President Obama Today Signs Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama

On October 21, 2011, in Free Trade Agreements

President Obama signed today free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama that could be worth billions to American exporters and create tens of thousands of jobs.

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Chicken Exports in August Increase 56.0 Percent in Value

On October 21, 2011, in Chicken Exports

Exports of chicken parts in August this year increased an impressive 35.4 percent in quantity and an even more impressive 56.0-percent increase in value when compared with August 2010.

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World Broiler Production in 2012 Expected to Increase 2.5 Percent

On October 21, 2011, in Production

Global broiler production is forecast to increase 2.5 percent to 83.1 million metric tons, driven by strong domestic demand in China and Brazil, according to the “Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade” report issued by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) this month.

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NCC and Other Trade Groups Express Strong Support for the Passage of the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act

On October 21, 2011, in Regulatory

The National Chicken Council, along with 121 other trade groups, sent a letter this week to Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), chairman of the House subcommittee on Energy and Power and to Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL), ranking member of that committee, expressing strong support for the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 and urging passage of H.R. 1633 as quickly as possible.

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Atlanta-Based Cagle’s Files for Chapter 11 Restructuring

On October 21, 2011, in Domestic Market

Cagle’s, Inc. announced this week that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cagle’s Farms, Inc. has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On October 21, 2011, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending October 22 is estimated by USDA/AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 155,307,000 broilers, a 4-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

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