57 per cent to nearly 59 per cent. Africa has managed to increase its stake a little to almost four per cent. The share held by the Americas has slipped a shade to just under 20 per cent, while Oceania has just about maintained a share of some 0.4 per cent. Hardest hit region was Europe, where production, although rising from 9.5 million tonnes to an estimated 10.5 million tonnes in 2010 (table 1) lost two percentage points of market share. Here, output could currently amount to only 10.2 million tonnes, or less than 16 per cent, compared with 18.6 per cent back in 2000. In 2010, the most recent year for which final data was available for all countries at the time of writing, there were 6,501 million layers (including breeders) worldwide, of which 4,146 million (64 per cent) were in Asia, 1,044 million (16 per cent) in the Americas, 788 million (12 per cent) were in Europe, 505 million (8 per cent) in Africa and 18 million (0.3 per cent) in Oceania. This, the first in a series of four regional reports, examines developments in Asia. Large Potential for Egg Products in Asia Although there are nearly 50 countries in the region, more than 90 per cent of egg output comes from just 11 of these (see Tables 2 and 4), a situation which is unlikely to change in the near future. Annual production of all eggs in Asia in 2010 amounted to around 42.6 million tonnes, of which some 37.5 million were hen eggs. Although the plant capacity is considerably higher, a maximum of one million tonnes of eggs (about three per cent) are processed into egg products by some 150 factories, of which 24 specialise in powdered products. The egg products industry has grown dramatically in the past 10 years with some 30 new factories being built in China, Korea and Taiwan. Developments in South-east Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Thailand and Myanmar) have been slower due to relatively high egg prices and competition from imported egg products. China China is not only the leader in the region – accounting for some 63 per cent of total production – but is also the world's largest egg producer with the total for all poultry estimated to exceed 28.3 million tonnes in 2012, according to the China National Statistics Bureau. However, some four million tonnes of other (mainly duck) eggs are produced, which points to a 2012 forecast of some 24.3 million tonnes for hen eggs. However, Morten Ernst (Managing Director of Sanovo International Asia-Pacific) considers that hen egg output in China in 2010 amounted to 24 million tonnes, which indicates that the Bureau's estimate for 2012 may be on the low side. However, according to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, higher costs are making Chinese producers more cautious about expanding and there are also concerns over possible labour shortages. In that case, production in 2012 may fall short of 24.5 million tonnes. Since 2000, China's share of the regional total has actually declined a little. Because output in China is so much greater than in any other country in the region, the trend in production is shown in Figure 1 rather than in Figure 2, which applies to the other leading producers in Asia. In China, most commercial egg producers are found in the top five egg producing provinces of Hebei (15.7 per cent), Shandong (14.2 per cent), Henan (13.3 per cent), Liaoning (8.1 per cent) and Jiangsu (6.6 per cent). There are about 10,000 farms with less than 2,000 layers, 100,000 with between 2,000 and 10,000 birds, some 20,000 with more than 10,000 but fewer than 100,000 birds and 2,000 with more than 100,000 hens. Figure 1. Egg production in China and Asia compared to the global total (million tonnes) It is estimated that some 75 per cent of China's eggs are brown-shelled and that around 90 per cent of the commercial flock is housed in cages. The egg products industry in China comprises about 18 plants – not counting in-house processing by the food industry. About half of these 18, with a combined processing capacity of about 200,000 tonnes a year, are considered to be up to international standards. Eight produce egg powder, while those located near urban centres concentrate on fresh liquid products. The fresh liquid market is around the big city regions especially in the Shanghai and Beijing/Tianjin areas. Whole egg accounts for about 45 per cent, the remaining 55 per cent being separated yolks and whites. Four of the plants are foreign-owned and only three belong to egg producers, the remainder sourcing their egg requirements through egg traders and contract farmers. China is not a processor of cheap egg products, prices of shell eggs having doubled since 2006, a trend that is expected to continue as feed, labour and energy costs are on the increase. So, China does not pose a threat in international markets with cheap egg products. The market for egg products is within the country and will continue to be as the urban metropolis moves in the direction of international quality food products for the growing middle class. As a result of the internationalisation of Chinese egg products, it is increasingly important that the government establishes egg product processing guidelines that will eventually become law. Currently, each processor determines their own quality standards, though increasingly a growing number of food processors, who use egg products, are effectively becoming the regulating body for quality and traceability. India Second largest egg producer, India, has one of the fastest growing industries in the world, production having expanded by more than five per cent a year over the past decade with the result that by 2010, output had risen to 3.4 million tonnes, according to FAO data, while our estimate for 2012 of some 3.8 million tonnes is almost two million tonnes higher than in 2000 (Table 2). However, at least one assessment puts egg production in 2010 at 3.7 million tonnes, pointing to a more than 11 per cent increase over the estimate for 2009 of 3.3 million tonnes. All the birds in the commercial sector are kept in cages, more than 90 per cent of which are white-egg layers. India's gross domestic product grew by 6.4 per cent a year between 2000 and 2008, making this country the second fastest growing major economy in the world after China. Its human population is forecast to overtake that of China by 2023, when it will likely exceed 1,431 million. Middle-class households are the fastest growing segment of the population, of which possibly 20 per cent are vegetarian but rising incomes and urbanisation will give a significant boost to non-vegetarian diets. The country's egg products industry is young and concentrated in few hands, primarily because almost all egg products are exported. The first egg products company was established in the mid-1990s and four more came on stream shortly after although today, only three are still operating. They all have dryers and have a combined annual output of about 10,000 tonnes of egg powder. As all were established under the 'Export Oriented Unit' (EOU) scheme, they were designed to meet stringent international regulations. Japan is the third largest egg producer in the region but although there has been some variation in production from year to year, in broad terms, the annual total has remained steady at around 2.5 million tonnes since 2000. Nearly 99 per cent of birds are kept in cages, and about two-thirds of eggs are white. Although this country has more than 65 egg product plants, Japan is by far the largest importer of egg products in Asia, as only a couple of the plants manufacture egg powder. During the period 2000 to 2010, the egg industry in Indonesia came close to matching India's rate of growth with an annual average of 5.7 per cent. While the period 2000 to 2007 witnessed an annual expansion of nine per cent, in the succeeding years, output contracted slightly, presumably as a result of the impact of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). However, a recent Rabobank report highlighted the point that Indonesia has emerged as one of the leading Asian countries for economic growth since the global financial crisis, and looks set to continue to do so for the next decade. Rising per-capita incomes and increasing health awareness, along with the development of modern retailing practices are considered to boost domestic demand for affordable food products for the middle- and lower-income groups from which the poultry industry, including the egg sector, will likely benefit. Until 2010, Turkey's egg industry expanded steadily with output of around 750,000 tonnes in the middle of the last decade, rising to exceed 860,000 tonnes in 2009. However, while FAO statistics point to a cut-back in 2010 to 740,000 tonnes, another series of figures points to continued growth in that year. Nevertheless, it looks as though annual output could reach one million tonnes in the foreseeable future. Virtually all production comes from cages and it is considered that the brown to white egg ratio is 30:70. Turkey has four egg processing operations. If the expansion that has taken place in Iran since 2006 can be maintained, annual production could soon top 750,000 tonnes year. However, one report late in 2011, said that an outbreak of avian influenza had resulted in a drastic reduction in production. Should this prove to be correct, it will take some time for Iran's industry to recover. Iran is reported to have between six to eight processing plants, while there is just one in Pakistan. Figure 2. Egg production in selected countries in Asia (million tonnes) Behind the 'Top Six' egg-producing countries in Asia, there are a further five, each producing around half a million tonnes of shell eggs a year. South Korea has seen a sharp increase in the number of egg product factories over the past few years. There are now 14 producing liquid pasteurised products for the food and food-service sectors. A trade agreement with the EU, finalised in 2011, will gradually lower the import duties on egg products to zero over time. Taiwan has also dramatically expanded its egg products sector with several new factories, bringing the total to 11 processing fresh liquid products. As there is no domestic powder production, this demand is covered by imports. Compared to many other regions of the world, eggs are not cheap in South-east Asia. Several multinational food processors operate in this region and they frequently rely on imported egg products both frozen and dried. Local food processors also require eggs of the high hygiene and microbiological standard found in imported products, but otherwise eggs are mostly broken manually 'in-house' in bakeries. The food processing industry in this region is huge and eggs are a popular ingredient in many of the diets. Finished food products are often processed for export to Japan, Europe and North America and these manufacturers require egg products of international standard. Eleven plants in the region process around 70,000 tonnes of eggs into liquid egg, and one plant in Thailand also produces dried products. Three Thai plants supply the domestic food and food-service industries with pasteurised products, one of which manufactures dried products. Due to its proximity to Singapore, Malaysian egg processors (of which there are three) supply this market, which has three small plants, with most of its local requirements for liquid pasteurised egg products. Both the Philippines and Indonesia have one small plant but the demand for the bulk of egg products is met by imports from the US, Europe and India. As the egg products sector in South-east Asia is relatively small, large volumes of products are imported. February 2012 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on March 10, 2012, 01:19:19 PM Americas Produce 20 Per Cent of the World’s Eggs 06 March 2012 While the Americas region still accounts for one in five of the world's eggs, the annual rate of increase there has slowed to less than one per cent, according to Terry Evans in his new series examining the trends on egg production across the globe. More than 40 per cent of the region’s eggs are produced in the US but continued rapid expansion in output is forecast for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Between 2000 and 2012, world egg production will have expanded by a little below two per cent a year from 51.2 million tonnes to almost 65 million tonnes (table 1). As a region, the Americas has exhibited a similar growth rate as output there has climbed from 10.4 million tonnes to an estimated near 13 million tonnes. However, latterly, the annual increase in this region has fallen short of one per cent, primarily because growth in the US, the region's largest producer accounting for some 43 per cent of total output, is forecast to increase production this year and next by less than one per cent. In 2010, the most recent year for which production data is available for every country, the Americas accounted for almost 12.7 million tonnes out of the global total of some 63.6 million tonnes (table 2). However, since 2000, the Americas' share of world production has slipped somewhat, from just above to a little below 20 per cent. According to FAO data, the number of layers in the region in 2010 amounted to almost 1050 million out of a global total of some 6,500 million. The region's capacity to process eggs appears to be a little under 20 per cent of all eggs produced. However, this figure masks a massive difference between the US and Canada, where the egg processors have the potential to utilise the best part of 30 per cent of table egg production and those countries in the south of the region where the processing capacity ranges from around nine per cent to three per cent or less, with an overall average of below seven per cent. The ranking of the region's countries by output (table 3) reveals that the largest seven accounted for almost 11.5 million tonnes or more than 90 per cent of the total in 2010. In table 4 and figure 1 showing the performance of the leading producers since 2000, we have projected the data for 2011 and 2012. While we have concentrated on the leaders, it is worth pointing out that some of the smaller nations have recorded substantial expansions. Panama, for example, more than doubled output between 2000 and 2010, while Paraguay and the Dominican Republic increased production by 80 per cent or more. In Cuba and Uruguay, the industry expansion exceeded 40 per cent and Chile recorded a 33 per cent rise. It should be noted that more often than not, the production data in these tables is for all hen eggs including hatching eggs for both the layer and broiler flocks. Globally, it is considered that hatching eggs represent around five per cent of the total though, on an individual country basis, the proportion accounted for by hatching eggs varies greatly depending on the size of the broiler flock in relation to the production of table eggs, and in some instances, the quantity of eggs produced for exporting either as hatching eggs or day-old chicks. The importance of the broiler sector in this calculation is well exemplified by the USA and Brazil where hatching eggs represent a large proportion (12 to 13 per cent) of total hen egg production. Egg production in the US in 2010 at 7,622 million dozen, showed a one per cent increase on the 2009 figure of 7,546 million dozen. Hatching eggs are estimated to account for some 982.7 million dozen or 13 per cent of this total. Estimates for both 2011 and 2012 point to gains of just 0.4 per cent, though for table eggs, the percentage gains are roughly double this, the totals estimated to rise to 6,603 and 6,645 million dozen, respectively. Table egg production in the US for 2010 is put at 6,550 million dozen, of which just over 57 per cent will have been sold via retailers, almost 32 per cent to breakers for foodservice, manufacturing, retail and export, some eight per cent to institutional outlets and a little over three per cent exported in shell. The commercial flock (93 per cent lay white eggs) averages around 280 million, with over half of the birds found in the five largest egg producing states – Iowa (52 million), Ohio (27.5 million) Pennsylvania (24 million), Indiana (22 million) and California (19.5 million). There are some 64 companies in America with more than one million layers, of which 14 have over five million. Some 80 per cent of the country's flock is owned by members of an egg co-operative, United Egg producers (UEP). In 2011, UEP and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) agreed to work together towards the enactment of comprehensive new Federal legislation for all US layers. The proposed legislation would require that conventional cages, currently used by more than 95 per cent of the industry, be replaced over an ample phase-out period, by the new enriched colony cage systems. This change could cost the egg industry an additional $4 billion over the next decade and a half. Converting egg numbers to weight depends on what is considered to be the average weight of an egg. For table eggs in the US, this is considered to be 60g. So, taking a slightly lower figure to allow for hatching eggs, by 2012 total egg output in the US will be in the region of 5.5 million tonnes. However, one long-term projection to 2020 does not see this figure rising above 5.7 million tonnes. Indeed, even this may be optimistic depending on the impact of the change from conventional batteries to enriched colony cages has on the industry. This switch in production systems will increase production costs that may not be quickly recouped from the market, applying a brake to the rate of growth. There is also the possibility of increased imports from Mexico putting pressure on prices which would also act as a disincentive to US expansion. Another problem facing US producers is how the use of corn (maize) for ethanol will impact on feed costs. In 2011-12, it is estimated that ethanol production will utilise 37 per cent of the crop compared with 35 per cent for animal feed. Nevertheless, some easing is anticipated in grain values and hence feed prices in the year ahead. Figure 1. Leading egg producers in the Americas (million tonnes) Mexico is the second largest producer in the region its industry’s output having expanded by 600,000 tonnes or 33 per cent since 2000, although according to FAO figures, latterly annual growth has been contained to less than one per cent. However, another source points to a more rapid expansion. Whatever, output is likely to be in excess of 2.5 million tonnes in 2012. Some 95 per cent of the birds are brown–eggers and all are housed in conventional cages. The likely ban on this system of production in the US in the foreseeable future has led to the view that some American egg operations may set up units in Mexico specifically for the US market. Brazil’s egg industry expanded by 29 per cent during the first decade of this century as output reached 1.95 million tonnes in 2010. Output should top two million tonnes in 2011 but here, as in the US, a significant proportion (possibly 14 per cent) will be hatching eggs. All the commercial sector is housed in cages and some three-quarters of production is white-shelled. The quantity of eggs broken out is estimated to be around five per cent although the processing capacity is considerably higher than this. Although Columbia’s industry appears to have suffered a setback in 2010 compared with the two previous years, output is still almost 60 per cent above the 2000 level and will soon come close to 600,000 tonnes a year. Egg production in Argentina grew by around 55 per cent over the years 2000 to 2010 as it climbed from 327,000 tonnes to more than 500,000 tonnes. The figures for this country provide a good example to highlight the difficulties in assessing egg production by weight. According to the data provided by the Argentinean authorities to the FAO, the number of layers in 2010 totalled 36.1 million. Egg output is put at almost 9,020 million, equivalent to an average of some 250 eggs per bird. However, the tonnage of eggs produced is calculated at just over 505,000 tonnes (table 2) and pointing to an average egg weight of 56g. Now, according to a report on Argentina's laying industry published by the well respected International Egg Commission (IEC), the number of layers in 2010 totalled 38 million and the average egg weight was 63.5g, yielding an output of 660,563 tonnes, which points to an average yield of some 274 eggs per bird. The 2010 output figure was some 15 per cent up on 2009, reflecting a similar percentage increase in the number of layers. Whichever series is more correct, there can be no doubting that Argentina’s egg industry has experienced dramatic growth in the past decade or so. Only one per cent of production is considered to come from non-cage systems, while the split between brown– and white–shelled eggs is said to be 45:55. Industry growth in Canada since 2000 has averaged just 1.4 per cent a year, with total hen egg production in 2010 of some 429,000 tonnes comparing with around 400,000 tonnes back in 2005/06. The quantity broken out continues to rise and currently represents about 23 per cent of table egg production. Peru, the seventh largest producer (table 3) increased output by more than 75 per cent between 2000 and 2010, with an average annual growth approaching six per cent. Some 96 per cent of layers are in cages with a similar proportion producing white–shelled eggs. March 2012 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on March 22, 2012, 09:16:04 AM USDA International Egg and Poultry
Reports» Global» International Egg and Poultry Review: USDA Agricultural Projections to 2021 21 March 2012 International Egg and Poultry Review: USDA Agricultural Projections to 2021 Growth in world meat consumption is projected to increase about 2.2 percent per year during 2012-2021. •World meat demand and imports continue strong growth, especially in many middle- and low-income countries. Projected global growth for overall meat consumption averages more than 2 percent annually over the next decade, with per capita consumption increasing for each major type of meat (beef, pork, and poultry). •The projections assume that policies will continue to be used in Russia to stimulate domestic pork and poultry production and to reduce imports. Growth in world meat consumption is projected to increase about 2.2 percent per year during 2012-2021. Global per capita meat consumption continues to increase and meat shipments from major exporters rise about 1.8 percent per year. The projected growth rates of exports from major exporters of beef, pork, and poultry meat are 2.5, 1.2, and 2.1 percent per year, respectively. During this period, exports rise 1.7 million tons for beef, 0.7 million for pork, and 1.9 million for poultry. Poultry meat imports by major importers are projected to increase by 1.5 million tons (21%) between 2012 and 2021. Strong growth in imports is projected for much of the world except, most noticeably, for Russia and the EU (where policies limit imports), and for Japan and Canada. •Poultry imports by Africa and the Middle East now account for more than 40 percent of imports by the major importers. Income and population growth boosts demand in the projections. In addition, ongoing animal-disease concerns in a number of countries are expected to slow growth in production and to increase demand for imports. As a result, the region’s imports grow more than the rest of the world combined and by 2021 account for nearly 50 percent of world imports. •Rising consumer incomes increase poultry demand and imports in Mexico and the Central America and Caribbean region. Poultry products remain less expensive than beef or pork, further stimulating demand. Mexico’s domestic poultry production continues to increase during the projection period, but rises at a slower rate than consumption, with the result that imports rise by 0.22 million tons (28 percent). •Russia’s poultry imports are projected to decline sharply during the next 5 years. The projections assume that Russian policies will restrain poultry imports and stimulate domestic poultry production. Higher poultry prices and slower income growth inhibit per capita poultry consumption and import growth. •In South Korea, increasing per capita consumption combined with environmental concerns that limit production growth, boost imports by 30 percent during the next decade. •Because of avian influenza, some major poultry-exporting countries, such as Thailand and China, have shifted most of their exports to fully cooked products, and are projected to continue to do so. Because of higher production costs, these cooked products will be marketed to higher income countries in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. •China’s rising consumption of poultry meat is met by expanding domestic production. The country’s growth in poultry exports slightly exceeds the increase in imports. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on March 26, 2012, 11:43:47 PM GLOBAL POULTRY TRENDS – Population to Top One Billion in the Americas
With an annual growth rate of a little below one per cent a year, the human population of the Americas will top one billion in 2017, representing 13.5 per cent of the world total, writes Terry Evans as he examines the trends in the human population and per–capita egg consumption in the Americas. Of the current estimate for 2012 of 954 million, two–thirds live in just three countries, the US (316 million), Brazil (198 million) and Mexico (116 million). No country measures egg consumption directly, the published data being derived from a number of calculations, all of which incur margins of error – some quite large – regarding the number of layers, egg yield, the average egg weight where uptake is expressed in the number of kilogrammes per person, and last but not least, the size of the human population. Sadly, the FAO stopped calculating consumption data in 2007 (table 11/1). Even here, the data was not actual consumption but an estimate of the supplies available for consumption divided by estimates of the population. At that time, it looked as though average uptake in the Americas at just over 11kg per person was about 30 per cent above the world figure, which we currently estimate to be around 9.2kg per person. There is clearly a wide range in egg consumption in this region but while there is scope for a considerable increase in the number of eggs eaten in many of the countries, as the human population is often relatively small, increases in uptake in total volume terms will not be large. Currently, the biggest consumers of eggs in the region (and possibly the world) on a per–person basis are the Mexicans. According to an IEC report, in 2010, each Mexican ate an average of 365 eggs. Second in the region’s consumption league are the Americans with an average uptake in 2010 of 247 eggs per person, of which 171 were eaten as shell eggs and 76 (in shell egg equivalent) were consumed in product forms. However, the total eaten has declined from a peak of 258 per person achieved in 2006, and the latest estimate for 2011, which reveals a further slight reduction to 246 eggs. USDA economists foresee the slide continuing towards 234 eggs in 2015. In Canada, while consumption of eggs in shell declined sharply between 2009 and 2010 from 148 to 142, the total uptake actually increased from 193 to 195 per person as a result of a large rise in the quantity eaten as egg products from 45 to 53 per person. For 2010, Brazilians ate 132 eggs per person but there, in sharp contrast to the Americans and Canadians, the number consumed as products was only eight per person. According to one source, consumption in Argentina jumped from 210 to 239 per person between 2009 and 2010 as a result of a near 15 per cent increase in egg production. Uptake in products is slowly growing and is currently assessed at a little over 13 eggs per person. March 2012 Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on April 12, 2012, 08:22:27 AM Overview of This Week’s Poultry Industry News 05 April 2012 ANALYSIS – With perhaps the possible timing in the days before Easter, Germany may be standing on the brink of another dioxin crisis as unacceptably high levels of the toxins have been found in eggs from one organic farm and two smallholdings in North Rhine–Westphalia, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. With the recommendations for changes to poultry meat inspection in the EU expected in June this year, poultry processing plants in June this year, the industry fears it will be facing added pressure and costs. The EU is preparing to lift its ban on imports of fresh poultry meat from Thailand, which has been in place since bird flu first hit that country. In the last few days, it has emerged that eggs in the German state of North Rhine–Westphalia (NRW) have been found to be contaminated with dioxins. The alarm was raised when high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were found in eggs from one organic farm in the state. The levels were found to be very high in two of the houses on the farm, which has 25,000 hens and sells its eggs to supermarkets. Subsequently, routine analysis has revealed elevated dioxin levels in eggs from two smallholders who sold directly to the public. The source of the contamination is under investigation but the supposition must be the feed, now that more than one farm is affected. The fact that these were small–scale and/or organic egg producers highlights that food safety issues can occur on any farming system. Eggs from affected farms have been withdrawn from sale and the state authorities have made it clear that the health risks from consuming these eggs would be negligible. German pig and poultry sectors were hit by a major dioxin crisis in late 2010 and 2011, which badly impacted the industries in other EU countries and led to the bankruptcy of the feed ingredient at the source of contamination and EU-wide measures aimed at preventing a recurrence. Commentators say there are risks inherent in the forthcoming new meat inspection rules in the EU. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is expected to publish its recommendations for changes to meat inspection in poultry processing plants in June this year. This will be followed by changes to the meat inspection regulations for game animals in June 2013. The recommendations will take a risk–based approach to inspection and will follow the review from the panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), the panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) and the panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM). However, there will be concerns with in the different sectors that the new inspection criteria will put added pressure and costs on the industry. The new recommendations for poultry, beef cattle and other farmed animals will follow the opinion issued in October last year for pig meat inspection. EU Member States have supported the Commission‘s proposal to lift the restrictions on imports of fresh poultry meat from Thailand from 1 July 2012. A prolonged drought has been identified as the main cause of a dramatic rise of feed prices in Spain, which have risen 12 per cent since January to €0.33 per kilo. Research from the UK shows that exposure to stomach acid actually primes Campylobacter. New research at the Institute of Food Research shows that not only does Campylobacter have ways of surviving acid shock, it can also respond and adapt to the acidic environment making it better able to colonise the intestine and enter host cells there. These characteristics highlights how well Campylobacter is adapted to infect humans and help in the search for ways to control this foodborne pathogen, which is associated with the handling or consumption of undercooked poultry meat. Turning to bird flu news, the H5N1 highly pathogenic form of the disease has hit a commercial poultry farm in Yunnan province in southern China, and new outbreaks of disease have been reported in Nepal and Bangladesh. The low-pathogenic form of the virus was found in game birds (pheasants) in Ireland and in native chickens in Taiwan. Jackie Linden Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on April 17, 2012, 09:42:44 AM Monday, April 16, 2012 South Korea Opens Market to Philippine Poultry PHILIPPINES - South Korea has agreed to open its market to Philippine poultry products after declaring them safe. "Chicken from triple-A slaughterhouses may start entering South Korea. [Seoul’s] decision to start accepting our chicken products means that we have complied with their requirements,” the Philippines' Bureau of Animal Industry Director Efren Nuestro said. Asia News Network reports that South Korea’s poultry industry has been affected by the dreaded avian flu or bird flu, which is caused by viruses that occur naturally among birds. The Philippines is one of the few countries in Asia that remains free from avian flu, which has led to multibillion-dollar losses in the global poultry industry. The opening of South Korea to local chicken products is one of the important points discussed during the Philippines-South Korea bilateral meeting on agriculture held in Manila in November last year. The Philippine government said it wanted to start the export of local chicken products before the end of the first semester. The Department of Agriculture noted that the South Korean market was as big as the Japanese market which has relied on the Philippines for its poultry products after Thailand was hit by the avian flu. So far, Japan remains the top importer of Yakitori chicken from the Philippines. Title: Re: Philippines Poultry News Updates: Post by: Mustang Sally Farm on May 22, 2012, 03:49:36 AM Poultry
Broiler Production Higher in 2013 U.S. broiler meat production is expected to total 37.5 billion pounds in 2013, up 2.5 percent from 2012, with the growth spread over the year as processors expand production in response to generally better conditions. The increase in broiler meat production is expected to come from both a greater number of birds slaughtered and a small increase in average bird weights. There are two primary factors that will likely influence expanded broiler meat production in 2013. The first is the degree to which processors feel demand will reflect expansion in the general economy. The second factor is what integrators expect for changes to corn and soybean prices. At the present time corn prices for the marketing year are forecast to average $4.20- $5.00 per bushel in 2012/13, down from $5.95-$6.25 per bushel a year earlier. This decline will be mitigated by relatively high prices for soybean meal. Prices for 48 percent protein soybean meal are forecast at $350-$365 per ton in 2012/13, compared to $360 per ton the previous year. Broiler meat production in first-quarter 2012 totaled 9.1 billion pounds, a 2.2 percent decline from the same period in 2011. The number of broilers slaughtered fell by 2.6 percent to 2.1 billion birds. Partially offsetting this decline in birds slaughtered was a small (0.6 percent) gain in the average weight of birds at slaughter to 5.83 pounds. With the number of chicks placed for growout down about 4 percent from the previous year, the number of broilers slaughtered would normally be expected to be down more, but due to the Leap Year first-quarter 2012 had an additional processing day compared with first-quarter 2011. The broiler meat production forecast for second-quarter 2012 is 9.1 billion pounds, down 4.3 percent from a year earlier. Broiler production is expected to be below the previous year until fourth-quarter 2012 when processors are expected to respond to a gradually strengthening economy and lower grain prices. Over the last 5 weeks, (April 7 through May 5), the number of chicks being placed for growout has averaged 3.9 percent lower than in the same period in 2011. In addition, the number of eggs placed in incubators has been down 4.4 percent. These estimates point toward continued declines in broiler meat production in second-quarter 2012 and into the third-quarter. Broiler cold storage stocks totaled 549 million pounds at the end of first-quarter 2012, 17 percent below first-quarter 2011. The decline in cold storage holdings extended to most of the categories in the report. Most of the decrease is attributable to the lower broiler meat production in the first quarter. With broiler meat production forecast lower than the previous year through the first three quarters of 2012, cold storage of broiler products is also expected to be below the previous year through the same period. Cold storage is expected to rise in fourth-quarter 2012 as production rises. Much of the decline at the end of the first quarter is attributable to lower holdings of leg quarters and wings, down 27 percent and 52 percent from a year earlier. Some of the decline, especially for leg quarters, is the result of strong exports during first-quarter 2012. The 12-city wholesale price for whole broilers is expected to average 86 to 89 cents per pound in 2012, up from 79 cents per pound the previous year as lower production through the first three quarters of 2012 is expected to place upward pressure on prices. Prices in 2013 are expected to fall slightly and are forecast at 82 to 89 cents per pound, as expected higher production in 2013 gradually placing downward pressure on prices. Turkey Production To Post Small Increase in 2013 Turkey meat production is expected to increase in 2013 to 6 billion pounds, up almost 1 percent from the previous year and the third consecutive year with a production increase. The production increase is expected to come from both an increase in the number of birds slaughtered and slightly higher average live weights at slaughter. With higher prices throughout 2011 and expected in 2012, turkey producers should have an incentive to increase production in 2013, as long as the general economic indicators remain positive. In first-quarter 2012, turkey meat production was 1.4 billion pounds, up 3.1 percent from the first quarter of 2011. After rising only slightly in third-quarter 2011 compared to a year earlier and falling in the fourth quarter, turkey processors have responded to the strong prices for whole birds that were present throughout 2011. The increase in turkey meat production was the result of a moderate increase in the number of birds slaughtered (up 1.7 percent) and higher average weights for the turkeys at slaughter (up 1.3 percent). With turkey prices higher throughout 2011, turkey producers have had an incentive to increase production, with total production for 2012 estimated at 6.1 billion pounds, 3.3 percent higher than the previous year. Turkey Stocks Higher With higher production expected throughout 2012, cold storage holdings of turkey products throughout the year are also expected to be higher than in 2011. At the end of first-quarter 2012, turkey stocks were 376 million pounds, 15 percent higher than in first-quarter 2011. The increase was from a combination of higher stocks of whole birds, up 6 percent, and increases in stocks of turkey parts and products (up 23 percent). Stocks of whole birds had been lower than the previous year through the first 10 months of 2011, and even though stocks are now higher than the previous year, they are still well below historical levels. For example, at the end of March in 2009, stocks of whole birds totaled 253 million pounds, 96 million pounds or 61 percent higher than at the end of March 2012. Stock levels were also higher for all the other categories of turkey products. While most of the gain in quantity was due to higher cold storage holdings in the unclassified category, stocks of turkey legs were also much higher than the previous year (up 73 percent). Wholesale prices for whole hen turkeys are expected to average $1.07 to $1.11 per pound in 2012, up about 7 percent from a year earlier. Even with larger beginning stocks and increases in production expected in 2012, whole bird prices are expected to remain above the previous year throughout 2012, although the price gap on a year-over-year basis is expected to narrow considerably as the year progresses. In 2013, any upward pressure on prices from an improving domestic economy is expected to be offset by higher production. Egg Production Down Slightly in 2013 Table egg production is expected to total 6.6 billion dozen in 2013, down fractionally from 2012. While 2013 is expected to have higher prices for many meat products and improving general economic conditions, egg producers are expected to face lower prices for the remainder of 2012. While the rate of lay is expected to very gradually increase, the decrease in production is expected to come from a cut in the size of the laying flock. Hatching egg production is expected to total almost 1.1 billion dozen in 2013, a marginal increase after a decline in 2011 and 2012. The expansion in hatching egg production is based on the forecast for higher broiler production starting at the end of 2012 and carrying through 2013. Egg Production Higher in First-Quarter 2012 Egg production totaled 1.91 billion dozen in first-quarter 2012, up slightly (1 percent) from the previous year. The increase was due to greater production of table eggs at 1.65 billion dozen, up 1.7 percent from the previous year. Production of hatching eggs totaled 258 million dozen, down 3 percent as the production of broiler-type eggs continue down significantly from a year earlier. The average number of birds in the table egg flock during first-quarter 2012 was slightly higher (up 0.7 percent) than in 2011 at 285 million birds. Table egg production for the rest of 2012 is expected to continue to be slightly higher than the previous year during the second and third quarters and about even with the previous year in the fourth quarter. Production of hatching eggs is expected to have the opposite pattern with lower production through the first three quarters of 2012 and higher production in the fourth quarter as broiler processors react to the incentives of a generally better economy, higher prices, and slightly lower grain prices. Egg Prices Higher in 2013 Better overall economic conditions in 2013 are expected to generate greater domestic demand for shell eggs and egg products, especially from the food service sector. However, higher production is expected to offset the demand and leave overall wholesale egg prices in 2013 at $1.00-$1.08 per dozen, only slightly higher than in 2012. During first-quarter 2012, the wholesale price in the New York market averaged $1.09 per dozen for Grade A large eggs. This is up almost 3 percent from a year earlier, in part due to the high prices at the beginning of the year carried over from strong fourth-quarter 2011 prices of $1.31 per dozen. Shell egg prices have fallen seasonally since the Easter holiday and second quarter prices in the New York market are expected to be average $0.91-$0.93 per dozen, down 14 percent from the previous year. Egg Exports up to 266 Million Dozen in 2013 Exports of shell eggs and egg products are expected to expand to the equivalent of 266 million dozen in 2013, slightly higher than the forecast for 2012. Higher shipments in 2013 are expected to be generated primarily by stronger demand from a number of Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea. Egg exports in 2012 are expected to contract, with smaller shipments to Mexico and Canada. One factor that could affect the impact the 2012 forecast is high demands for breaking eggs and egg products from EU countries facing lower production. In the first quarter of 2012, egg and egg product exports totaled 63 million dozen, down 6 percent from the previous year. Much of the export decrease occurred in March, when shipments were down 13 percent from the previous year. The March decline is chiefly the result of sharp drops in shipments to both Korea and the United Arab Emirates. Shipments to Korea during first-quarter 2012 were only 1.1 million dozen, down 88 percent from the same period in 2011. Poultry Trade Broiler Shipments Rose in March 2012 Broiler shipments rose in March 2012 from a year earlier. March broiler shipments totaled 595 million pounds, a 7-percent increase from last March. U.S. broiler meat exports remain strong in spite of higher leg-quarter prices in the first-quarter of 2012 than in the same period of 2011. Cuba, one of the top seven U.S. broiler markets, imported almost 41 million pounds more of broiler meat from the U.S. in March 2012 than a year earlier. Broiler shipments to Russia, the second-largest U.S. broiler market, were up 96 percent from last year. Other foreign markets such as Georgia, Mexico, and Lithuania also made considerable contributions to March 2012 increase in broiler shipments. For 2013, it is projected that the United States will ship 6.975 billion pounds of broiler meat to countries around the world. Next year’s projection is less than 1 percent below the 2012 projection for broiler shipments. Two reasons for this small drop include greater domestic demand and a continued decline in shipments to Russia. Turkey Shipments Continue To Climb in March March 2012 turkey shipments were up from a year ago. A total of 64.2 million pounds of turkey meat was shipped abroad, a 9-percent increase over March 2011. Turkey shipments to Mexico, Hong Kong, Canada, and the Philippines were all up from a year ago. The largest increase was exports to the Philippines, at 368 percent. Next after the Philippines, shipments to Canada increased 65 percent from last March. Volumes of turkey meat shipped to smaller markets, such as Jamaica and Gabon, were also up in March 2012 compared with a year ago. Turkey shipments in 2013 are projected to reach an all-time high. It is projected that turkey exports will total 730 million pounds, 1 percent higher than the projections for 2012, which will be a record if it holds. The primary reason for the increase in turkey exports is the continuing increase in shipments to Mexico, the largest U.S. turkey market. |