egg market prices

egg market prices

The estimated average cost for feeding layers in the U.S. as calculated by the Egg Industry Center reached $14.92 per hundred pounds for the month of May. This is the highest monthly average feed cost since calculations began in January of 2000. The May 2011 average feed cost was 52.1% higher than it was in May of last year.

At the same time that estimated total cost of production was up $0.196 cents per dozen eggs from last May, the egg price was only up $0.181 cents per dozen eggs. The Egg Industry Center estimates the industry average loss per dozen eggs in May was just over 17 cents.

Corn crop estimates released by the USDA in early June brought more bad news for corn buyers with the expected harvest being reduced by 2.3%. On this news, July 2011 corn futures reached a three-year high, with prices approaching $8.00 per bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Dangerous time to play chicken

These are dangerous times for all involved in animal agriculture. Long-time broiler integrator Allen’s Family Foods recently filed for bankruptcy protection and has announced that it will cease operation in July.
Egg producers must take a serious look at what market price they will need to receive for eggs to cover the cost of $8.00 per bushel corn in their rations. With this information in hand, egg producers must determine how long they can hold out before egg prices can reasonably be expected to rise to a level that will cover these higher feed costs.

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red circle in a fertile egg

red circle in a fertile egg

People often have concerns regarding the eggs they eat but not all the eggs that a hen lays are fertilized. Most of the eggs that are commercially available are unfertilized. Farm fresh eggs tend to have a higher percentage of fertilized chicken eggs. How to tell them apart is a simple trick which you will find out as you read on. The confusion between fertilized and unfertilized chicken eggs will be cleared by the end of this article.

Fertilized Chicken Eggs

Before we begin, one must know what exactly is a fertilized egg. A hen lays eggs irrespective of the presence of a rooster. The chicken eggs are only fertilized if the rooster has mated with the hen, this has to happen before the egg is formed. Therefore, any egg that a hen lays before she mated is unfertilized but if a hen has mated, then the egg would be fertilized. More on how are chicken eggs fertilized. Even if an egg has been fertilized, once it goes into the fridge, no development takes place of the embryo. It is said that if a hen has mated once, then for an entire week, she will lay fertilized eggs.

How to Tell Them Apart

Traditionally, farmers used to hold the egg up in candle light to spot the embryo and blood spots. These days, special lights are available for this purpose. Using these lights, one can look through the egg to see if it is fertilized. This is known as candling eggs. During the candling of the eggs, a fertilized egg will appear opaque. Once the egg has been cracked open, fertilized chicken eggs look like any other unfertilized egg with the exception that the white circle in the egg yolk will be more pronounced and the yolk will also have tiny red lines running all along its surface. Many people confuse the white stringy material in the egg known as chalazae, as the embryo, but this is present in all eggs to prevent the egg from breaking.

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Egg prices 2011

Egg prices 2011

The egg producers claimed that they were only recovering the production cost of eggs by selling them at the current price.

On Wednesday, eggs were being sold for Tk 28 to Tk 30 per hali in Hatirpul Bazaar, the price having increased by Tk 6 per hali compared to the previous week’s price.

In the last few days of the week, 100 eggs were being sold for Tk 650 to Tk 700, the price having increased by Tk 100 to Tk 150 compared to last week, in the wholesale markets of Dhaka.

Market insiders said that the price of eggs usually rises in the monsoon season every year.

They said that there was a dearth of fish in the last few days as the fishermen had to refrain from casting nets in the deep sea and rivers because of the depression in the Bay of Bengal. The protein-hungry consumers, deprived of fish, switched their demand to eggs, causing a price-hike.

Manju Sheikh, an egg wholesaler at Tejgaon, said on Wednesday that the price of eggs soared due to the rainy weather which had disrupted communications in the last few days. The price started to decline from yesterday and will continue to do so if the weather is good.

Although the traders in Tejgaon wholesale egg market on Tuesday said the price of 100 eggs stood at Tk 550, it seems that the price decline in the wholesale market was not reflected in the retail markets of the capital.

Munna, a retailer at Karwan Bazaar Kitchen Market, said that he bought 100 eggs for Tk 630 from wholesalers and retailed them for Tk 28 per hali.

Although the price of egg has increased, the egg producers claimed that they do not get back even the cost of production.

The Bangladesh Egg Producers Association’s organising secretary and owner of Maa Enterprise, Md Shahidul Islam, told New Age that he had sold eggs for Tk 530 per hundred, which was lower than the cost of production that is around Tk 550 for a hundred eggs.

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egg prices 2011

egg prices 2011

U.S. consumers will pay more for meat and eggs this year than forecast earlier, while overall food inflation will hold steady at the 3 percent to 4 percent projected a month ago, the Department of Agriculture said.

The USDA left its 2011 food-price forecast unchanged for the seventh straight month, at a rate that would be the highest since 2008. The department kept its estimate for the increase in retail food costs for 2012 steady at 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent, in a report released today on its website.

“Cost pressures on wholesale and retail food prices due to higher food commodity and energy prices, along with strengthening global food demand, have pushed inflation projections upward” from previous years, Richard Volpe, a USDA food-inflation economist, wrote in a note accompanying the report. “Price levels in 2012 will hinge significantly on several macroeconomic factors, such as weather conditions, fuel prices and the value of the U.S. dollar.”

The agency increased its 2011 projection for meats, poultry and fish expenses by a half of a percentage point, to 5.5 percent to 6.5 percent. It raised its egg-price forecasts for both years, estimating a gain of 5 percent to 6 percent this year and 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent next year.

Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said consumer food costs rose 0.5 percent in August, capping a 12- month gain of 4.6 percent.

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Are eggs fertilized for human consumption

Are eggs fertilized for human consumption

 

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People often have concerns regarding the eggs they eat but not all the eggs that a hen lays are fertilized. Most of the eggs that are commercially available are unfertilized. Farm fresh eggs tend to have a higher percentage of fertilized chicken eggs. How to tell them apart is a simple trick which you will find out as you read on. The confusion between fertilized and unfertilized chicken eggs will be cleared by the end of this article.

Fertilized Chicken Eggs

Before we begin, one must know what exactly is a fertilized egg. A hen lays eggs irrespective of the presence of a rooster. The chicken eggs are only fertilized if the rooster has mated with the hen, this has to happen before the egg is formed. Therefore, any egg that a hen lays before she mated is unfertilized but if a hen has mated, then the egg would be fertilized. More on how are chicken eggs fertilized. Even if an egg has been fertilized, once it goes into the fridge, no development takes place of the embryo. It is said that if a hen has mated once, then for an entire week, she will lay fertilized eggs.

How to Tell Them Apart

Traditionally, farmers used to hold the egg up in candle light to spot the embryo and blood spots. These days, special lights are available for this purpose. Using these lights, one can look through the egg to see if it is fertilized. This is known as candling eggs. During the candling of the eggs, a fertilized egg will appear opaque. Once the egg has been cracked open, fertilized chicken eggs look like any other unfertilized egg with the exception that the white circle in the egg yolk will be more pronounced and the yolk will also have tiny red lines running all along its surface. Many people confuse the white stringy material in the egg known as chalazae, as the embryo, but this is present in all eggs to prevent the egg from breaking.

If someone wants fertilized chicken eggs for hatching, then it is best to get the eggs from a farm. The chances of getting fertilized egg is higher there because of the presence of a rooster. One would then need to know how to incubate chicken eggs. The chicken will hatch after approximately 21 days. If a egg doesn't hatch within 27 days, it is best to discard it. More on how to hatch chicken eggs.

Consumption of Fertilized Chicken Eggs

Many people wonder, if it is okay to eat a fertilized egg. Well, there is nothing wrong in eating a fertilized egg; moreover once its in the refrigerator, there is no growth of the embryo whatsoever. Eggs are highly nutritious foods, though many people wonder, 'are fertilized chicken eggs healthier'? Some people do claim that fertilized eggs are more nutritious but this is a highly debatable topic. Eggs do tend to lose their protein content the longer they are kept. So you can say that the freshest eggs are the most nutritious. More on eggs nutrition facts.

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2011 national egg prices

2011 national egg prices

The egg industry in Namakkal, India, is planning to increase its production by 10% during the 2011-2012 fiscal year, according to the country's National Egg Coordination Committee.

Product demand, particularly among the urban populace, is the primary reason for the growth. According to NECC Chairman P. Selvaraj, area egg consumption over the last five years has grown by 6% or 7% annually. Namakkal is already the second-largest egg producer of more than 30 zones mapped out by the committee.

As of March 2011, the Namakkal Zone had 45.9 million laying hens, with Namakkal itself accounting for 80% of the birds. Area expansion includes adding 4 million hens to the flock, with 3.8 million (95% of the total expansion) residing in Namakkal.


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Egg prices 2011 to Rise Gradually

Egg prices 2011 to Rise Gradually

TAMIL NADU, INDIA - Eggs ruled flat this week at Rs 2.88 a piece, after rising by six paise over last week's rate. Egg is slowly inching up to touch a record with the onset of North-East monsoon.

With the onset of winter and torrential rains lashing Tamil Nadu and Kerala, egg prices are set to rise gradually. Cut in production, too, has sent the egg price moving up across the country. Egg touched Rs 2.90 a piece during the same period last year.

Meanwhile, Palladam-based Broiler Co-ordination Committee has slashed the rate for cull birds to Rs 63 a kg from Rs 67. National Egg Coordination Committee's (NECC) layer rate (for birds of 1.3 kg), too, is down at Rs 41 a kg (Rs 44). Namakkal and Palladam prices are the benchmarks for eggs and chicken in the country. "Broiler prices are likely to be pruned in the coming days because of the approaching Sabarimala season in the South — a major consumer of these products," an NECC source said.

"We want to increase the prices gradually. If we raise the prices, we may face consumer resistance and piling up of stocks," said an NECC spokesperson.

Industry sources told The Hindu Business Line that chick placement in the farms is on the rise. Poultry farmers have started placing layer chicks during the austere months so that they can build up stocks. (A chick takes 24 weeks to hatch eggs.

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The chicken eggs used for human consumption unfertilize

The chicken eggs used for human consumption unfertilize

Humans have been eating eggs from birds since prehistoric times. Plenty of birds and animals lay eggs, and people consume them as well, but chicken eggs are without a doubt the most common and most popular. Statistics have shown that six billion eggs are consumed annually-and that’s just in the United States!

Since eggs are such a well-loved kind of food, it is no wonder people express some concern about the kind of egg they are eating. One of these concerns is whether the eggs they got from the supermarket are fertilized chicken eggs or not. But wait, aren’t all eggs supposed to be fertilized in the first place? This article aims to clarify just that.

Chick Brooder

It is a known fact that hens lay eggs. However, what is not very well known is that hens can lay eggs with or without the presence of a rooster. For the eggs to be fertilized, the hen and rooster must mate first, and this process must occur prior to the formation of the egg. Thus, if the hen has mated and she lays an egg, then that egg is fertilized.

You can tell fertilized chicken eggs apart from unfertilized ones by candling eggs. This is a process traditionally used by farmers. In this process, hold the egg up to the candlelight so you can point out the blood spots and embryo. You will notice some eggs may appear opaque. These opaque eggs are the fertilized ones. Nowadays, you can find lights made specifically for candling eggs, but you may use the candlelight if you wish to do so.

If you crack the egg open, you can also see some differences between fertilized and unfertilized eggs. You can see the white circle present in the egg yolk is more defined in fertilized chicken eggs than in their unfertilized counterparts. You can also see small red lines running along the surface of the egg yolk. People commonly mistake the chalazae, a white stringy material found inside the egg, to be the embryo, but this is not so. The chalazae functions as a sort of barrier to prevent eggs from breaking. It is also found in all eggs.

One question floating among avid egg-eaters is if fertilized eggs are safe for consumption. The answer is yes. It is perfectly okay to eat fertilized eggs. Also, as mentioned in the previous paragraphs, once the fertilized egg is stored inside the fridge, the embryo no longer undergoes any change or development. Rest assured that you can eat your fertilized chicken eggs just fine like the unfertilized ones.

As for its nutritional value, the issue whether fertile chicken eggs are healthier than unfertilized eggs remains up to this day a highly debatable one. If you want to get the most of the egg’s nutrients, go for the freshest eggs available. The longer eggs are kept, the more their protein content gets lost. Like they say, fresh is often best.

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Raising Chickens to lay Eggs is very good

Raising Chickens to lay Eggs is very good

Best Answer The color of eggs comes exclusively from the pigment in the outer layer of the shell and may range from an almost pure white to a deep brown, with many shades in between. The only determinant of egg color is the breed of the chicken. Because white eggs are preferred in almost every region of the country, the Single-Comb White Leghorn has become by far the favorite egg-layer in the United States. 

 The Leghorn is prized for many reasons: it reaches maturity earlier than most pullets; it uhlizes its feed efficiently; it is relatively small (an important consideration when most chickens are kept in cages even smaller than New York City studio apartments); it is hardy, adapting well to different climates; and most important, it produces a large number of eggs. If more consumers went along with New England's preference for brown eggs, more breeds such as the Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, and Plymouth Rock would be provided to produce them.

Egg yolks also range dramatically in color, but yolk variations are caused by dietary differences rather than genetic ones. Yolk color is influenced primarily by the pigments in the chicken feed. If the hen gets plenty of yellow-orange plant pigments known as xanthophylls, the pigments will be deposited in the yolk. Hens receiving mash with yellow corn and alfalfa meal will lay eggs with medium yellow yolks. Those fed on wheat or barley produce lighter yolks. A totally colorless diet, such as white corn, will yield a colorless yolk. For cosmetic reasons alone, farmers avoid giving chickens a colorless diet, because consumers prefer a yellowish hue to their yolks.

  

A farmer raises chickens for eggs and meat. Any chicken that does not lay at least one egg a week is moved to?

A farmer raises chickens for eggs and meat. Any chicken that does not lay at least one egg a week is moved to the slaughterhouse. The farmer has 765 chickens that can lay one egg each day. Each day 80% of the chickens lay eggs. How many eggs does the farmer collect each day?

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Modern Poultry Health Lab for Georgia

Modern Poultry Health Lab for Georgia

Poultry producers, company representatives and state and national officials all gathered this week to celebrate the industry with the 75th meeting of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association.

The meeting coincides with this year's plans to begin construction on a new Georgia Poultry Laboratory in Hall County, reports Gainsville Times.

Governor Nathan Deal told association members and guests: "The poultry lab at Oakwood has now outlived its originally projected 50-year lifespan. The facility was designed in 1959 and things have certainly changed since 1959."

The new lab was also designed with visitors in mind.

Dr Dufour-Zavala said the $11.2-million facility would have viewing mezzanines and platforms for people to watch testing going on, instead of employees having to worry about visitors actually being in the testing areas.

The lab network is the first responder if avian influenza or exotic Newcastle reaches the United States, she said.

The new lab was also designed with visitors in mind.

Dr Dufour-Zavala said the $11.2-million facility would have viewing mezzanines and platforms for people to watch testing going on, instead of employees having to worry about visitors actually being in the testing areas.

The lab network is the first responder if avian influenza or exotic Newcastle reaches the United States, she said.

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One dozen eggs bakery

One dozen eggs bakery

A DOZEN EGGS BAKE SHOPPE is a small, owner-operated, fully licensed bakery located in Mount Holly, Vermont. We started our business in 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts, our home for 16 years, before moving ourselves and our pets to the bucolic splendor of Vermont. Now we have our own bakery, plenty of parking and lots of snow!

Here we are enjoying a snow day with our black lab, Lucy. The Train-Station-looking building is our home and the bakery is the building behind the house.

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How To Peel Hard-Cooked Eggs Easily

How To Peel Hard-Cooked Eggs Easily

This is what I do:

I leave the hard-cooked eggs in the pan they were cooked in and add cold water.

I then crack the eggs under water (this seems to help loosen the membrane under the shell).

Start peeling at the larger end, (the flat side) where the air pocket is, and remove the shell under running water to make the shelling easier. You must get a hold of the membrane under the shell when you remove the shell.

Very fresh eggs are harder to peel. The fresher the eggs, the more the shell membranes cling tenaciously to the shells. 

Comments from readers:

I always wondered what caused the shell on some hard boiled eggs to stick to that membrane? Sometimes it was only two out of the same dozen. An ole cooks tale said that they were "old" eggs. Thanks for your answer, I will test it out on the next batch, seems more likely your right, because eggs don't stay in my house more than a couple of days! 

 

I would like to pass on another trick with hard boiled eggs, the automatic hard boiled peeler machine (maybe you have already done this?) I use the same pot I boil the eggs in, empty the hot water, add cold water, rinse well to cool down, drain, put the lid on the pot, and gently shake the pot back and forth for about 20 to 30 seconds (as you would for popcorn). If you get good at it, all the eggs are peeled!  I was a fireman for almost 30 years, of which most of those years I did spend cooking for a crew of a 10-man station, among all the "other duties" required of the job.

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How Long To Boil Eggs

How Long To Boil Eggs

Use the following cooking times as a guide for the desired firmness for the yolk of each egg size (the whites will be firm). The timing begins once the pot of eggs is removed from the heat source.
 

Egg Size	Degree of Doneness	Time Required
Medium	Soft-cooked yolk	3 minutes
	Medium-cooked yolk	5 minutes
	Hard-cooked yolk	12  minutes
Large	Soft-cooked yolk	4 to 5 minutes
	Medium-cooked yolk	6 minutes
	Hard-cooked yolk	17 minutes
Extra Large	Soft-cooked yolk	5 minutes
	Medium-cooked yolk	7 to 8 minutes
	Hard-cooked yolk	19 minutes

	Soft-cooked (boiled) eggs: A soft-cooked egg has a firm white and runny yolk. To serve in egg cup, place egg in cup small end down, slice off large end of egg with knife or egg scissors and eat from shell with spoon. You can also buy a good egg topper from a kitchen store. They're very quick and practical. I finally bought myself one, and now my eggs look beautiful when I top them!
	Medium-cooked (boiled) eggs:   A medium-cooked egg has a firm white and a slightly firm yolk.
	Hard-cooked (boiled) eggs:  A hard-cooked egg has both a firm white and yolk. Hard-cooked eggs should never be boiled - simmer them in water. If boiled or cooked too long, the protein toughens or becomes rubbery and a greenish or purplish ring forms around the yolk. Extremely fresh eggs are not recommended when making hard-boiled eggs. They are very difficult to peel. This is the best use for eggs nearing their expiration date. Refrigeration is necessary for hard boiled eggs if they eggs are not to be consumed within a few hours. Hard-cooked eggs in the shell can be refrigerated up to one week. Read More

Market prices of egg in Sri Lanka

Market prices of egg in Sri Lanka

Eggs will be imported until the price of an egg is brought down to Rs 12, Co-operatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando said.

"I will import eggs until the egg mafia is broken," he said. There are certain attempts by an organized mafia to artificially increase egg prices.

"It is reported the price of an egg has gone down in the wholesale market by only 50 cents even after the first consignment of two million imported eggs was released to the market on Tuesday.

"That is why, we decided to import another five million eggs from India. They will arrive in the country on Monday," the Minister said.

"Likewise, the Ministry will continue to import until the price of an egg reduces to Rs 12," he said.

"The production cost of an egg is only Rs 7.75. If we add another Rs 3.50 for transport costs an egg could be sold for around Rs 11," Minister Fernando said.

"But the traders' mafia continues to exploit the situation by selling an egg at Rs 17 which is an exorbitant price. We will directly get involved in reducing the prices of eggs and will not allow unscrupulous traders to make huge profits, by putting a heavy burden on the poor consumers", he said.

He further said that the first consignment of two million imported eggs distributed to the market have already been sold.

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Top news egg : How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs

Top news egg : How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs

Easter egg hunt, but typically end up with a smelly kitchen and eggs that are too or cracks. But no more. Raise your chair and let the Times food editor Russ Parsons tell you what you did wrong and how to make perfect hard-boiled egg, cold water, this method of hard boiling eggs is one I used for many years successfully.

 Start buying up a dozen eggs at the bottom of the pan. Not only a dozen at a time because if you stack or layer the eggs they cracked. Use a deep pan of stainless steel and cover the eggs with a couple of inches of cold water. Bring your eggs quickly boil over high heat. Then turn on the burner, put the lid on the pot and set timer for 22 minutes.

 

Immediately after the timer goes off start removing the eggs from pan with a slotted spoon or one of those big Tupperware egg spoons. I think it was a gift to the party, Tupperware, but I'm not sure. Put the eggs into a bowl of ice water to stop cooking. Leave them in ice water until cool.

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Poultry Breeders & Live Egg Suppliers in the UK

Poultry Breeders & Live Egg Suppliers in the UK

I get quite a few messages through the contact page asking if I know where people can buy some live eggs, day old or point of lay chickens and ex-battery hens.

It struck me that a list of suppliers and what they supply and where they were would be useful so I'm trying to put a comprehensive list together for the UK That's why I've set up this resource.

The list is growing quickly, so don't be shy if you supply live poultry etc - put your entry in.It's completely free - there's no catch - listings are and will remain free. So for a free advert, fill in the form and be listed. If you know a poultry supplier who is not on the internet then please tell them about this - you can (with their permission) list them anyway.

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Eggs market in Colombia

Eggs market in Colombia

Founded in 1998, the Columbia City farmers market brings over 40 Washington State farmers and small food vendors to this historic neighborhood in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. Market days are full of the colors and sounds of shoppers from around the world who live and work in this community.

A visual and aromatic feast, farm tables at this market are loaded with the region's freshest fruits and vegetables, organic produce, free-range eggs, hazelnuts, honey, ciders, cheeses, seafood, free-range chickens, pasture-raised organic beef, goat meat, jams, sauces, cut flowers, nursery stock, fresh bread and other baked goods.

The Market hosts weekly events such as cooking demos, produce tasting, live music, activities for kids, and gardening and composting information. See Events page for details on market day happenings. For a list of vendors and products at the market in the 2011.

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Columbia market eggs - Columbia

Columbia market eggs - Columbia

Colombia is in various stages of negotiation on Free Trade Agreements with several countries, including the United States. Colombia's FTA with Switzerland will enter into force on 1 July 2011 and Colombia also expects to enter into an FTA with Canada by 1 July 2011. There is a pending FTA with the European Union; Colombia and the EU signed the final texts on 25 March 2011 and now must wait for the final process of translation and official approval of the agreement.

The US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA), sometimes call the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, was signed on 22 November 2006; Colombia's Congress approved the agreement and a protocol of amendment in 2007. In July 2008, Colombia's Constitutional Court completed its review and concluded that the Agreement conforms to Colombia's Constitution. The agreement immediately eliminates Colombia's use of Andean Price Bands (variable tariffs), thereby ensuring that Colombia stops applying high duties resulting from the application of this mechanism. The price band system affects more than 150 products, including poultry. Under the current price band system, the tariffs on these products vary with world prices and may reach up to Colombia’s WTO bound rates.

The CTPA includes volume-based agricultural safeguards for a limited number of products covered by Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs). The availability of using an agricultural safeguard expires when the tariff for that product has been phased out. The agricultural safeguard measure and the trigger level for each such good are set out below:In 2010, the US exported $22 million of poultry and poultry products to Colombia. Colombia's WTO tariff bindings on poultry range from 70 to 209 per cent.

Under CTPA, the US secures a 27,040-metric ton (MT) TRQ at zero duty with four per cent annual growth for chicken leg quarters. Colombia will phase out the out-of-quota tariff of 164.4 per cent for fresh, chilled, and frozen chicken leg quarters, as well as the 70 per cent out-of-quota tariff for processed chicken leg quarters over 18 years with a grace period during the first six years. Colombia will have access to a safeguard on chicken leg quarters in the event of an annual import surge during the 18-year tariff phase-out period.

Colombia will also establish a zero-duty, 412-MT TRQ with three per cent annual growth for 'spent fowl', typically post-production layers. The 45 per cent above-quota tariff on spent fowl will be phased out over 18 years. Colombia will have access to a safeguard on spent fowl in the event of an annual import surge during the 18-year tariff phase-out period. The Colombia TPA immediately eliminates tariffs on most other poultry products and on the rest within 10 years.

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Govt seeks to Control Egg quality 2011

Govt seeks to Control Egg quality 2011

Even as the Animal Welfare Board of India has recently directed all poultry farms in the country to discontinue immediately forced moulting by starvation, stating that the practice is in violation of the country's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and is a punishable offence, the Nagaland government wants to put in place a quality regime when it comes to trade in eggs and other poultry products.

Morung Express reports that Nagaland currently gets its egg supply mostly from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa. What is worrying is the fact that the state has no committee or board to check and monitor the quality of the eggs coming into the market.

Speaking to the nwspaper, Dr Temsu Jamir, Additional Director from the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department, said that since 2005, the Department took responsibility for monitoring egg quality, for which a certain nominal fee was taken from the egg traders. However, this led to disagreement between the Department and the traders, the latter stating that since an 'egg' is not a meat, the department should not levy any fee/taxes on them.

The court gave no ruling for six years but on 14 June this year, the Department received the final order which favoured the petitioner. The Veterinary department is now on the stance that the 'token' is not the issue but the 'quality' is. Unless a Government body is given the full rights to monitor, traders obviously cannot be relied upon for 'quality' control.

He said that the question of this moult regime or cruelty to animals does not arise as there are no established large-scale laying farms in Nagaland. As of now, Nagaland only has breeding and hatching farms, which do not practice any form of cruelty to animals.

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Russia's Okskaya extends hatchery operations fit with the new Reform

Russia's Okskaya extends hatchery operations fit with the new Reform

The new hatchery will be the latest expansion to the collaborative integration, with installation to include 20 new SmartSet setters, each with a capacity of 115,200 layer eggs and 24 new SmartHatch hatchers, Hatchery Automation Systems including chick take-off, sexing and vaccination carousels, automatic tipper, washing machines and a vacuum system.
An advanced climate control/HVAC system will ensure the finite control of temperature, climate and fresh air supply throughout the hatchery. Pas Reform’s international project team will deliver full engineering support for the project.

The new hatchery will deliver high quality, day old Lohmann and H&N layer chicks to farms in Russia and CIS countries. In addition the facility will supply Okskaya’s layer farms with a capacity of 1.5 million table eggs per day.

Okskaya PF was founded on 12,000 chicks in April 1972, growing to an output of one million eggs just fifteen months later. The hatchery and its associated operations have delivered strong, consistent growth ever since.

In 2006, under general director Sergey Ratnikov, a number of agricultural enterprises in the region were united under the Okskaya name, adding two poultry factories, one feed-plant, one PS farm and a grain producer to the growing manufacturing complex, which is now the largest egg producer in the region.

With the emphasis on producing high-quality eggs, Okskaya monitors everything from the growth of healthy chicks, to feed quality, accurate grading and packing and advanced logistics for timely delivery. Mr Ratnikov was impressed, he says, by the fine control offered by Pas Reform’s Smart™ hatchery technologies throughout the hatchery – and by the Dutch company’s dedicated project team and specialist contributions to the planning process. “Okskaya’s success over the past 30 years has been sustained because we take care in every detail. Pas Reform and it’s Smart™ technologies are a very good fit for our future plans.”

Pas Reform Russia has been engaged in the development of Okskaya’s new hatchery project from the beginning. Managing Director Wim Schaafsma says: “Okskaya is thoroughly progressive and extremely demanding in terms of quality. Pas Reform is delighted to have been chosen as the hatchery’s incubation partner – and we look forward to contributing to Okskaya’s continuing success.

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