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NewsIndonesia sets broiler day-old chick price band at Rp6,500-7,000 under new Bapanas circular
The circular also sets layer chick, egg, broiler meat and feed corn prices, with violators facing fines, licence revocation and possible criminal penalties.
NewsIndonesia's Bulog tells West Java free-meal kitchens to buy eggs at Rp26,500/kg as layer farmers struggle
Bulog has distributed about 1,100 tonnes of subsidised feed corn in West Java, while layer farmers in Indramayu report egg output down about 15%.
NewsSouth Korea's egg prices climb back above KRW7,300 per tray as bird flu hits two layer farms
Prices for 30 large eggs are 7.1% above the October average, while waterfowl counts at key migratory sites have surged ahead of the peak risk season.
NewsVital Farms swings to Q3 loss and cuts 2026 revenue outlook to US$730 million as egg oversupply hits margins
The US pasture-raised egg producer's gross margin fell to 23.1% from 37.7% as surplus eggs were sold into lower-priced breaker and wholesale channels.
NewsVietnam's farm-gate egg prices slide to VND1,600 as exports stay negligible at US$1.4 million
Industry leaders say Vietnam's layer sector must shift from expanding flocks to productivity, processing and export markets as domestic oversupply weighs on prices.
NewsLower farm costs will not automatically cut Malaysia's egg prices, deputy minister says
Malaysia's deputy agriculture minister says retail egg prices reflect logistics, operating costs and supply and demand, not farm-gate production costs alone.
NewsUS egg producer Rose Acre Farms names Terry Anderson CEO as Tony Wesner steps back
Bryce McCory, a third-generation member of the founding Rust family, becomes chief operating officer at the Indiana-based layer company.
NewsIndonesia speeds up Rp30 billion egg purchases from layer farmers at a minimum Rp24,000/kg
State food firms Bulog and ID FOOD will prioritise micro and small farmers in Java, Lampung and South Sulawesi as egg prices in production centres stay low.
Thailand's farm-gate broiler price holds at THB42/kg as chick prices ease
Broiler chick prices slipped by THB1 a bird in late October while egg and layer chick prices held steady and soybean meal costs edged lower.
China's October egg prices fall 21.74% month on month to RMB3.96/jin
Laying hen numbers are forecast to edge up in November, with spot prices in main producing regions expected to trade between RMB3.90 and RMB4.30/jin.
Indonesia's layer farmers cull up to 35% of productive hens as farm-gate egg prices stay at Rp19,000-22,000/kg
Farmers are culling hens at about 80 weeks instead of 100 and cutting pullet purchases, while bran prices have roughly doubled amid drought.
NewsIndonesia plans egg powder plant with state firms to end imports as farm-gate egg prices lag consumer prices
Ministers say a crackdown on middlemen has started to bring consumer prices down, while farmers are offered government soybean meal below private-sector prices.
NewsSouth Korea moves to scrap cage height and aisle rules for layer farms as egg supply stays tight
Bird flu led to the culling of 13.7% of the laying flock last winter, and the government has spent 81.9 billion won importing 133 million fresh eggs.
NewsUS poultry industry supports 2.3 million jobs and US$799.5 billion in economic activity, study finds
Jobs rose 15% and economic activity 20% since the 2024 study, with the chicken sector alone supporting more than 1.55 million jobs.
NewsAir freight dwarfs purchase cost of South Korea's Brazilian egg imports as lawmakers question import reliance
Parliament's farm committee also pressed for limits on a 300 billion won fund to help layer farms meet stricter cage space rules from September 2027.
NewsIndonesia's subsidised feed corn allocation rises nearly eightfold to 391,900 tonnes in 2026
Bulog has delivered 215,400 tonnes to 11,646 poultry farmers in 29 provinces as the government tries to narrow the gap between farm-gate and retail egg prices.
NewsVietnam's Hoa Phat Agriculture earns VND948 billion in nine months as third-quarter pig sales rise 47%
Third-quarter revenue and profit fell year on year on lower pig and cattle sales, but the company has already reached 94% of its full-year profit target.
NewsJapan resumes imports of Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs after five-year restriction
Ukraine's ambassador to Japan said the decision, made on 16 October, opens new opportunities for Ukrainian producers, though volumes and timing are unclear.
NewsMalaysia's Teo Seng outlook improves as egg prices recover from oversupply, PublicInvest says
The research house raised FY26-FY28 forecasts by an average 29% and upgraded the egg producer to Neutral, citing farm exits, haze and hot weather.
NewsMexico's egg production rises 6.1% to 3.4 million tonnes in 2025 as consumer prices keep falling
Production value climbed 18.8% to MX$114.9 billion, SADER data show, while egg prices were down 22.45% year on year in late September 2026.
NewsSouth Korea defends Brazilian egg imports as minister puts cost at 1.6 billion won
Seoul says the trial imports were meant to diversify supply after bird flu outbreaks, rejecting claims that 80 billion won was wasted.
NewsIndonesia plans three egg and meat flour plants to absorb poultry surpluses
The plants, costing about Rp200 billion each, would turn surplus eggs and chicken into longer-shelf-life products and cut import reliance, the agriculture minister says.
NewsSouth Korea's Brazilian egg imports draw scrutiny as landed cost reaches 39,000 won a tray
Lawmakers question a 120 billion won import budget as Brazilian eggs cost three to four times US supply, while the government defends imports as a short-term fix.
NewsAustralia's ACCC sues Sunny Queen and 11 other egg suppliers over alleged cartel conduct
The competition regulator alleges coordination on production, culling and expansion since at least 2020, in the first case under Australia's concerted practice ban.
NewsUK issues do-not-eat warning after Salmonella found in eggs imported from Ukraine
The UK Food Standards Agency has ordered the withdrawal and recall of shell eggs from one Kyiv-based supplier after Salmonella Enteritidis was detected in sampling.
NewsMalaysian egg prices expected to rise further over next three to six months, says HLIB
Grade C egg prices have doubled from their low in April-May, as Perak farm closures, feed costs and El Nino heat stress tighten supply.
NewsIndonesia's chicken prices rise on free meals demand and feed costs, BPS says
Chicken meat added 0.05 percentage points to monthly inflation of 0.30%, as demand from the free meals programme and feed costs pushed prices up.
NewsEurovo to open three new plants under $135 million Italian expansion plan
Eurovo has committed $59.6 million (€53 million) in the first year of a $135 million (€120 million) three-year plan to expand Italian egg production.
NewsConstruction starts on Singapore's fourth egg farm in Lim Chu Kang
DoMo Farm, run by ISE Foods Holdings, is expected to produce about 380 million eggs a year once its first phase is completed, with full output projected above 500 million.
NewsBangladesh commerce minister warns against artificial egg price hikes as feed costs rise
Producers say higher maize and soybean prices have lifted production costs to about Tk11 per egg, as producer prices climbed from January to September.
NewsIndonesian minister says free meals programme could absorb 12% national egg surplus
Trade Minister Budi Santoso said the Free Nutritious Meals programme could help balance farm and livestock supply and demand by incorporating surplus eggs and chicken into meals.
NewsBrazil's egg exports rise 9.1% in August but eight-month volumes remain 38% down
Chile led destinations with 1,213 tonnes, Vietnam came second at 275 tonnes, and shipments to Japan fell 75.8%.
NewsAustralian free range egg farms change carton labels as H5N1 biosecurity keeps hens indoors
A 90-day regulatory grace period is expiring for some producers, with stickers and in-store signage now flagging that flocks have been temporarily housed.
NewsPhilippines' Western Visayas chicken output rises 12.5% in Q2 as egg and duck production fall
Dressing plant throughput rose 7.5% in the region, but farmgate prices for broilers, duck and both egg types all came in below year-earlier levels.
NewsUkraine's egg exports rise 18.2% to 90,900 tonnes in first seven months of 2026
Export value climbed 45.8% to US$153.2 million, with Spain, the UK and Poland the largest buyers and the EU taking three-quarters of shipments.
NewsSouth Korea's layer density rules take full effect in September 2027 with 39% of farms yet to convert
Minimum space per hen rises 50% to 0.075 square metres, cutting stockable numbers by around a third unless producers expand housing.
NewsUS egg producers expand Singapore listings as local farms supply under 35% of demand
Shipments resumed in July after more than 20 years, following agreement on certification and traceability terms with the Singapore Food Agency.
NewsMalaysia reviews egg prices as merchants cite poor feed quality and heat
Wholesale and retail prices have risen five times in three weeks, with merchants pointing to lower flock yields and rising farm costs.
NewsThailand asks pork, chicken and egg producers to hold prices steady ahead of Hungry Ghost Festival
Rising demand linked to a domestic stimulus programme has pushed up farmgate prices, prompting the Department of Internal Trade to seek supply-balancing cooperation from producer associations and majo
NewsPhilippines' egg prices expected to rise on disease outbreaks and strong demand, PEBA says
Multiple concurrent poultry disease outbreaks are cutting egg production and pushing farmgate prices well above earlier seasonal projections, the Philippine Egg Board Association says.
NewsIndia's ethanol demand for maize pushes up feed costs and egg prices
Rising use of maize for ethanol production has nearly doubled the grain's price over three years, squeezing poultry producers and pushing egg prices up 35-40% over the past year.
NewsIndonesia's egg and chicken price slump spurs push for processing industry
Surplus egg and chicken meat production has pushed farm-gate prices below the government's reference level, prompting economists and officials to call for stronger downstream processing to absorb the
NewsQL Resources posts RM100.76 million net profit in 1QFY27 on stronger fishmeal and feed trading
Higher fishmeal prices and volumes, alongside increased feed raw material trading, lifted revenue for the Malaysian agro-based group even as net profit stayed largely flat year-on-year.
NewsLay Hong posts RM10.7 million profit in 1QFY27 on higher food manufacturing revenue
Growth in further-processed poultry product sales offset weaker average selling prices for live chicken and softer retail patronage.
NewsJapan moves closer to resuming imports of Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs
A Japanese audit of Ukraine's food safety controls could pave the way for the first Ukrainian poultry shipments to Japan in roughly five years.
NewsPhilippines' Bolinao town imposes moratorium on new poultry farms
Bolinao, Pangasinan, has banned new poultry and egg-laying operations from 2027, citing fly infestations and threats to its tourism sector.
NewsThailand orders hens kept laying longer, cuts exports to ease egg shortage
The Department of Livestock Development is asking farmers to extend laying hen cycles to 83 weeks from 80 and exporters to cut shipments in September to stabilise domestic prices.
NewsIndonesia proposes additional 150,000 tonnes of subsidised corn for smallholder poultry farmers
Bapanas says the top-up to its feed-corn stabilisation programme aims to protect micro-scale farmers from rising feed costs and keep egg prices controlled.
NewsTeo Seng's net profit plunges 82.5% in 2Q26 as Malaysia's egg subsidy removal bites
The Malaysian poultry and egg producer's earnings fell sharply after subsidy removal, even as revenue rose on stronger poultry farming and animal health segment sales.
NewsVietnam pork prices hold near highs on breeding sow shortage as chicken, egg prices slump
A breeding sow shortfall and farm relocations in Vietnam's Dong Nai province are keeping pork prices elevated, while an oversupply of poultry and eggs pushes those prices to multi-year lows.
NewsUS egg recall raised to highest risk level as salmonella outbreak reaches 98 cases
The outbreak strain shows resistance to nalidixic acid and reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, with 26 hospitalisations reported across 17 states.
NewsLaos egg producer Soukchaleun Farm extends integration into parent stock, pullets and feed
The company runs about one million layers across two sites producing some 900,000 eggs a day, and plans to start selling 18-week-old pullets to farmers in 2027.
NewsCambodia livestock association calls for crackdown on smuggled pork, eggs and chicks as disease and price risks mount
CLRA president Srun Pov warned that unregulated imports are undermining farmgate prices, raising ASF and FMD transmission risks, and could trigger oversupply if chick imports continue unchecked.
NewsMalaysia's Huat Lai Group secures RM60 million financing to expand closed-house layer operations in Melaka
The Shariah-compliant facility from MBSB Bank will fund modern closed-house poultry houses and an egg grading facility in Kuala Linggi, Melaka, as part of a phased expansion programme.
NewsUS poultry firm recalls nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs over Salmonella Enteritidis contamination risk
No illnesses had been reported as of the announcement, and the producer has halted egg distribution from its Texas farms pending investigation.
NewsVietnam table egg prices rebound sharply after months-long slump
Supply tightened as smaller producers cut flocks or exited during the downturn, but farmers say margins remain thin even as prices recover.
NewsThailand's egg cooperatives raise farm-gate price for first time in over three months as EDS cuts supply
Elevated feed costs and Egg Drop Syndrome outbreaks have constrained production, while school reopening and government stimulus have strengthened demand.
NewsVietnam's egg prices edge up after herd reductions but farmers remain loss-making on high feed costs
Farm-gate egg prices in southern Vietnam have recovered VND300-400 per egg from June lows, but remain well below production costs as feed prices stay elevated.
NewsVietnam ships first ready-to-eat eggs to Japan after two years of product development
VFood's maiden shipment to one of the world's most demanding food safety markets opens a potential export channel for Vietnam's poultry egg sector, which is facing domestic oversupply.
NewsSouth Korea's egg prices top 5,000 won as heatwave fuels food inflation concerns
A first-ever monthly average above the 5,000 won threshold follows mass culling after last winter's avian influenza outbreak, with the government moving to import over 21 million eggs to stabilise supply.
NewsIndonesia signals subsidy readiness as weak rupiah raises import food price concerns
Soybeans are among the imported commodities under watch, with the rupiah trading at IDR17,532 against the US dollar.