Both chambers of Congress this week passed a bill to raise the U.S. debt limit until 2025, a major step toward averting a default on the U.S. debt and sending the legislation to President Biden for his signature.

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Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), a member of the Congressional Chicken Caucus, this week joined Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and 41 colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to engage with their Chinese counterparts to restore market access for poultry products to the Chinese market following U.S. outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

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Meet NCC’s summer intern

On June 1, 2023, in NCC News, by Tom

NCC this week began work with its new summer intern.

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Online registration is now open for the National Chicken Council’s 2023 Summer Board of Directors Meeting, to be held June 15-17 in South Carolina.

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NCC’s Chicken Check In is a digital hub that invites consumers and customers to check in on how chickens are raised and the way they are processed. With FAQs, videos, virtual reality tours, infographics, a blog and more, Chicken Check In is a one-stop shop for broiler production. Live production, processing, sustainability, nutrition, health and welfare are all topics that are covered. Sign up to receive updates here.

 

 

 

 

Lallemand Animal Nutrition, based in Milwaukee, WI, has joined the National Chicken Council as an allied member company. Dr. Elizabeth Krushinskie, Senior Technical Advisor, will serve as the official representative to NCC.

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International Poultry Welfare Alliance (IPWA) and US-Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) this week announced the results of its recent board of director elections.

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USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) purchased chicken fillets and chicken strips as indicated below for distribution to child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for Fiscal Year 2023.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending June 3, 2023 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 155,805,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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