The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved by a unanimous vote the fiscal year 2019 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), among other agencies. The bill now heads to the full Senate for consideration.
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Associates at Perdue’s harvest operation in Perry, Georgia, achieved a safety milestone recently after working three million consecutive production hours without experiencing an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable lost-time case. Courting toward the milestone began September 4, 2018.
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The 2019 broiler production forecast is revised up on expectations of more, heavierweight bird slaughter. The benchmark broiler price is raised on recent prices. The 2019 export and import forecasts are adjusted higher, reflecting recent trade data. Egg prices are increased on recent price movements and expectations for increasing supply-demand equilibrium in the market. The table egg production forecast is revised up based on higher lay rates. Trade forecasts remain unchanged for 2019.
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