Press Releases
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Aviagen Group Restructures Global Welfare, Sustainability and Compliance Team
In an ongoing endeavor to strengthen its success in “Breeding for Welfare and Sustainability,” Aviagen Group is pleased to announce that Tim Burnside has been appointed as Global Vice President of Welfare, Sustainability and Compliance. Anne-Marie Neeteson will support Tim a... Read more
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Aviagen Teams Up with PAACO to Enrich Welfare Auditor Training
Aviagen is currently collaborating with the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) on a project to help strengthen animal welfare and auditing. Read more
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Aviagen North America Awards 21 High School Scholarships in 2022
Aviagen is committed to social sustainability, investing in opportunities to educate and encourage the younger generation and support local communities. Read more
Videos
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Putting sustainability into practice - an interactive presentation - coming soon….
This teaser video promotes the Aviagen interactive presentation 'Committed to Breeding Sustainability' which will be available soon. Read more
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Elkmont Veterinary Services Expansion Grand Opening and Virtual Tour, November 5, 2020
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For a World Without Hunger by International Poultry Council
Broiler Economics
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Broiler Economics: Grain Prices May Have Peaked, June 2022
In crop year 2019-2020, the average farm price of corn in the US was $3.50 per bushel ($140 per ton). The subsequent bull market brought that price up to $8.00 per bushel recently ($320 per ton). Have prices peaked? Although picking the top of a market is notoriously difficu... Read more
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Broiler Economics: War in a Bread Basket, April 2022
Ukraine and adjacent parts of Russia are a vital world bread basket. Ukraine alone is responsible for 12% of world corn exports, 10% of world wheat exports and 57% of world sunflower exports. Russia exports 19% of wheat in world trade. All the grain exports that go through t... Read more
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Broiler Economics: The Importance of South America, Feb. 2022
At the beginning of this century, South America (primarily Argentina and Brazil) produced approximately the same amount of soybeans as did the US. Soon, production in South America will be double that of the US. This enormous shift, in just a couple of decades, has good and ... Read more