The U.S. chicken industry provides 1,613,881 jobs, $91.3 billion in wages, $433.2 billion in economic activity and $31.5 billion in government revenue, according to a new economic impact study released this week by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), National Chicken Council (NCC), National Turkey Federation (NTF) and United Egg Producers (UEP).
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NCC on Tuesday joined a broad group of food and agriculture organizations in a letter to Congressional leadership expressing support for two bills that would provide liability protection to essential businesses that have operated under federal standards and guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Tuesday voted 13-1 to approve the recommendation that the first available COVID-19 vaccines should be distributed to essential healthcare personnel and older adults, specifically those residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
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Broiler-type chicks hatched during October 2020 totaled 805 million, a decrease of 1-percent from October 2019. Eggs in incubators totaled 660 million on November 1, 2020, down 3-percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 8.07 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during October 2020, up 7-percent from October 2019, based on USDA latest Chickens and Eggs report.
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