meat

Traditional methods used to evaluate meat freshness include sensory evaluations, as well as chemical and microbiological measurements. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
06-01-2023 | Article

Modern approaches to evaluate poultry meat freshness

Meat quality measures the organoleptic and physiochemical properties of fresh or value-added meat. Photo: Michel Zoeter
24-08-2022 | Article

Where the fork hits the plate

Efficient production is key to further improve sustainable poultry production, however, consumer welfare demands are moving in the opposite direction. Photo: Bertil van Beek
08-06-2022 | Expert opinion

Can the poultry industry meet its future needs sustainably?

Meat consumption is positively associated with income. However, at a certain level (around US$40,000 GDP per capita), total meat consumption decreases with income. Photo: Koos Groenewold
26-05-2022 | Article

Approaching peak poultry and meat consumption

Operationally, there will be challenges for the poultry industry in 2022, as feed and other input costs are expected to remain high. With feed prices in particular continuing to be high and volatile. Photo: Lex Salverda
09-03-2022 | Article

Markets bullish but supply still set to be challenging

With domestic agricultural production under pressure, imports are necessary to supply Russian consumers. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
30-12-2021 | News

Russia maintains poultry import quotas as production shrinks

In its annual report, Avara Foods has been monitoring pododermatitis, hock mark and total mortality rates. Photo: Atelier 68
29-12-2021 | News

Avara weighs up Better Chicken Commitment standard

Keeping broilers longer at lower density could double production costs. Photo: Lex Salverda
21-12-2021 | News

Latvian Kekava voices concerns over new welfare standards

Venezuela has been in an economic recession since 2004 and has experienced hyperinflation since 2017. Photo: ANP
20-12-2021 | News

Poultry production down 72% in Venezuela

JBS is investing US$100 million in 2 large projects gered toward cultivated meat. Photo: ANP
08-12-2021 | News

JBS buys Spanish company to enter cultivated meat market