Chicken Exports for December 2012 Increase 6.5 Percent in Quantity and 9.7 Percent in Value

On February 8, 2013, in Chicken Exports
Chicken exports for December 2012 were 310,556 metric tons valued at $392.34 million compared with 291,503 tons valued at $357.70 million in December 2011, 6.5 percent more in quantity and 9.7 percent higher in value.

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USDA Broiler Production Forecast for 2013 Increased Again; 2012 Production Estimate Raised Slightly

On February 8, 2013, in Production

The forecast for USDA’s broiler production for 2013 was increased again this month and is now expected to be 36.901 billion pounds, 495 million pounds above the department’s estimate last month, and 0.7 percent more than the slightly revised upward estimate of 36.640 billion pounds for 2012, according to the “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report released today from the World Agricultural Outlook Board.

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EPA Publishes Federal Register Notice For Biofuels Requirements for 2013

On February 8, 2013, in Biofuels

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday published its proposed volume requirements for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel to be used in 2013.

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Biofuels From Food Crops “Questionable,” World Commodities Trader Tells International Conference

On February 8, 2013, in Biofuels

Producing ethanol and biodiesel from food crops is “questionable,” Sunny Verghese, chief executive officer of Olam International Ltd., a Singapore-based world commodities trader, told a global sugar conference in Dubai this week.

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EU to Permit Imports of U.S. Beef and Live Hogs as Goodwill Measure to Help Launch U.S.-EU Trade Talks

On February 8, 2013, in Free Trade Agreements, International Trade

The European Union will remove on February 25 its import ban on U.S. beef and live hogs as a gesture demonstrating its good intention to help start bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the United States and the European Union.

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Ice-Packed Chicken Holding Somewhat Steady Market Share, Industry Survey Finds

On February 8, 2013, in NCC News

Ice-packed chicken, both wet and dry, remains the dominate marketing form with a 35.1-percent share of shipments by processors in 2011, compared with 35.6 percent in 2009 and 35.1 percent in 2007, according to an industry survey conducted by the National Chicken Council.

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Supermarket Chicken Sales Volume Increased 5.3 Percent in 2012 Compared With 2.1 Percent For Overall Meat Department

On February 8, 2013, in Meat Sales Data

Chicken experienced relatively strong  gains in supermarkets meat departments with a 5.3-percent increase in dollar sales for the 52 weeks ending December 23, 2012 compared with the overall rise of 2.1 percent for the total meat department, according to FreshLook data.

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NCC Announces Members of 2013 Environmental and Technical & Regulatory Committees

On February 8, 2013, in NCC News

Bill Lovette, National Chicken Council chairman of the board, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2013 Environmental and Technical and Regulatory Committees.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On February 7, 2013, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

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

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