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USDA Broiler Production Forecast for 2013 Increased; 2012 Production Estimate Remains Unchanged

On January 11, 2013, in Production

USDA’s broiler production forecast for 2013 was increased to 36.406 billion pounds, 351 million pounds above the department’s estimate last month, but is 0.4 percent less than the unrevised estimate of 36.544 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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Chicken Exports for November 2012 Increase 3.2 Percent in Quantity and 6.5 Percent in Value

On January 11, 2013, in Chicken Exports

Chicken exports for November 2012 were 316,945 metric tons valued at $407.73 million compared with 307,104 tons valued at $382.98 million in November 2011, 3.2 percent more in quantity and 6.5 percent higher in value.

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USTR Taking Indonesian to the World Trade Organization to Open Market for U.S. Agricultural Exports

On January 11, 2013, in International Trade, World Trade Organization News

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Office (USTR) this week initiated World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against Indonesia by targeting Indonesia’s licensing restrictions on imports of certain animal products and horticulture.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On January 11, 2013, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending January 12 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 154,150,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

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