EPA Indicates Willingness to Consider Adjusting RFS for 2014

On August 9, 2013, in RFS

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported this week that it would consider lowering the target for how much renewable fuel, including corn-based conventional ethanol, and advanced biofuels, that would be needed to be blended into gasoline in 2014.

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Appeals Court Upholds Hours of Service Trucking Rules With One Exception

On August 9, 2013, in Transportation Issues

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., last week let stand virtually all of the federal government’s new rules governing the operations of the nation’s truck drivers.

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Chicken Exports in June 2013 Increase 10.2 Percent in Quantity and 11.5 Percent in Value

On August 9, 2013, in Chicken Exports

Chicken exports in June 2013 increased 10.2 percent in quantity and gained 11.5 percent in value over a year earlier.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On August 9, 2013, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending August 10 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 158,459,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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