USDA Lowers Corn Production Forecast Reducing Both Harvested Acreage and Expected Yield

On August 12, 2011, in Feed Grain Market

USDA lowered corn production to 12.914 billion bushels for this year’s crop, down 556 million bushels or 4.1 percent from the July prediction of 13.470 billion bushels, according to the latest “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” (WASDE) report published this week.  

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Commercial Poultry Is Largely Exempt from Proposed USDA Tracking System

On August 12, 2011, in Regulatory

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing a mandatory identification and tracking system for livestock and poultry being moved across state lines, but the poultry industry is largely exempted because the existing system for poultry is more comprehensive than in the cattle industry, the government said.

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“Supercommittee” Set To Look for Spending Cuts, Tax Increases in Debt Deal

On August 12, 2011, in Government News

A “supercommittee” of 12 members of Congress has been appointed by Congressional leaders to hash out the details of the deficit reduction deal agreed to by Congress and President Obama in raising the limit on the national debt. 

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Feds Announce Fuel Efficiency Standards for Big Rigs

On August 12, 2011, in Regulatory

Tractor-trailers will have to achieve a 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by model year 2018, the Obama Administration announced this week. 

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REVISED Chicken Exports in June 2011 Decrease 0.7 Percent in Value

On August 12, 2011, in International Trade

Revised August 19, 2011.   For a further explanation, see the note at the bottom of the broiler parts story.

Chicken exports in June this year were 270,185 metric tons valued at $321.10 million compared with 306,437 tons valued at $323.48 million in June 2010, an 11.8-percent decrease in quantity and a 0.7-percent decrease in value.

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USDA Sees Broiler Production in 2011 Unchanged from July’s Projections, Lower Prices in Both 2011 and 2012

On August 12, 2011, in Domestic Market

USDA keeps 2011 broiler production unchanged from last month’s projections at 37.391 billion pounds, according to the “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” (WASDE) report published this week. 

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On-Line Registration Now Open for NCC’s October 4-5 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

On August 12, 2011, in NCC Programs

On-line registration is now open for the National Chicken Council’s 57th Annual Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. October 4-5. 

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Perdue Holds Open House to Show Off Solar Power Project at Delaware Feed Mill

On August 12, 2011, in Industry Notes

Perdue Farms held an open house on Monday to show off its new solar power project to help power its feed mill in Bridgeville, Delaware.

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Advocate Named to National Microbiological Committee

On August 12, 2011, in Government News

A staff member with the advocacy group STOP Foodborne Illness (formerly Safe Tables Our Priority) has been named to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

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Number of Independent Restaurants Declines, NPD Census Finds, But Dollars Spent Increases

On August 12, 2011, in Consumer Attitudes, Restaurant News

The number of restaurants has declined in the past year with independents being hit the hardest, an NPD census released this week found; but restaurant visits held stable, while dollars spent increased.

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