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NCC Urges AMS to Withdraw “Fair & Competitive Markets” Proposal
NCC Urges AMS to Withdraw “Fair & Competitive Markets” Proposal
NCC Urges AMS to Withdraw “Fair & Competitive Markets” Proposal
The National Chicken Council strongly urged USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to withdraw its proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets. The group says the rule represents an impermissible attempt to make an end-run around established judicial precedent for requiring a showing of injury to competition to sue and win under Section 202 of the Packers and Stockyards Act.
USDA: Prices Received Inched Higher In December
USDA: Prices Received Inched Higher In December
USDA: Prices Received Inched Higher In December
According to the USDA, farmers on average saw an increase in what they received price wise for their commodities in the final month of 2022.  The increase in USDA's latest agricultural prices report was 3.1% from the previous month and both commodity indexes crop and livestock reported month-over-month increases in what producers received price wise.  The ove...
August Consumer Price Index Increases
August Consumer Price Index Increases
August Consumer Price Index Increases
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.1% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis after being unchanged in July.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week increases in the shelter, food, and medical care indexes were the largest contributors to the broad-based monthly all items increase.  The foo...
NCBA Condemns Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
NCBA Condemns Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
NCBA Condemns Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
Last week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association condemned the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022, approved by the House Agriculture Committee. The special investigator bill would create a new position in the Department of Agriculture with prosecutorial and subpoena power. ...

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