The NCC staff wishes you and your families a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. NCC’s Washington Report newsletter will resume on Friday, December 5.
President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed into law a measure to end the longest-ever government shutdown after 43 days. The bill passed the House on Wednesday after clearing the Senate on Monday. “NCC was on record as early as September 24th, urging Congress to pass a clean CR to keep the government open, and we’re pleased that the shutdown is over,” said NCC spokesperson Tom Super. “We thank President Trump for signing the funding bill into law to provide businesses with much needed certainty moving forward.”
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The National Chicken Council’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Search campaign won the Silver Award for “Best Use of New Technology in Communications Measurement ” at the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communications (AMEC) Awards recently in London. Others included in the category included companies such as Microsoft, UBS and Novartis.
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After being delayed by the government shutdown, the Trump’s administration will release the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in December aimed at reducing high rates of obesity and changing the country’s food culture, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said recently. “We’re about to release dietary guidelines that are going to change the food culture in this country,” Kennedy told reporters during an event in the Oval Office. “We’re releasing those in December.”
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The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 12 in Washington, D.C. Nick Wolfenden, Cargill, will serve as board chairperson beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Brett Kaysen, PhD, National Pork Board, was appointed chairperson-elect with a term also beginning in January. Tom Super, National Chicken Council, will continue to serve as treasurer of the board.
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President Trump last week in Korea announced that the United States had reached a trade and economic deal with President Xi Jinping of China. According to a White House Fact Sheet, China will suspend all of the retaliatory tariffs that it has announced since March 4, 2025. This includes tariffs on a vast swath of U.S. agricultural products: chicken, wheat, corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.
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Key extended producer responsibility (EPR) deadlines are approaching in California. Obligated producers were required to complete their California registration through Circular Action Alliance’s (CAA) Producer Portal by September 5, 2025. CAA’s reporting portal opened September 15 and supply reports for the 2023 data year are due by November 15. The supply data producers submit to CAA will be used to establish the source reduction baseline in California. The 2025 producer reports will also inform draft fee rate ranges for early fees in 2026 and for the 2027 program year. More information on reporting can be found on CAA’s website here.
