Poultry International - October 2012 - 9
9 Production Conference. Kanter made reference to recent press coverage of Canadian research suggesting that eating egg yolks was as bad as smoking in speeding up coronary heart disease and noted that, while there was contact between the Egg Nutrition Center and egg industry bodies in the UK and Canada, beyond this there was no coordinated response to the findings that could have been extremely damaging to the egg industry. An international body would not only be able to offer credible information, but could provide input and information to help when crises occur, identify industry experts and help to prevent repetition of effort. Bangladesh poultry farmers receiving waivers on bank loans Bangladesh poultry farmers will receive interest waivers on their bank loans as part of the government's plan to revitalize the industry in the wake of ongoing avian influenza challenges, according to reports. The waiver is part of an extension from the ministry of fisheries and livestock. "The foreign businessmen in Bangladesh's poultry industry are taking loan at 4-5 percent interest, while our businessmen pay 15-16 percent interest," said the ministry. "So, the foreigners are expanding business very fast and sending a significant amount of money abroad." The high domestic interest rates have caused price hikes in chicken and eggs. Sector leaders said nearly 47 percent of local poultry farms have closed in the last one-anda-half years due to spread of avian influenza. In that time, the number of poultry farms has dropped from 114,763 to 60,824. "After incurring massive losses during the last one-and-a-half years, none has the capacity to inject fresh money," said Convener of the Bangladesh Poultry Industry Coordination Committee Moshiur Rahman. "So, we immediately need rescheduling of our bank loans so that we can arrange new loans from banks." sales tax on chicken and eggs, allow cheaper Asian laborers to work in the industry, subsidize fodder, monitor retailers, and reverse a decision to allow the import of eggs and frozen chicken, according to reports. Currently, one kilogram of chicken costs JD1.4 (US$1.97), but breeders are selling it to retailers for JD1.2 (US$1.69) or JD1.1 (US$1.55) due to the market being flooded with imported frozen chicken, which is sold to consumers for about JD1.2 or JD1.3 (US$1.83), said breeders. "We cannot sell our chicken and eggs like before, after the government opened the door for imports," said poultry breeder Kamal Qaraan. "This is endangering our business." The decision to allow egg imports was made after local production fell and consumer prices rose due to inadequate supply, according to Nimer Haddadin. Jordan poultry breeders call for government assistance Jordan's poultry breeders have called for the government's assistance, asking that it lift the Stalosan® F We made disinfection easy Because drying is not enough Introducing the NEW APL * Labor-saving automatic process: bagging, hocking, air evacuating, labeling, clipping and tight packaging APL * Uses stretch bags * For whole-bird chicken (800 grams & over) * 18 to 20 birds per minute * Tight closure with plastic or aluminum clips innovative * reliable * leading Poly-clip System Corp. 1000 Tower Road * Mundelein, IL 60060 USA Tel: +1 847-949 2800 * Fax: +1 847-949 2815 * www.polyclip.com * contact@polyclip-usa.com October 2012 | www.WATTAgNet.com
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