With a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court this morning ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not provide authority for the President to impose tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion and the court agreed that the tariffs exceeded the law. The court, however, did not say what should happen to the more than $130 billion in tariffs that has already been collected.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Tuesday announced new actions to reduce burdens on U.S. chicken processing facilities, allowing for greater efficiency while maintaining food safety standards.

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David Jackson, Chief Operating Officer of Simmons Foods, and National Chicken Council Chairman of the Board, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2026 Environmental, Growout, and Marketing Committees. 

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House to mark up Farm Bill on Monday

On February 20, 2026, in Farm Bill, by David Elrod

The House Agriculture Committee on Monday plans to hold a markup on Chairman GT Thompson’s (R-PA) recently released Farm Bill.

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President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto finalized a trade agreement that’s expected to lower U.S. tariffs and see Jakarta facilitate the purchase of an estimated $33 billion in American goods.

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new study estimates new ingredient bans and labeling laws in three states will have short-term costs of at least $13.4 billion, with annual costs moving forward of over $12 billion.

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Chicken exports in December 2025 increased 3.9 percent in quantity; decreased 7.1 percent in value when compared with December 2024, according to USDA.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending February 14, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 172,177,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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