USDA’s November 2024 Chickens and Eggs report showed that broiler-type chicks hatched during October 2024 totaled 845 million, up three percent from October 2023. Eggs in incubators totaled 723 million on November 1, 2024, an increase of six percent from the prior year. Additionally, leading breeders placed 8.06 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during October 2024, which was an increase of one percent from the prior year.
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This week, President-elect Trump has continued announcing his nominations for senior government positions, including those at the Departments of Commerce (DOC), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Attorney General (DOJ), Interior (DOI), Energy (DOE), Veterans Affairs (VA), Transportation (DOT), Education (DOE), as well as various other senior White House roles. President-elect Trump has not yet named a nominee for Secretary of Agriculture (USDA).
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FSIS announced in last week’s Constituent Update that the agency is extending the modified poultry line speed waivers through January 15, 2025, so the study measuring the impact of increased line speeds on worker safety can be completed.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) yesterday announced changes to the agency’s leadership team.
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