LONDON - Aug 2/04 - SNS -- The United Kingdom's egg trade balance sheet revealed the country continues to import vastly more eggs than it exports, with imports during the first four months of the calendar year up 7.7% while exports were down 42.2%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 4/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity posted a strong year over year advance during the week ending July 31, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 6/04 - SNS -- The quantity of eggs used by food manufacturers in the United States increased in June, rising 12% to 170 million dozen shell eggs broken. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Young Chickens Slaughtered June 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Aug 9/04 - SNS -- Poultry slaughter activity was up in June, advancing 4% from year earlier levels to 3.42 billion pounds of poultry certified wholesome by the USDA. Updated totals for May 2004 show that 3.27 billion pounds were certified. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Young Turkeys Slaughtered June 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

OTTAWA - Aug 10/04 - SNS -- Egg production in Canada continued to lag year earlier levels in June, marking the eighth consecutive month in which egg output was down from year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 11/04 - SNS -- The USDA reported a general 3% increase over last year in broiler hatchery activity during the week ending August 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Domestic Egg Situation -- August 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Aug 13/04 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity declined in the United States as of August 1, with a steep drop in the number of eggs in incubators, according to the latest report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Turkey Hatchery Production Aug 1/04 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Aug 18/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity continued to post solid year over year gains during the week ending August 14, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 20/04 - SNS -- Total frozen poultry supplies on July 31, 2004 were 2% lower than the previous month and 3% lower than a year ago at 1,320 million pounds, according to the latest stocks in cold storage report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 23/04 - SNS -- Egg production in the United States posted a 2% year over year increase in July, according to the USDA, coming in at 7.54 billion. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Hatchery Production-- July 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Aug 23/04 - SNS -- The number of turkeys raised in the United States in July sank 4% to a preliminary estimate of 263 million birds, says the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Aug 25/04 - SNS -- Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will begin trials on an experimental vaccine intended to protect chickens from the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza (bird flu). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 25/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States posted a three to 4% increase over last year during the week ending August 21, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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