Russian Ministry of Agriculture requests prompt info about salmonella eggs
Rosselkhoznadzor (Russian Ministry of Agriculture sub agency) expressed concerns about the detection of salmonellosis agent in a large consignment of chicken eggs that was offered for sale in the USA.
   

Update: Salmonella outbreak forces second recall of shell eggs
Following the recall by Wright County Egg of shelled eggs due to potential contamination with Salmonella, a second company, Hillandale Farms, is calling more than 170 million shelled eggs. The two cases are believed to be related.
   

Poultry meat export to go up 5 times by 2015 in Belarus
Poultry production in the Repubic of Belarus will double by 2015, Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusyi said in a session of the Council of Ministers’ Presidium. "In 2015 the country plans to produce 548,000 tonnes of poultry meat live weight or double the 2009 level", the minister said.
    

Turkish Establishments Approved to Export to EU
Seven Turkish companies have been listed as approved to export processed poultry products to the EU from 29 March 2009.      

Overall EU Meat Consumption to Recover by 2015 after Short-term Fall; Outlook Brightest for Poultry – Report
March 18 – The current financial crisis will trigger a decline in EU meat consumption until the end of 2009, with falling demand set to put downward pressure on producer prices, said a report published by the European Commission.
    

Rising Exports Boost Turkey's Poultry Industry
Rising exports are bringing hope to the ailing Turkish poultry sector, which has been hard hit by falling domestic demand.
    

Turkish Agriculture Benefits from Saudi Investment
Saudi Arabia's Plant Food World, has announced it will invest $3 billion in the Turkish agriculture sector, including poultry production.        

Turkey Doubles Poultry Exports
Poultry exports more than doubled in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year.
    

2nd Mediterranean Poultry Summit 2009
The Turkish branch of WPSA will host the 2nd Mediterranean Poultry Summit on 4-7 October 2009 in Antalya.
    

Ramadan Boosts Poultry Demand - TURKEY - Poultry demand received a boost during Ramadan
Poultry producers have long awaited a moment like this, reports Hurriyet. With the arrival of the Ramadan holiday during summertime, the demand for poultry rose by nearly 40 per cent.