Registration Open for USDA Annual Meeting for Contractors and Suppliers in Commodity Purchase Programs

On August 29, 2014, in Government News

The Agricultural Marketing Service has posted a draft agenda for its fall 2014 Annual Industry Meeting for Contractors and Suppliers in USDA’s Commodity Purchase Programs. 

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USDA Purchases Chicken for Child Nutrition and Other Food Assistance Programs

On August 29, 2014, in School Lunch Program

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on August 25 purchased chicken and chicken products as indicated below for distribution to the school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2014.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On August 29, 2014, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 30 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 166,996,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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