Midwest Drought this Summer Will Hit Consumers Food Costs Next Year, Purdue University’s Dr. Hurt Predicts

On July 6, 2012, in Feed Grain Market

As each day that Midwestern corn and soybean fields go without rain, the magnitude of the impact on consumer’s food budgets increases, according to Purdue University’s agricultural economist Dr. Chris Hurt.

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U.S. Trade Representative Urged By Poultry Industry To “Match” Brazilian Chicken Dumping Case Against South Africa

On July 6, 2012, in International Trade, World Trade Organization News

In a letter sent to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk yesterday the National Chicken Council and USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USPEEC)  said that they “strongly urge you to match Brazil’s commitment to its industry by filing a World Trade Organization (WTO) challenge on behalf of U.S. chicken exporters” against the anti-dumping duties South Africa imposed on U.S. chicken nearly 12 years ago.

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WTO Rules Against U.S. Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling

On July 6, 2012, in Mandatory Country-of- Origin Labeling, World Trade Organization News

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body said last week that the U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) program violates WTO trade rules because the provisions give less favorable treatment to beef and pork imported from Mexico and Canada than to U.S. origin meat.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On July 6, 2012, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending July 7 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 142,934,000 broilers, a 1-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

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