Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - US - The number of eggs and broiler chicks placed were each down four percent, reports the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

CME: Pork and Poultry Exports to Russia
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 27^th August 2008.

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses poultry situation and outlook in Russia.

USPOULTRY Gives $250,000 to Egg Producers
US – The US Poultry & Egg Association recently presented a cheque for $250,000 to the United Egg Producers to help educate California consumers about modern egg production systems before the November ballot initiative that bans most modern layer housing...

Sanderson Farms Reports Q3 Results of Fiscal 2008
US - Sanderson Farms, Inc. has reported its results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2008.

ADM, Deere, Monsanto Join on Corn Stover Research
US - Archer Daniels Midland, Deere and Monsanto are to collaborate on research to explore technologies and processes to turn crop residues into feed and bioenergy products.

Manure Management Web Resource Available
KANSAS - The topic is always the science of manure management at the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center, which connects experts from land-grant universities and federal agencies with animal producers and their advisers.

CME: USDA Reports at a Glance
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 22^nd August 2008.

July Egg Production Up Slightly
US - U.S. egg production totaled 7.60 billion during July 2008, up slightly from last year, reports the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Hormel Foods Reports Q3 Results
US - Hormel Foods Corporation has reported its performance for the fiscal 2008 third quarter. Whilst overall sales for the group are well up on last year, Jennie-O Turkey Store has a much reduced operating profit despite higher sales.

Food Label Terminology
US - Definitions of some terms commonly used on food labels, aimed at consumers.

Meat and Poultry Inspection Meetings Next Week
US - National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection is to hold public meetings next week.

Trees Reduce Odours and Emissions from Farms
US - Planting just three rows of trees around poultry farms can cut nuisance emissions of dust, ammonia and odours from poultry houses and aid in reducing neighbour complaints, according to scientists from the University of Delaware.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - The number of eggs placed was down four per cent while the broiler chicks placed was down three per cent, reports the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

NBAF Would Protect Kansas Livestock
US - Manhattan and the state of Kansas have a tremendous opportunity to provide essential protection to the livestock industries that are so important to Kansas and the U.S through the NBAF, National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, proposal, writes Bob...

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the shell egg and egg product export situation in the U.S.

New Poultry Facility Construction Approved
TEXAS - Construction has been approved for a new building for the state poultry diagnostic laboratory in Gonzales.

Poultry Supervisors Plead Guilty
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Seven former House of Raeford Farms poultry plant workers acknowledged they used fake IDs to work at the company's poultry plant in Greenville.

Cargill Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2008 Earnings
US – Cargill reported earnings from continuing operations of $744 million in the 2008 fourth quarter ended May 31, up 18 percent from $628 million in the same period a year ago. A $310 million gain on the sale of discontinued operations brought fourth-quarter...

Legal Case to Influence How Lawmakers Address Water Pollution
US - Over the past 30 years, Oklahoma and Arkansas have engaged in three legal cases over the quality of water that flows from northwest Arkansas into northeast Oklahoma. An expert in agricultural law explains how this could impact the poultry and pig...

Koch Foods Lay-offs Blamed on Rising Water Costs
TENNESSEE - Koch Foods officials have reduced production and laid off 35 workers due to a proposed increase in water prices that would cost the company $100,000.

Ethanol Concerns Livestock and Poultry Producers
NEBRASKA - While for many, the glass was half-full after a U.S. Senate committee regarding the path of ethanol and renewable fuels, this was not the case for livestock and poultry producers.

Weekly Outlook: Mixed Signals for Corn and Soybean Prices
US - Corn and soybean prices have been very 'jumpy' following the USDA’s August Crop Production report. Factors thought to be important for prices have provided very mixed signals for price direction.

CME: Pullback for Livestock Futures Contracts
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 15 August 2008.

Poultry Industry: Government's Corn Estimates Optimistic
US - The recent government forecast that farmers will harvest 12.3 billion bushels of corn, bringing prices down to roughly $5 per bushel is a 'cheerful and overly optimistic' expectation, according the National Chicken Council (NCC).