Karachi: The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in at least five commercial poultry farms in the country, agriculture authorities said yesterday. Five poultry farms found to have deadly bird flu. He said quarantine and vaccination measures were also being used in and around the affected farms. We have culled all the birds at these farms and disinfected the area," Afzal said. By Imtiaz Shah, Correspondent. Mohammad Afzal, livestock commissioner at the Ministry of Food and...

Over the past four to five months, the prices of chicken and other poultry products have significantly gone up in the international market for various reasons. However, there is no increase in the prices of frozen chicken so far, though the dealers do not rule out the possibility of a price rise in the coming weeks, if the ban stays. He said, even a small fluctuation in the international market should have its impact on the local market. The bird flu scare last year had badly hit the sales...

DOHA, 9 April 2007 A ban on Saudi chicken and poultry products has affected the Qatari market with prices of fresh chicken in both the wholesale and retail markets going up. Over the past four to five months, the price of chicken and other poultry products have significantly gone up in the international market for various reasons. However, there is no increase in the prices of frozen chicken so far, though sellers do not rule out the possibility of a price rise in the coming weeks if the...

But restaurateurs, scientists and poultry industry sources said that while poultry prices had risen, demand was being met with increased imports of frozen chicken from countries such as Brazil, India and France. Poultry firms in Kuwait were reluctant to talk about bird flu, with one source saying they did not want to disclose damages until compensation talks with the government were over. I am not afraid of bird flu," said Kuwaiti engineer Badr, who was eating shawarma, a popular sandwich...

Article online since April 10th 2007, 12:47 Be the first to comment this article Eating food grown close to home At the end of the piece I wrote a couple of weeks ago about keeping our businesses healthy by shopping locally, I said I would look at some of the things people are doing in order to eat well by eating locally-produced food. Article online since April 10th 2007, 12:47 Be the first to comment this article Eating food grown close to home At the end of the piece I wrote a couple of...

We all drive more eco friendly cars and the world is a better place, right? We all know the E85 cars get slightly fewer miles per gallons than their 100% fossil fuel counterparts do, but the fuel cost less and you can chalk it up to a wash in savings, so no real argument there. We all drive more eco friendly cars and the world is a better place, right? We all know the E85 cars get slightly fewer miles per gallons than their 100% fossil fuel counterparts do, but the fuel cost less and you...

An investigation of those who had contacted her at her home and the hospital where she was treated has turned up negative results thus far, English newspaper the Cambodian Daily quoted Micheal O' Leary, the World Health Organization's (WHO) country representative as saying. An investigation of those who had contacted her at her home and the hospital where she was treated has turned up negative results thus far, English newspaper the Cambodian Daily quoted Micheal O' Leary, the World Health...

Saudi poultry firms eye more lucrative markets. More than 100 leading international agribusiness-related producers and suppliers will be on show at AGRA Middle East, including more than 30 companies from within the poultry and livestock sector. Representing Saudi Arabia, are industry heavyweights Radwa Food Product Company, one of the largest poultry farms and poultry products processing and manufacturing companies in the region, and the Saudi Agricultural Development Company, (Sadco),...

The production of food, like many other aspects of our lives, has been subjected to economic forces which demand greater output and efficiency. Fossil-fuel energy use is subsidized because the costs of negative externalities such as global warming and pollution are paid by the entire population. Conveyors propel GMO grain, grown with herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers, past the chickens, which they promptly eat because of their propensity to peck at moving things. Thus, wheat...