The U.S. Senate yesterday voted to confirm Brooke Rollins to be President Trump’s Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by a margin of 72-28.

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The co-chairs of the Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses – Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Chris Coons (D-DE) and Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR) and Jim Costa (D-CA) – yesterday wrote to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to seek assurances to protect U.S. chicken exports should vaccination be contemplated as part of any government strategy to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI or “bird flu”).

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NCC on Monday urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reject recommendations put forth by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) that emphasize plant-based proteins over lean meats like chicken.

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In addition to Brooke Rollins’ confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture, the Senate yesterday also confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, which oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), among other health agencies. The 52-48 vote was largely along party lines, though Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a polio survivor, once again joined with Democrats to oppose the nomination.

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Bill Griffith, Chairman of the National Chicken Council, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2025 Human Resource, Poultry Health, and Safety & Health Committees.

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NCC this week on social media

On February 14, 2025, in Social Media, by Tom

NCC is active on all major social media channels! Follow the NCC and Chicken Check In accounts on NCC Twitter, Chicken Check In Twitter, InstagramLinkedInYouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Click through to see a few recent posts.

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CPI increased three percent, DOL reports

On February 14, 2025, in Consumer Price Index, by Josh Ricken

According to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the all-items index rose three percent over the last twelve months.

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The Producer Price Index (PPI) reported that overall final demand prices increased by 3.5 percent over the past twelve months and rose 0.4 percent in January.

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USDA’s February 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report showed potential future decreases in exports while prices and production are expected to remain steady.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending February 15, 2025, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 172,772,000 broilers, a 5-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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