The Jamaica Broilers Group has invested more than $300 million to construct a new processing plant at Spring Village, St Catherine, to relocate its Further Processing Facility from Content, Bog Walk, in the parish.

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Jamaica Portfolio Minister Roger Clarke identified some of the imported items, that "take a big chunk out of our import bill”, as wheat flour, corn, animal feed, rice and some fish products.

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75 farmers recently received training in sustainable pig management and production, under a partnership of the United Way of Jamaica and the Jamaica Agricultural Society's (JAS) Pig Farming and Revolving Scheme.

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According to Jamaica Observer, the high price of feed, the high mortality rate among pre-weaners, and the inadequate conversion of pork into differentiated products have been highlighted as some of the major challenges in the agricultural subsector.

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According to Jamaica Observer, the high price of feed, the high mortality rate among pre-weaners, and the inadequate conversion of pork into differentiated products have been highlighted as some of the major challenges in the agricultural subsector.

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To improve Jamaica’s food security, and in particular that of the pig/pork industry got a significant boost with the Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association (JPFA) concentrating efforts on strengthening its capacity for food safety compliance and farm management.

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Jamaican pig farmers will get assistance from the FAO in helping them to realise greater efficiencies, through the conversion of pig manure into bio-energy, the Jamaica Gleaner reports.

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has completed work on a draft Swine Sector Review for Jamaica's pig industry.

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Jamaica’s pig farmers are struggling to find markets for their meat, with spiralling costs and a glut of pork on the market, local news reports.

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This is in response to demand for genetic stock from Jamaica's four indigenous cattle breeds – the Red and Black Polls, Brahman, and Hope – by several countries, seeking to enhance the quality of their stocks.

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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Roger Clarke, has called the government’s new tax package targeting imported food items a benefit to the Jamaican farmer and the local agricultural sector.

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The organisation representing the country's pig farmers is optimistic that the recently revised tax measures will boost the sector, which two weeks ago had complained bitterly about the Government's imposition of a 16.5 per cent General Consumption Tax (GCT) on animal feeds.

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The US$2.3 million state-of-the-art Sweet River Abattoir project in Westmoreland could be dead before it gets off the ground as a result of the 16.5 per cent general consumption tax (GCT) added to animal feed and pork, say the island's pig farmers.

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Although chicken remains exempted from General Consumption Tax (GCT) under the Government's new tax measures, the price of the popular protein will be increased because of the hike in the tax on electricity announced by Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips last week.

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Although chicken remains exempted from General Consumption Tax (GCT) under the Government's new tax measures, the price of the popular protein will be increased because of the hike in the tax on electricity announced by Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips last week.

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Speaking with Sunday Finance Jamaica Broilers' Vice President of Finance and Energy Ian Parsard said: "We have purchased 1,700 acres of land in Spring Garden, St Catherine which adjoins our chicken processing plant. The purchase price came in at around US$2.5 million ($216 million). Of the 1,700 acres about 1,000 acres are arable lands so there is a lot of potential there. There is a residential community in close proximity to our plant and this purchase creates a buffer around it which is mutually beneficial to the residents and to our operations."

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The Jamaica Broilers Group has registered a nine per cent reduction in net profit for the quarter ended October 2011, despite increased revenues, but on the back of challenges with higher raw material costs, as well as competition from imports, resulting in a glut in the local market.

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A range of VIP Meats products were on display at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel during the recent opening ceremony of the project for diversification of the Caribbean livestock sector through the production of small ruminants. - Photos by Christopher Serju

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Jamaicans can expect to pay record sums for their Christmas birds this year, the country's two top poultry producers warn.

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The Jamaican pig industry is set to benefit from a US$93,000 ($8.4 million) value chain analysis of the industry, which will be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).

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Sing Chin, managing director of the Progressive Grocers of Jamaica consortium, said stores in the chain of 28 that earned the lowest margins were hit by two factors: high electricity bills and meat spoilage.

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Sing Chin, managing director of the Progressive Grocers of Jamaica consortium, said stores in the chain of 28 that earned the lowest margins were hit by two factors: high electricity bills and meat spoilage.

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Agriculture Minister Robert Montague says he will be looking at expanding the local pig industry as part of his plans to develop the agricultural sector.

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Large agro-producer Caribbean Broilers Group (CBG) has invested over $400 million to get more Jamaicans eating pork despite anti-pork preferences of many Jamaican consumers.

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JBG reported third quarter profits of $362 million, 11 per cent over the $327 million reported in the corresponding quarter of 2010, according to Jamaica Observer.

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“We anticipate increases over the next two months of a low of five per cent to a high of 10 per cent,” said Ian Parsard, vice-president of finance and energy at Jamaica Broilers, the main suppliers of chicken meat.

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The Japanese government, having missed out on a wave of multilateral trade pacts, is stepping up efforts to clinch deals with its major trading partners.

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Dr Tufton told members of the Jamaica Pig farmers Association at their eighth annual conference at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville last Thursday that they are being included under the year-old Financial Access for Responsible Members (FARM) programme which allows low-interest loans with soft collateral requirements.

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Food company and fuel alcohol producer the Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) said revenues from its ethanol operations in Q1 fiscal 2010/11 (May/Apr) were $245.2 mln, down sharply from $1.426 bln one year earlier.

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Revenues from ethanol production declined by $1.2 billion or 83 per cent over the corresponding quarters of August 2009 to July 2010 following a reduction in tolling activities of the processors.

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Farm interests are calling for significant investments to jump-start stagnant subsectors, improved protection from cheap agricultural imports and stronger penalties for crop and animal theft. They are also calling for significant investments in agricultural research to control diseases that could wipe out the success of some industries.

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According to Jamaica Observer, president of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Christopher Levy made the announcement at the Denbigh Agricultural show launch at the Ace Super Centre Farm Store at White Marl in St Catherine this morning.

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Farming in Guy's Hill, St Catherine, is not as profitable as it used to be. Seventy-year-old Raphael Minott who has been riding the forks for more than 40 years said he had earned all he owned from the trade.

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Animal feed distributor, the Jamaica Livestock Association (JLA), recorded a $48.5 mln loss for its first-quarter ending February 2010, which was 15.6% worse than the same period in 2009, but the loss hides the company's balance sheet improvement, reports state.

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The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) has been launched in the Caribbean. The agency will facilitate the harmonisation of the relevant laws and administrative practices required by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas under the Agriculture Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and provide assistance to member states. Agriculture is one of CARICOM priorities as a way to reduce poverty, create jobs and counteract the current global crisis, reports state.

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This island nation boasts miles of pristine beaches, reggae music and the Western hemisphere's largest butterfly. Now, it's promoting a new asset to tourists: its Jews. From the tourism minister on down, Jamaican officialdom has embraced a plan to market the nation's Jewish history as a way of wooing a new segment of travelers.

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Twenty-five-year-old Kirk Walters had every intention of getting his hands dirty — with grease, not dirt. But two months ago, after facing repeated rejection on the formal job market, the trained mechanical engineer who lives in Gordon Town turned to the soil as a means of survival

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Financial analyst Karen Fitz-Ritson is urging Government to place priority on ethanol production as one pillar that could boost the productive sector and earn foreign exchange as traditional sources dry up

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The promised rollback in the price of chicken parts by the leading poultry producers will cut into revenues, the country's top company told Jamaica Gleaner, adding that the shortfall will have to be covered by cutting expenses

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Some 200 small scale farmers in the parishes of St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas are slated to benefit from a $13 million (US$150,000) project to increase their productivity and commercial viability.

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Jamaica's fish farmers have lost market share over the past 18 months with locally produced frozen tilapia fillets being replaced by imported product, mainly from China, which, after minimal duties, is around half the price of the comparable domestic product. While importers argue that the market is divided into two distinct segments, one for inexpensive imported

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On 27 July, Jamaica Broilers Group Limited (JBG) signed off on an agreement with the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) for a US$7 million loan to fund its operations and replace expensive bank debt. Poultry, meat, animal

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Jamaica's fish farmers have lost market share over the past 18 months with locally produced frozen tilapia fillets being replaced by imported product, mainly from China, which, after minimal duties, is around half the price of the comparable domestic product. While importers argue that the market is divided into two distinct segments, one for inexpensive imported frozen fillets, the other for locally produced fresh fillets which can be sold at a premium, Jamaican farmers have

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In a Sectoral presentation, the Minister in charge Dr. Christopher Tufton said that the Jamaican government would be pushing ahead with its plans to increase restrictions in the fishing industry. According to RadioJamaica

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Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) made $828 million in net profit for the fiscal year 2009 which ended 2 May, or an increase of 11.8 per cent year over year, while its ethanol division earned roughly the equivalent of one quarter of its initial US$20-million investment. Despite higher profits and a 20 per cent jump in revenues to $24 billion, the group showed mixed results. The poultry division earned 8.5 per cent less at $867.3 million than the same period last

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Meat and poultry are valuable - and for many people, favourite - sources of protein and other important nutrients, however, they also can be high in fat - adding unhealthy saturated fat and cholesterol to your diet. The problem is that higher-fat meat and poultry also tend to be tastier. Mayo Clinic dietitians offer a few simple tricks and tips to have meat taste good and be a healthy choice. Look for key words

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Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth North East, Kern Spencer said a major chicken-rearing project – which is expected to generate income for hundreds of people in his constituency — would be implemented as soon as the first allocation of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was released later this month.

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Armed with a study showing that more than half of the 1,100 abattoirs set up across the island are operating illegally, Agriculture Minister Christopher Tufton wants to establish centralised slaughter houses to safeguard against praedial larceny and unhealthy practices.

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