From the Executive Director
 We are pleased with the responses to the first issue of our Newsletter. Initially, We plan to issue the Newsletter bi-monthly and we shall evaluate this at the end of the first year.
Our Table Egg Training School and Workshop took place in Barbados under the auspices of the Barbados Agricultural Society 1-3 July 2009. We had over ninety participants, many of whom came from the egg farming community. The event dealt with Poultry Housing, Feed Management, Poultry Health Monitoring and Egg Quality, Food Safety, Veterinary Practices, Table Egg Standards, Table Egg Production & Processing and Trade issues. Overseas participants came from Belize and Grenada.
The general view of the participants was that the event was successful. Our Board Meeting was held in Jamaica on 16 July 2009 under the
chairmanship of the President of the CPA, Mr. Peter De Freitas, CEO of
Chickmont Foods Ltd., Barbados. Read More
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News from Home - Belize
The Belize Poultry Association held elections earlier in 2009.The following officers were elected to serve the Association in fiscal 2009:
Chairman Mr. Jake Rempel
Vice Chairman Mr. Otto Friesen
Secretary Mr. Bernhard Bergen
Treasurer Mr. Ruben Thiesen
Manager Mr. Orlando Habet
Email: belizepoultry@yahoo.com
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News from Home - CPA/ALA Awards
The CPA has nominated Mr. Robert Levy and Mr. Vernon Weekes to be the recipients of awards from the Latin American Poultry Association for outstanding contributions to the Caribbean poultry industry. Read More
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News from Home - Trinidad & Tobago
The Poultry Association of Trinidad & Tobago (PATT) have expressed concern at the fact that local production has shown its first decline in over 25 years because of the spike in imports in 2008 of frozen leg quarters. This was due to a change in the import regime which removed the Common External Tariff (CET) and the surcharges from Back & Neck, Wings & Other. Imports in 2008 showed a dramatic increase in the imports of Other. PATT has met with the Ministers of Trade and Finance and have made presentations to both Ministers and their teams of advisors illustrating the vital importance of the poultry industry to the economy and nutrition of the nation.
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What's News
Australia: In this land of beef, 54% of consumers believe that chicken is the best meat value. Aussies eat chicken 2.3 times per weekBahrain: The Government of Bahrain is encouraging the expansion of the poultry industry by nearly 25% to ensure greater food security for Bahrainis.Climate Change: A recent OIE Study says that climate change is a reality we cannot ignore and could lead to the emergence of novel animal diseases that may be transmissible to man. OIE calls for new action at the level of research, capacity building and communications. In a survey of OIE members, 58% identified at least one emerging animal disease within their borders linked directly to climate change. Food Legislation: The Obama Administration has passed in the House of Representatives the Food Safety & Enhancement Act (H.R. 2749). This gives the FDA the power to institute recalls, set science-based standards and requires manufacturers to show how these are met, mandates more frequent FDA inspections of once per annum for high risk facilities and once per three years for others and sets a fee of USD500 per inspection. This Bill now goes to the Senate in the fall. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2749/show Export Incentive: The Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) has been introduced in the USA to support milk export producers. This is similar to an EU scheme for refunds on dairy exports and partly subsidized production.Read More
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