Animal Science Products, based in Nacogdoches, TX, has joined the National Chicken Council as an allied member company. Bailey Reynolds, President, will serve as the official representative to NCC.

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The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) released the second Sustainability Framework Report at the Market Intelligence Forum during the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. The session explored key trends, including sustainability benchmarks, opportunities for innovation, and pathways for continuous improvement stemming from this year’s compilation of industry data. View the report here.

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Super Bowl by the Numbers

On February 6, 2026, in NCC News, by Tom Super

Whether you’re rooting for the Patriots or the Seahawks on Sunday, or just watching for the commercials, you’ll probably be doing so while enjoying some wings, helping to contribute to the 1.48 billion NCC is projecting will be eaten this weekend. You’d need more than 3,400 fully loaded semi-trucks to haul them all – enough trucks to make a 40-mile long convoy of nothing but wings!

 

U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending January 31, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 167,707,000 broilers, a 1-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

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