A new study estimates new ingredient bans and labeling laws in three states will have short-term costs of at least $13.4 billion, with annual costs moving forward of over $12 billion.

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Chicken exports in December 2025 increased 3.9 percent in quantity; decreased 7.1 percent in value when compared with December 2024, according to USDA.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending February 14, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 172,177,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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David Jackson, National Chicken Council Chairman of the Board, has announced the names of those industry representatives who will serve on NCC’s 2026 Broiler Welfare, Communications, and Technical & Regulatory Committees. 

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Congress has departed Washington this week after negotiators failed to reach a deal on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), all but ensuring a lapse in funding beginning tomorrow.

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