Government set to shut down this weekend

On September 29, 2023, in Appropriations, by David Elrod

The government is likely set for a shutdown this weekend as Congress has failed to pass a funding extension and significant differences remain on what an extension would include.

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The current legislation setting U.S. farm policy, the 2018 Farm Bill, is set to expire after five years this weekend, but House and Senate leaders have not put forward a plan for a temporary extension to continue hashing out final text of the 2023 Farm Bill.

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Along with the U.S. Senate Chicken Caucus and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), NCC on Thursday hosted a briefing in the Senate for members and staff regarding international trade and export issues.

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U.S. Senator dies at 90

On September 29, 2023, in Congressional News, by David Elrod

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has died at 90, according to numerous media reports.

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Arkansas Poly & Printing joins NCC as allied member company

On September 29, 2023, in Membership, by Polina Burko

Arkansas Poly & Printing, based in Van Buren, AR, has joined the National Chicken Council as an allied member company. Chip Schuchardt, Vice President of Sales, will serve as the official representative to NCC.

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Kevin Ryan,  the founder and CEO of Malachite Strategy and Research, a CPG, retail, and foodservice-focused insights and innovation agency, is slated to speak on October 26 at the National Chicken Council’s 68th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

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USDA released its September Cold Storage report showing poultry stocks up one percent from a year ago, but down one percent from the previous month.

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The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.01 pounds per bird, down four percent from a year ago. In general, all metrics in the report are lower this month than they were the previous year.

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Broiler-type chicks hatched during August 2023 totaled 852 million, down two percent from the previous year.

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USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) purchased bulk chicken and chicken products as indicated below for distribution to child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2023.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending September 30, 2023 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 172,934,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

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