USDA, FDA publish recommendations for sourcing personal protective equipment

On May 29, 2020, in FDA, USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released recommendations to address shortages of personal protective equipment in the food and agriculture industry during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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U.S.-U.K. trade talks scheduled to continue in June

On May 29, 2020, in International Trade

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.K. Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss and other staff are scheduled to continue virtual trade talks in the weeks of June 15 and June 22.

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Dietary Guidelines Committee draft report meeting now scheduled for June 17, 2020

On May 29, 2020, in Health

The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s draft report webcast meeting, originally scheduled for Monday, June 8, will now take place via webcast on Wednesday, June 17, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. EDT, according to a notice from the Committee. Registration will open soon.

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Poultry production, ready-to-cook, slips one percent in April 2020 compared with year ago, USDA reports

On May 29, 2020, in Production

Poultry certified wholesome during April 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.09 billion  pounds, down 1-percent from the amount certified in April 2019.

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USDA’s chickens and eggs report

On May 29, 2020, in Chicken and Eggs

Broiler-type chicks hatched during April 2020 totaled 774 million, down 6 percent from April 2019. Eggs in incubators totaled 661 million on May 1, 2020, down 6 percent from a year ago.

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USDA purchased chicken fillets and chicken strips for domestic food assistance programs

On May 29, 2020, in USDA Chicken Purchases

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), purchased chicken fillets and chicken strips as indicated below for distribution to the child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2020.

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Eggs set, chicks placed, broilers produced report

On May 29, 2020, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending May 30, 2020 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 150,029,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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