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French Bird Flu Vaccine Campaign Helps Poultry Output Recover, Producers Say

A bird flu vaccination campaign launched in France in 2023 has enabled the country's poultry production to recover to levels not seen since outbreaks of th...

Global Wheat Import Demand Dented By Local Output, Economic Woes

Global wheat imports are likely to drop this year as slowing economic growth among top buyers, a stronger greenback and higher local cereal output curb gra...

Chicken Culling, Disposal Raise Concern As Bird Flu Spreads

The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts' concerns that the process of killing and disposing...

US Farm Agency To Pay Farmers For Milk Loss Due To Bird Flu

The US Department of Agriculture will soon begin compensating dairy farmers for the loss of milk supply due to bird flu-infected cows, the agency...

US Proposes Bulk Milk Testing For Bird Flu Before Cattle Transport

The US Agriculture Department has proposed allowing farmers to bulk test the milk of their dairy cows for bird flu before gaining approval to ship them acr...

Rising Food Costs Leave Hungry Americans $33bn Behind, Report Says

Hungry people in the US faced a $33.1 billion (€30.5 billion) shortfall in funds for basic food needs in 2022, according to a report by Feeding Americ...

US Wheat Farmers Face Bleak Crop Economics As Grain Oversupply Hits

Profit is growing further out of reach for US wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices around their l...

Cal-Maine Foods Halts Egg Production At Texas Facility After Detecting Bird Flu

Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods said it had temporarily halted production at its Texas facility after detecting avian influenza, which has led to the culling...