WASHINGTON - May 5/.04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States continued to advance above year earlier levels during the week ending May 1, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 6/04 - SNS -- Food manufacturers in the United States sharply increased the quantity of eggs they used in March, with the result disappearance soared 13% to 160 million dozen. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 7/04 - SNS -- Canadian egg production remained below year earlier levels during March, according to preliminary production data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 10/04 - SNS -- Poultry slaughter activity jumped 10% above year earlier levels in March, with 3.43 billion pounds certified wholesome. Updated totals for February 2004 show that 2.91 billion pounds were certified. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA -- U.S. Egg Supply and Use Dated May 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA -- U.S. Poultry Meat Supply and Use Dated May 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - May 12/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity posted a solid increase over last year during the week ending May 8, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 13/04 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity registered a large decline from year earlier levels during March, led lower by the number of eggs in incubators, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 14/04 - SNS -- Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have confirmed that diseased geese on a farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley were not infected with either H5 or H7 avian influenza. There is strong evidence indicating the geese were exposed to the H6 avian influenza virus. The H6 virus is not associated with serious animal or human illness. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 19/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity inched ahead of year earlier activity in the United States during the week ending May 15, judging from the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 21/04 - SNS -- Egg production in the United States rose 2% above last year during April, with the USDA pegging out put at 7.34 billion. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 26/04 - SNS -- There was little change in Canadian poultry meat output in 2003, according to the latest annual production summary from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 26/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity managed a modest increase during the week ending May 22 in the United States, judging from the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 28/04 - SNS -- Placements of hatchery chicks on farms in Canada declined from both year earlier and month earlier levels in April, according to the latest data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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