Chicken Exports Increase 4.3 Percent in Quantity and 15.7 Percent in Value in 2011

On February 17, 2012, in Chicken Exports

Chicken exports last year totaled 3,576,521 metric tons valued at $4,274.30 million compared with 3,427,800 tons valued at $3,695.73 million in 2010, a 4.3-percent increase in tonnage and a 15.7 percent increase in value.

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FSIS Releases Results for Campylobacter Verification; Broilers Meeting New Standard

On February 17, 2012, in Food Safety, Regulatory

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) last Friday posted on its website HACCP Verification Campylobacter Results, which range from July through December 2011.

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Top Chicken Items Featured by Supermarkets Continue Unchanged in 2011

On February 17, 2012, in Supermarket and Retail News

Although there were some relatively modest changes in 2011 in how often supermarkets price featured the top six chicken items, the ranking of the leading half-dozen items did not change from 2010, according to USDA data.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On February 17, 2012, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending February 18 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 150,544,000 broilers, a 7-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

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