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Salmonella on Poultry a “Common Enemy” for Both U.S. and Denmark,” NCC President Brown Says

On April 18, 2014, in Food Safety

“The United States and Denmark are at war. Not against each other, but against a common enemy–Salmonella on poultry products,” National Chicken Council President Mike Brown said in an opinion piece published in Food Safety News this week, available here.

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Broiler Chicks Hatched in 2013 Totaled 9.06 Billion, 1.0 Percent Above 2012

On April 18, 2014, in Domestic Market

Broiler-type chicks hatched in the United States during January through December 2013 totaled 9,058,220,000, 1.0 percent over the 8,965,425,000 chicks hatched in 2012 and essentially unchanged from the 9,057,461,000 chicks hatched in 2011, according to “Hatchery Production 2013 Summary” issued this week from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

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Allen Harim Unveils New Website as Part of Rebranding Program

On April 18, 2014, in Industry Notes

Allen Harim, based in Seaford, Delaware with facilities in Delaware, Maryland, and North Carolina, announced this week that it  has relaunched its website  as part of its continuing rebranding program.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On April 18, 2014, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 19 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 146,794,000 broilers, a 4-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

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