U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending May 31, 2025, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 156,689,000 broilers, a 5-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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NCC this week joined the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), National Turkey Federation (NTF), numerous State Poultry Associations and poultry processing companies in submitting comments to the EPA on the proposed 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), which covers stormwater discharges from industrial facilities in areas where the EPA is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting authority.

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A 69-page report, compiled by the “Make America Healthy Again Commission,” blamed the rise in chronic diseases in the U.S. on unhealthy food ingredients, chemicals, overreliance on medication, children’s screen time and corporate spending.

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The House on Thursday passed its budget reconciliation bill in a 215-214, party-line vote. The bill now heads to the Senate.

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