NCC Statement on Trump Administration’s Actions to Respond to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Chicken Council today released the following statement after USDA announced federal actions to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI or bird flu). Attributable to …

US Poultry Producers Praise Senate’s Call Reopening Chicken and Turkey Exports to China

WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of 37 Senators led by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) today wrote to Secretary of …

US Chicken Consumption Remains at All-Time High, Growth Tempers Somewhat

Nine in ten consumers purchase chicken regularly Asheville, NC – U.S. consumers report their chicken consumption remains high although 2017 levels have moderated and returned …

EPA Sets ’18 Ethanol Volumes at Statutory Maximum

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday proposed once again to keep the mandated volume for conventional ethanol use for 2018 at the statutory maximum …

NCC Statement on USDA Proposed Rule to Allow Importation of Cooked Chicken from China

Attributable to National Chicken Council President Mike Brown:  “NCC and our members support free and fair trade.  In order to be effective, free trade must …

NCC Asks for Suspension of USDA Organic Rule

Washington, D.C. – USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) delayed implementing the final rule for organic livestock and poultry welfare standards from May 19 to November …