Challenges in the U.S. Chicken Industry Point to a Secular Change, Not Just Another Cycle, Rabobank Says

On December 9, 2011, in Domestic Market, Economics

A new report from Rabobank International entitled “This Is Not Your Grandfather’s Chicken Industry” says that the U.S. chicken industry is encountering permanent, rather than cyclical challenges, that will require significant changes in how the industry operates in the future.

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Dynamic Fuels, Joint Venture Between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum, to Supply Largest Ever Government Purchase of Biofuel

On December 9, 2011, in Biofuels

Dynamic Fuels, LLC, a joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation has been  awarded a contract to supply the U.S. Navy with 450,000 gallons of renewable fuel–the single largest purchase of biofuel in government history.

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NCC Submits Comments to APHIS Regarding Traceability

On December 9, 2011, in Regulatory

The National Chicken Council submitted comments today to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding their proposed rule entitled “Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate,” published in the Federal Register on August 11, 2011.

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Food Industry Dioxin Working Group Expresses Concerns to the White House

On December 9, 2011, in Dioxin

The Food Industry Dioxin Working Group (FIDWG), a group of production agriculture and farm input, processing and retail food interests, sent a letter on December 7 to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Melody Barns, to express their deep concerns over the draft dioxin risk assessment out of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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White Paper on Antibiotic Use in Food-Animal Production Available from NIAA

On December 9, 2011, in Antibiotic Use in Food Production

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) recently released a White Paper on antibiotic use in food-animal production.

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FDA Makes Available Draft Guidance on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anticoccidial Drug for Use in Poultry

On December 9, 2011, in Antibiotic Use in Food Production

The Food and Drug Administration has announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anticoccidial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals.”

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USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Scheduled February 23-24

On December 9, 2011, in Agricultural News

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will moderate a panel of former Secretaries of Agriculture to speak on “Agriculture: Visions of the Future” at USDA’s 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum.

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Unemployment and Low Consumer Confidence Keep Restaurant Traffic Flat in 2011

On December 9, 2011, in Restaurant News

Restaurant traffic is projected to stay flat for the rest of 2011 and into the first part of 2012 because of “the continued economic saga of high unemployment and low consumer confidence,” according to researchers at the NPD Group.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On December 9, 2011, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending December 10 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 151,865,000 broilers, a 9-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

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