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Explore the differences between hens and chickens, from gender and appearance to egg production and meat quality.
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The poultry industry anticipates that 10-20 percent of maize could be used for ethanol production, which would increase the demand-supply gap further, causing a spike in maize prices.
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The company is also on track to bring in $465 million in revenue this year.
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As the summer gives way to the rainy season, poultry consumption increases and prices aren’t expected to decline much.
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Reuters spoke to more than 20 experts and farmers on four continents who said the prevalence of the virus in the wild signals that record outbreaks will not abate soon on poultry farms, ramping up threats to the world’s food supply.
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The price of eggs in Delhi for the summer season rose to Rs 4.4 per unit on May 31 from Rs 3.5 per unit on May 1, according to data from the NECC website. The change was 42 percent in July and 20 percent in June.
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The poultry industry revenue growth, set to be over 30 per cent to reach Rs 2,50,000 crore this fiscal, would be largely attributable to higher prices, as capacities remain constrained, the report said.
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Cargill, Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms have agreed to pay more than $84 million in restitution to workers harmed by the information sharing to resolve civil antitrust lawsuits, according to proposed consent decrees made public.
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India’s push to capture Ukraine’s international markets for eggs revolves around boosting shipments to the UAE, which account for almost 40 percent of Ukraine’s egg exports
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Soybean meal remains the most common protein source for all compound feeds for poultry, dairy cattle and pigs in the country and worldwide.
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The Director of MP Animal Husbandry Department Dr RK Rokade has said that the bird flu spread is restricted to crows in the state so far and has not been detected in poultry such as chicken.
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The Goa government had recently allowed poultry imports from Maharashtra, while the ban still continues for Karnataka, after a few areas in the neighbouring state allegedly reported cases of bird flu.
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Colistin’s manufacture, formulation and sale and distribution have now been prohibited by the Union Health ministry on grounds of misuse by poultry farmers
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In 2015, India had lost a case at the World Trade Organisation when the body ruled that India's ban on import of poultry meat, eggs and live pigs from the US was "inconsistent" with the international norms.
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Poultry company profits should continue to rise as raw material costs are set to remain depressed and demand rises due to the political fight over cattle slaughtering in India, home to the world's biggest population of Hindus, who hold cows to be sacred, plays out in the courts.
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Demonetisation impact seen in food inflation with vegetable, fruit and poultry prices decelerating in the main trade markets and mandis following the cash crunch
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Addressing on the occasion of World Egg Day, Singh said the government is promoting poultry activities under various schemes and giving financial assistance to families below poverty line (BPL).
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Twenty three percent revenue run rate is sustainable for the full year, said Rajiv Gandhi, CEO & MD of Hester Biosciences.
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In all, seven out of 13 main agriculture products that are closely monitored by the Commerce Ministry, were in the negative zone. However, industry experts expressed hope that the global commodity prices would gradually firm up, which would help in pushing up agriculture exports.
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April consumer price inflation broke a recent slowing trend after food inflation came in at 6.32 percent, compared with 5.21 percent in March. Food prices are a political hot potato in India, where more than a quarter of its population of 1.2 billion people live on a mere 74 cents or less per day.
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India is the world's second biggest beef exporter, although its majority Hindu community considers cows to be sacred, and Modi's BJP, in power for 10 months, is pushing for legal measures to "protect and promote the cow".
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"This is a major victory for American farmers. The WTO panel agreed with the US case that India lacks any scientific basis to restrict US agricultural products, including US poultry products," US Trade Representative Michael Froman said in a statement.
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In three-page newspaper advertisements, the group has invited applications for senior positions across business verticals within and outside country and said that these more than 56,000 new jobs need to be filled by the end of 2014.
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Oman has barred import of poultry and poultry products from India for a second time in 2012 following an outbreak of bird flu virus in Karnataka.
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Venky's India fourth quarter net profit rose 16% year-on-year to Rs 18 crore, sending shares of the processed chicken maker up 16% on Tuesday.
