OUAGADOUGOU - Apr 4/06 - IRIN -- Burkina Faso has confirmed an outbreak of the killer H5N1 avian influenza virus, but international experts warn that the government is ill prepared to contain the crisis, posing a risk of further outbreak in the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 7/06 - SNS -- Canadian egg production totalled 45.8 million dozen in February, up 3.5% from February 2005, according to Statistics Canada . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 7/06 0 SNS -- The quantity of eggs used by food manufacturers in the United States in February rose 3% above year earlier levels to 159 million dozen, according to the USDA, but were 4% below the 166 million broken last month. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Poultry Meat Supply and Use - Apr 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Apr 13/06 - SNS -- The USDA says chicken hatchery activity showed a good increase in 2005, but turkey hatchery activity was down slightly, . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 13/06 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity increased in the United States during March, with more eggs set and poults placed during the month, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BISHKEK - Apr 19/06 - IRIN -- Consumers are staying away from poultry products in Kyrgyzstan following reported cases of bird flu in neighboring Kazakhstan and China, a move that is having a devastating impact on local farmers and vendors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/06 - SNS -- The USDA plans to buy up to U.S. $32.5 million worth of broiler leg quarters and products for distribution through the National School Lunch Program and other domestic food assistance programs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/06 - SNS == The USDA amended regulations governing the voluntary shell egg grading program by changing the requirements for shell eggs that may be packed into cartons with the USDA grade shield. The amended requirements will become effective June 19, 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- China can now export processed poultry products derived from U.S. origin birds to the United States under a final rule issued by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- Total frozen poultry supplies at the end of March were up marginally from the previous month, and 15% above last year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Hatchery Summary - Mar 2006 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/06 - SNS -- U.S. egg production totaled 7.84 billion during March 2006, up 1% from last year, reports the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KABUL - Apr 24/06 - IRIN -- The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in a fourth province of Afghanistan amid fears of further possible outbreaks of the virus among the country's destitute communities, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)confirmed on Monday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ABIDJAN - Apr 27/06 - IRIN -- Cote d'Ivoire has reported its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a poor residential district of the main city Abidjan, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 27/06 - SNS -- Placements of hatchery chicks onto farms were estimated at 56.3 million birds in March, down 3.7% from March 2005 but up from February, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 27/06 - SNS -- The total value of sales from the poultry industry declined in 2005, with increases in bird sales offset by declines for eggs, according to the USDA's annual report for the 2005 calendar year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - Apr 28/06 - SNS -- Poultry slaughter activity increased in the United States in March, rising 4% above year earlier levels to a ready-to-cook weight of 3.70 billion pounds, versus a revised total of 3.,21 billion in February. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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