http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for farmingnewsdaily.co.uk. Avian Influenza has emerged as a significant restraint to egg productivity and in some cases even jeopardises the survival of industries in nations with endemic AI. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/010413/animal_feed_companies_spreading_disease_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mexican authorities from the central state of, Mexico have confirmed that bird flu has been detected in the Mexican chicken population, causing 18 farms to slaughter 2.1 million chickens that have been exposed to the bird flu. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/050313/_million_chickens_culled.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Industrias Bachoco has announced that the Mexican Sanitary Authority SENASICA (Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Alimentaria) confirmed the presence of avian influenza H7N3 at some of the Company's farms. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/250213/bird_flu_back_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Following the most recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Aguascalientes, questions have been raised over what effect the continued spread of the disease will have on egg and poultry prices. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/230113/poultry_and_eggs.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu virus have been reported on egg farms in Mexico, resulting in the culling of nearly 300,000 birds, a recent report to the OIE states. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/180113/_birds_culled_.aspx oie.com Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The more Industrias Bachoco (NYSE: IBA ) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/171212/a_look_at_nations_largest_meat_company____.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Banana grower said that this is a good moment for both sales and prices. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/251012/rise_in_banana_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT A cross-border tomato feud has gotten about as rotten as any food fight probably could. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/161012/us_and_tomatos_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Latin American Animal Nutrition Industrial and Technological Expo will take place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from October 23 to 26, 2012. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/021012/_livestock_feed.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Putting a price on bird flu http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/250912/putting_a_price_on_bird_flu_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT According to SE, the June 21, 2012, H7N3 subtype A avian influenza outbreak in the state of Jalisco has drastically reduced domestic egg production. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/250912/tariff_free_egg_imports.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The government of Mexico is launching the second phase of its avian flu campaign, with 90 million doses of AI vaccine headed to the Lost Altos region of Jalisco, in the west of Mexico. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/050912/vaccinating_poultry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT It is the Great Mexican Egg Crisis, and it will not be over easy, though there will be puns, especially in the Mexican press, which is cracking a lot of jokes. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/130912/egg_shortage_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mexico has suspended tariffs on egg imports following the shortage and subsequent price increase of eggs due to the bird flu outbreak. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/290812/egg_tariff_lifted_.aspx bloomberg Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT A total of 80 million birds have been vaccinated against the AH7N3 avian flu virus in Mexico, where another 8 million birds have been destroyed, federal health officials said. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/210812/_million_birds_vaccinated_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT On August 14, 2012, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) announced in the Diario Oficial (Mexico’s Federal Register) two announcements establishing the import quota to import fresh eggs for human consumption and eggs for industrial purposes, under a tariff rate quota. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/240812/egg_quota_for_usa_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Six further cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H7N3 have been reported to the OIE. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100812/bird_flu_problems_.aspx oie.com Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has strengthened its technical sales team in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean with the appointment of Aaron Lopez as technical sales manager. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070812/danesco_on_central_america_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Under the auspices of the NAFTA Egg and Poultry Partnership (NEPP), the U.S. and Mexican poultry industries have a long history of dialogue and cooperation on issues of common concern, particularly animal health. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/010812/dealing_with_bird_flu_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT HJ Baker & Bro have agreed with Vimifos, a leading Mexican animal nutrition company, to sell its Pro-Plus and Pro-Pak protein concentrate products to the poultry feed industry throughout Mexico. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/010812/hj_baker_amp_bro_animal_feed_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Egg prices throughout much of Mexico have skyrocketed over the past weeks as high pathogenic avian influenza has hit Mexico’s layer flock and raised concerns about egg and egg product availability. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/240712/egg_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT An outbreak of the H7N3 bird flu virus in western Mexico has infected about 2.5 million chickens and led authorities to destroy or dispose of almost a million birds. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/180712/over_a_million_birds_culled_with_bird_flu_.aspx oie.com Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been found on three commercial poultry farms in the Mexican state of Jalisco, according to a report submitted to the OIE. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/120712/bird_flu_back_.aspx oie.com Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been found on three commercial poultry farms in the Mexican state of Jalisco, according to a report submitted to the OIE. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100712/bird_flu_reported_.aspx oie.com Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Director of Beekeeping, Pork and Poultry of the State Secretariat of Agriculture and Fisheries Development (SFAyP) Gustavo Martín Quijano said on Saturday that the poultry farming sector is facing difficulties exporting goods to other countries because of an excess in permits and regulations required by Mexican authorities. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/040612/porl_and_poultry_.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Integrated poultry producer Nutripollo has commissioned Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies to renovate and expand its hatchery operations in Aguascalientes, Mexico. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/280512/hatching_eggs_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Broiler meat production for 2012 has been revised to 2.9 million metric tonnes, up slightly compared to the previous year. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/poultry_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Melted snow providing water for irrigation had barely begun burbling down a bone-dry Rio Grande toward a thin 4-mile-wide strip of farmland straddling the U.S.-Mexico border when a war of words erupted. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/020512/mexico___farmers_and_water_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The drought, part of the same weather system that devastated Texas and nearby states last year, is Mexico’s worst in 70 years, according to Ignacio Rivera, the country’s undersecretary for rural development. Rivera predicted it will lower corn production for the current year to only 780 million bushels, compared to 830 million bushels in the 2010/11 calendar year. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/020412/beef_farming_and_the_drought.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT How drought will affect Mexico’s demand for feed grains is hard to assess, but the impact is likely to be felt for two to three years, according to Julio Hernandez, who directs market development programs in Mexico for the US Grains Council. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060412/demand_for_cattle_feed_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Shipments topped $1.17 billion last year, up 41 per cent from 2010 levels, according to trade data from the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/290312/dairy_exports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT To contribute to the restoration and conservation of rangelands in the states affected by drought, the federal government has allocated 562 million pesos to a strategic grazing project for 2012, which was launched to support producers and improve silvopastoral practices. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/200312/cattle_grazing_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Fourth Feet First Seminar: Zooming in on a Mexican sow farm http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/190312/pig_farming_seminar.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The third shipment of 4,409 cattle has been sent port of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Turkey, for slaughter or fattening, reported National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA). http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/160312/live_cattle_for_turkey_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT According to USDA's International Egg and Poultry Review, on 19 January, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) issued a preliminary determination of its antidumping investigation on fresh, chilled, or frozen US chicken leg quarters exported to Mexico. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/050312/worse_drought_in__years.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mexico is currently facing the worst drought on record in 70 years. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/020312/drop_in_corn_production.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The V Latin American Animal Nutrition Congress (CLANA) and the I Latin American Animal Nutrition Industrial and Technological Expo will take place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from 23 to 26 October 2012. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/280212/animal_feed_conference.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mexico is the only country in the region that maintains a vaccine bank for emergencies, which is made available to any Central American nation that needs it. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/170212/fealing_with_pig_disease_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mexico’s recent removal of a couple of U.S. beef variety meats from its list of banned products signaled progress in efforts by the United States to fully open that market. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/170112/still_wary_of_us_beef_with_so_many_recalls.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A combined Mexican/Canadian study investigated the effect of feeding solvent-extracted canola meal on growth performance and diet nutrient digestibility in weaned pigs. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/221111/canola_for_pig_feed.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mexico hosts the the Second International Forum: 'Risk Management in Agriculture and Livestock industries, Climate Change, Food Safety and Competitive Development'. Here, climate change's effects on agriculture, livestock and fisheries will be analysed as well as integrated systems to boost agriculture in order to make it sustainable and add value to these industries. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/261011/farm_risk_management.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Over 900 poultry veterinarians and scientists from some 50 countries recently attended the XVIIth Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Association in Cancun, Mexico, where they enjoyed Mexican hospitality and were updated on the latest developments in the diagnosis, treatment and control of poultry diseases. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/250911/international_vets_meeting.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Prolonged drought in Mexico has boosted slaughter and live exports for 2011 as the livestock sector seeks to avoid additional animal losses. Reduced availability of feed, fodder and higher grain prices (domestic and international) continue to pressure the livestock sector; thus, precipitation during July and August, as well as government support, will be key factors driving the sector's output for the second half of 2011. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070911/drought_hits_farmers.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Mexico is to lift all retaliatory tariffs following the resolution of the Mexico-US cross-border dispute, according to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) weekly report on the international developments in the poultry industry. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/150811/poultry_and_eggs.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) hailed yesterday's announcement by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that a formal agreement on a pilot cross-border trucking programme between Mexico and the United States has been signed. The agreement will reduce 50 per cent of the tariffs imposed by Mexico on US cheese exports. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/300711/dairy_farming.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Over the past five years, Mexico’s imports of US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have grown from 360,000 metric tons in 2006 to just over1.6 million tons in 2010. With the support of Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) funding, the US Grains Council encouraged this upward trend by forming relationships with local end-users in Mexico. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/250711/brewers_grain_for_cattle.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Diamond V Latin America is pleased to announce the addition of Carlos Vega as Technical Development and Planning Manager. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/230711/diamond_v_latin_america_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Drought conditions in Mexico have increased the incentive for many producers to export cattle to the United States. The principal forage-producing states of Mexico are facing extreme drought conditions that could endanger animals, particularly if critical rainfall is not received in June and July—the rainy season for major cattle and forage-producing states in Mexico. Given feeder cattle demand in the United States, these lightweight cattle have largely been placed directly into feedlots during the past few months--atypically, as they normally would have grazed forage in the United States before being placed. Large portions of Texas and New Mexico, however, are also experiencing drought conditions. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060711/drought_problems_.aspx drovers.com Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Animal rights grounds are criticizing the owners of a Century City Mexican restaurant for a promotion last week that involved painting a donkey pink and displaying the animal during a hot day. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/300511/the_insanity_of_animal_rights_groups.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Veterinarian and marketeer, Ms. Viviana Schroeder, has been appointed as Latin American Marketing Manager for Danisco Animal Nutrition. She will be based in Mexico City and will report to Missy Abbott, Regional Marketing Manager for the Americas. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/230511/new_appointment_at_danesco_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT