September 6 2013 Archives - Washington Report

Exports to Bolster Brazilian Broiler Production in 2014, USDA Says

On September 6, 2013, in International Trade, by Debra Newman

Brazilian broiler production is expected to increase by 3 percent in 2014 stimulated by higher exports, according to this week’s “International Egg and Poultry Review” from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Poultry Programs.

FSIS Releases New Foodborne Illness Investigations Directive

On September 6, 2013, in Food Safety, Regulatory, by Harrison Kircher

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has reissued Directive 8080.3 to reflect changes in organization structures and corresponding changes in responsibilities during a foodborne illness investigation.

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Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On September 6, 2013, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report, by Phouth Gonzalez

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending September 7 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 142,541,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.