Senators Urge USDA to Move Forward with Proposed Poultry Slaughter Inspection Rule

On December 20, 2013, in Inspection Issues

A bipartisan group of 13 U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle sent a letter last week to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to move forward with a proposal to modernize the department’s poultry inspection system.

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T-TIP Trade Agreement Proves the “Best, Most Viable Opportunity” for U.S. Poultry to Regain EU Market Access, NCC Says

On December 20, 2013, in Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership

After 17 years of being denied market access to the European Union, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) offers the “best, most viable opportunity” for U.S. poultry to once again be available to EU consumers, Bill Roenigk, consultant to the National Chicken Council, said this week at a stakeholders session conducted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

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USPOULTRY is Providing IPPE Complimentary Registration through the M2A Program, Ends Dec. 31

On December 20, 2013, in Industry Events

The Members to Atlanta (M2A) program offers complimentary access to the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo and is available to the member firms of USPOULTRY and NCC engaged in the production of poultry and egg products.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On December 20, 2013, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending December 21 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 156,155,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

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