The Agriculture and Food Board (Põllumajandus- ja Toiduamet) has imposed a nationwide ban on poultry farms keeping their stock outdoors, starting Monday. The move follows an outbreak of avian flu at a poultry farm in Lääne-Viru County.
The ruling means poultry can only be kept outside if the board grants an exemption, which it may do if the livestock s health is jeopardized if they are kept inside; extra precautions to avoid any contact with wild birds must be installed in that case.
Hele-Mai Sammel, the Agriculture and Food Board s deputy director general, told BNS that: Since avian flu has been spreading across Europe and also reached Estonia, we hope to contain the spread of the virus further with the help of this measure.
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Sanderson Farms, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter of Fiscal 2021
February 25, 2021 GMT
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were $909.3 million compared with $823.1 million for the same period a year ago. The Company reported net income of $9.5 million, or $0.42 per share, for the quarter compared with a net loss of $38.6 million, or $1.76 per share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
“Our results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 reflect continuing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and higher feed grain prices, but we ended the quarter on a strong note amidst encouraging end-market trends and remain optimistic about the future,” said Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Sanderson Farms, Inc. “While market prices for boneless
Minister of Rural Affairs Urmas Kruuse (Reform) said that while a case of avian flu found at a Lääne-Viru County farm Friday is cause for concern, the situation is already under control, and the outbreak is on the way to being eradicated.
The Agriculture and Food Board (Põllumajandus- ja Toiduamet) is on site at the Telo Talu farm, with infected birds to be destroyed.
Kruuse said: It is vital that the virus does not spread, so in addition to eradicating the outbreak, surrounding poultry farmers will also be mapped, to inform them of the case and of the restrictions on keeping birds.