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POULTRY

AVIAGEN GROUP COLLABORATION ENSURES

SECURITY OF SUPPLY FOR BREEDING CHICKS

TO BANGLADESH DURING COVID-19

Global poultry breeding company source of protein for today’s and future
Aviagen® and sister company Hub- generations.
bard®, along with their customers in “Aviagen is committed to helping the
Bangladesh, an airline, freight forward- poultry producers in Bangladesh put
ers, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock food on every table in their local com-
and export colleagues shipped a com- munities. That’s why we work hard to
bined order of Ross®, Indian River®, and find innovative solutions to secure their
Hubbard day-old chicks to Bangladesh, supply in the event of trade barriers
despite passenger flight route re- Challenging logistical feat imposed by crises such as the current
strictions imposed by the COVID-19 The successful receipt of 168,760 pandemic,” explained Jan Hendrickson,
pandemic. The next day, the healthy, healthy chicks to customer farms in CEO of Aviagen. “We couldn’t be more
well-cared-for chicks arrived safely Bangladesh required extraordinary lo- pleased with the positive outcome, and
at the farms of customers throughout gistical planning, organization and col- I’d like to thank all who planned, organ-
the country. The chicks will be multi- laboration among all parties involved: ized and collaborated to make this mega
plied to produce 110,393,893 kilograms the team of export specialists, Qatar shipment happen.”
(243,376,874 pounds) of meat for the Airways Cargo, JAS Worldwide freight “The collaboration between Avia-
Bangladeshi people. forwarding company, NNR global logist- gen Group, and all others involved was
ics company, the Bangladesh Ministry of phenomenal, demonstrating our shared
Fisheries and Livestock, U.S. Department commitment to providing our custom-
of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricul- ers in Bangladesh and around the world
ture Service (FSA), USDA Animal and with a reliable source of nutritious and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHID) sustainable protein,” remarked Hubbard
liaison, the three customers and others. Managing Director Olivier Rochard.
From the moment the chicks left their According to Rafael Monleon, Business
respective hatcheries in the United States Manager for Aviagen Asia Pacific, cus-
and Europe, until they arrived safely on tomer support was instrumental. “The
customer farms in Bangladesh, their successful delivery of this monumental
Solution to COVID-19 health and welfare were the top priority shipment was possible because of the
export challenges for the scores of people managing their cooperation of our valued customers.
care. They were kept well-hydrated, and I thank them for their relentless dedic-
The Aviagen Group is committed their temperature and airflow were con- ation to their own customers and ulti-
to ensure a safe and secure supply of trolled and monitored along every step
breeding stock to customers around the of the journey. All international animal
world. Because flight route reductions transportation guidelines were followed
imposed by the current COVID-19 pan- to ensure the health, safety, and comfort
demic prevented the companies from of the chicks, and as an added safeguard,
using usual export routes, the logistics an animal attendant stayed with the birds
teams needed to find a creative solution and cared for them throughout the flight
to assure food security for the people of from Doha.
Bangladesh. Thus, the group contacted Several characteristics contribute to
Qatar Airways Cargo and utilized their the historic nature of this shipment. First,
flight traveling from Doha, Qatar to Hong it represents the most grandparent and
Kong to make a stop in Bangladesh and parent stock chicks ever to be expor-
deliver the 168,760 day-old breeding ted internationally in a single shipment.
stock chicks – the largest single shipment And, it is the first time multiple brands
of day-old breeding stock chicks ever. of multi-generational chicks destined for mately to the people of Bangladesh.”
The strategy was for the chicks bound different poultry companies have shared Aviagen International Logistics/Ex-
for the poultry producers in Bangladesh an international flight. port Global Manager Sheila Barcsansky
to share one flight to Bangladesh. The added, “In addition to our customers, I’d
birds were shipped from three locations Security of supply for like to express my appreciation to every-
– Chicago in the United States, and Paris Bangladesh one who worked tirelessly to coordinate
and Amsterdam in Europe – all conver- this project – Qatar Airways Cargo, JAS,
ging in Doha, Qatar. From there they With a population of nearly 165 mil- NNR, the agricultural ministries and or-
boarded the diverted flight of a Qatar lion, Bangladesh is a country boasting ganizations, and our hatcheries, drivers
Airways Boeing 777 freighter to travel a growing economy. According to the and Export and Logistics teams. I’m ex-
to Bangladesh, where they were dis- World Economic Forum, the country’s tremely proud of the effort that was put
patched to the individual farms of Avia- Gross Domestic forth to make it all happen.”
gen customers Kazi Grandparents Ltd. Product growth rate is forecast to
(Indian River) and Nahar Agro Complex be 8% in 2020. Because chicken meat Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo
Ltd. (Ross), as well as Hubbard customer lacks any cultural issues, poultry cur- Guillaume Halleux said, “We are glad to
Aftab Hatchery Ltd. The chicks arrived rently enjoys a rising market share, and support our customer Aviagen to trans-
safely and on time on May 30. poses a promising solution to fulfill the port their largest shipment of day-old
chicks. We have expanded our opera-
nutritional needs of the citizens with tions during this crisis operating charters
a healthy, affordable and sustainable
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