USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting nominations through July 1 for the Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding completed research projects funded by USPOULTRY or the USPOULTRY Foundation that have had a transformative impact on the poultry industry.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending February 28, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 170,100,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday issued a landmark decision limiting the Trump administration’s ability to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The decision introduces immediate implications for companies navigating global supply chains and has prompted swift action by the U.S. government to impose a new global tariff under an alternative statutory authority. The decision also alters the legal landscape for existing tariffs imposed under IEEPA and raises complex questions regarding refunds of tariffs already paid. NCC General Counsel Hogan Lovells prepared a brief outlining the decision, its immediate impact, and what companies should be considering in the near term. You can read the full analysis here.

 

David Jackson, Chairman of the National Chicken Council, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2026 Human Resource, Poultry Health, and Safety & Health Committees.

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Chicken gets a shout-out in SOTU address

On February 27, 2026, in Industry Notes, by Tom Super

Chicken can be found on almost every menu, in every grocery store and every home fridge. It has now made its way into the State of the Union address. “Their policies created the high prices,” President Trump said Tuesday night in his annual address to Congress. “Our policies are rapidly ending them. We are doing really well. Those prices are plummeting downward. The price of eggs is down 60%, Madam Secretary, thank you. The cost of chicken, butter, fruit, hotels, automobiles, rent is lower today than when I took office by a lot.”