Chicken Exports in April 2012 Increase 18.1 Percent in Quantity and 26.7 Percent in Value

On June 8, 2012, in Chicken Exports

Chicken exports in April this year continued the robust experience seen so far this year with an 18.1-percent increase in quantity and a 26.7-percent increase in value.

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WTO Dispute Settlement Panelists Seated for U.S.-China “Broiler Products” Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Case

On June 8, 2012, in International Trade, World Trade Organization News

Pascal Lamy, the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has appointed three experienced international trade experts to be on the dispute settlement panel that will hear the U.S. case against China assessing anti-dumping and countervailing duties against U.S. broiler products.

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No Decision Made to Expand Countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, White House Official Says

On June 8, 2012, in Trans-Pacific Partnership

No decision has been made regarding including Japan, Mexico, and Canada to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, Michael Froman, White House deputy national security advisor for International Economic Affairs, said this week at a conference covered by Bloomberg News.

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Larry Mitchell Appointed Administrator of Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

On June 8, 2012, in GIPSA, Government News

Larry Mitchell was appointed the new administrator of USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) this week.

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Federal Judge Instructs FDA to Take Second Look at Agency’s Decision to Reject Antibiotics in Animal Feed Petition

On June 8, 2012, in Antibiotic Use in Food Production

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was asked this week by a federal judge to examine the agency’s decision to reject a citizen petition to restrict the use of antibiotics in animal feed, according to a Reuters report.

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Corn Genome Receives Most Comprehensive Analysis to Date

On June 8, 2012, in Research News

Corn has received the most comprehensive analysis to date by an interdisciplinary team led by researchers at Cornell University and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, according to a Science Daily report this week based on information provided by the National Science Foundation.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On June 8, 2012, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending June 9 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 156,408,000 broilers, a 2-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

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