USDA’s August 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report Available

On August 15, 2014, in Agricultural News

U.S. Department of Agriculture on August 12 published its latest “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report.  To read the USDA report, click here.

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Tyson Foods Extends Tender Offer for Hillshire to Respond to DOJ Antitrust Requests

On August 15, 2014, in Mergers and Acquisition News

Tyson Foods has extended its tender offer for Hillshire Brands as the U.S. Department of Justice seeks more details on the pair’s $8.5 billion merger plan.

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Helgeson, CEO of GNP Company, Announces November Retirement; Jurek to Become President

On August 15, 2014, in Industry Notes

GNP Company™ announced this week that Chief Executive Officer Michael Helgeson, a third-generation leader, will retire effective November 3, 2014. 

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Registration Open for NCC’s October Annual Conference

On August 15, 2014, in NCC Programs

Online registration is now open for the National Chicken Council’s 60th Annual Conference  scheduled Wednesday, October 29 through Thursday, October 30 at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.

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Americans Say Immigration is Second Biggest Problem Facing the Nation; Poll Finds

On August 15, 2014, in Immigration

When asked what the biggest problem facing the country is, Americans point to “the government” more often than anything else. “The economy” is third most cited problem.

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Giant Fry Pans Used at Delmarva Chicken Festival Find New Roles to Promote Chicken

On August 15, 2014, in Industry Notes

Though Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. (DPI) has ended its sponsorship of the Delmarva Chicken Festival, the giant fry pans that cooked chicken from 1950 to 2014 soon will have new roles in promoting the chicken industry.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On August 15, 2014, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 16 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 157,743,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

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