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Senegal poultry company secures US$2. 2 M investment to enter hatching egg production | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (455+ words) The investment aims to increase the domestic supply of fertile eggs for hatcheries and poultry farmers. Published July 1, 2026 SENEGAL " Senegalese poultry producer La Ripaille has obtained an investment worth about 1. 3 billion CFA francs (US$2. 2 million) to expand into hatching egg…...
Germany moves closer to expanding poultry exports to Japan, China | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (401+ words) Germany says negotiations with China have brought poultry market access closer than before. Published June 29, 2026 GERMANY " Germany's poultry industry has welcomed progress made during Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer's trade mission to Japan and China, saying the discussions have improved…...
France's heatwave kills hundreds of thousands of poultry | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (429+ words) Authorities consider on-farm burial as extreme temperatures hit poultry and dairy production Published June 26, 2026 FRANCE " France's poultry industry has suffered the loss of hundreds of thousands of birds as an intense heatwave swept across Western Europe, overwhelming carcass collection services…...
Cobb-Vantress, Irvine's Group open Cobb East Africa poultry genetics facility in Tanzania | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
1+ week, 5+ day ago (367+ words) Facility aims to shorten supply chains, improve genetics access, and expand regional poultry production capacity. Published June 19, 2026 TANZANIA " Cobb-Vantress, LLC and Irvine's Group have officially launched Cobb East Africa Limited, a joint venture Grandparent poultry facility located in Naibili Village,…...
Ethiopia signs US$10 M deal to expand poultry hatchery capacity | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
1+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) Project targets reduced reliance on imported chicks and stronger domestic supply chains. Published June 19, 2026 ETHIOPIA " Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture has signed a contract with China-based Agrifam Co. , Ltd. for the construction of a fully automated poultry hatchery valued at US…...
US chicken paw exports to China fall to US$75. 9 M as HPAI restrictions tighten trade | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
1+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) Brazil and Russia expand market share as US shipments decline. Published June 19, 2026 USA " US exports of raw chicken paws to China have declined significantly, with import value falling to US$75. 92 million in 2025, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service poultry…...
US egg prices drop as flock recovery continues following Avian Influenza losses | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (482+ words) USDA lowered production growth expectations after a decline in hatching flock inventories. Published June 17, 2026 USA " The average retail price of a dozen eggs in the United States declined to US$2. 25 in April 2026, down from US$2. 35 in March and 62% lower than…...
Ethiopia launches safeguard studies for poultry value chain development project | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (416+ words) Project targets increased poultry production, job creation, and improved food security across Ethiopia. Published June 17, 2026 ETHIOPIA " Ethiopia has begun environmental and social safeguard assessments for the proposed Ethiopian Poultry Value Chain Development Project (E-PVDP), a planned initiative to expand the…...
Poultry, pork and tilapia included in Angola's new 20% local sourcing requirement | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (517+ words) New regulation requires importers to source at least 20% of selected food products from domestic producers. Published June 17, 2026 ANGOLA " Angola has introduced a regulation requiring food importers to purchase at least 20% of selected products from local producers before selling them in…...
African imports of Brazilian chicken surpass 1 million tonnes in 2025 | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No. 1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publication
2+ week, 2+ day ago (350+ words) Published June 15, 2026 AFRICA " African countries imported 1, 163, 000 tonnes of chicken meat from Brazil in 2025, according to the 2026 annual report from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association, marking a 20. 3% increase from the previous year and the first time volumes have crossed the one…...