Simmons Foods this week announced a new record for the M.H. “Bill” Simmons Memorial Scholarship program. In 2025, 118 students have been awarded a total of $215,800 in scholarships – the largest class and highest amount in the program’s 46-year history.

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Merck Animal Health this week announced it has awarded $50,000 in scholarships in partnership with the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) Foundation, the charitable arm of AAAP. The scholarships support second- and third-year veterinary students focused on poultry health.

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Chicken exports in June 2025 decreased 7.9 percent in quantity and decreased 1.0 percent in value when compared with June 2024, according to USDA.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 2, 2025, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 171,719,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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