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FOR THE WEEK ENDING August 6, 2010
Aug 6, 2010
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING August 6, 2010SENATE PASSES PRICE REPORTING REAUTHORIZATIONThe Senate last night approved legislation to reauthorize the law requiring meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay producers for animals. NPPC strongly supports the law and its ex...
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING July 30, 2010
Jul 30, 2010
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BILL REAUTHORIZING PRICE REPORTING LAW ADVANCES The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday approved legislation to reauthorize the law requiring meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay producers for animals. The committee passed H.R. 5852, sponsored by panel ...
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WEEK ENDING July 23, 2010
Jul 23, 2010
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AGRICULTURE PANEL CONCERNED WITH GIPSA RULE Members of a House Agriculture subcommittee expressed deep concern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule on livestock and poultry contracts and marketing arrangements, a regulation that would limit pork producers’ options in selling pigs ...
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING July 16, 2010
Jul 16, 2010
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HOUSE HOLDS HEARING ON ANTIBIOTIC USE IN ANIMALS
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Wednesday held a hearing on antibiotic use in livestock production and antibiotic resistance in humans. Randal Singer, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, who for...
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING July 2, 2010
Jul 2, 2010
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FDA ISSUES ANTIBIOITC GUIDANCE FOR USE IN LIVESTOCK AND POULTRYThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance Monday on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production. The move could lead to the elimination or costly review of previously approved animal health products. NPP...
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING June 25, 2010
Jun 25, 2010
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CANADA APPROVES FREE TRADE DEAL WITH COLOMBIA, U.S. PORK PRODUCERS LOSE OUTThe Canadian Senate late Monday gave final approval to a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia, ensuring that exports of Canadian pork products and many other food and agricultural commodities will have immediate market-a...
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FOR THE WEEKS ENDING June 11 and 18, 2010
Jun 18, 2010
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USDA ANNNOUNCES PROPOSED GIPSA RULE A long awaited proposed rule announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture may limit pork producers’ options in selling pigs to processors, according to NPPC, which is carefully reviewing the proposed changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act contained in ...
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WEEK ENDING May 14, 2010
May 14, 2010
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CHINA MAKES IT OFFICIAL: U.S. PORK NOW CAN BE EXPORTED THEREChina today gave official notice that it is accepting shipments of U.S. pork, a move hailed by NPPC. Pork produced on or after May 1 now can be exported to China. The Asian nation closed its market to U.S. pork in late April 2009 in the wa...
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For the Week Ending May 7, 2010
May 7, 2010
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 7, 2010NPPC LAYS OUT CONSEQUENCES OF NOT APPROVING FREE TRADE AGREEMENTSNPPC joined with the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Corn Growers Association at a press conference Monday in Was...
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Week Ending April 23, 2010
Apr 23, 2010
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING April 23, 2010
SENATE PANEL APPROVES DERIVATIVES BILLThe Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee approved a draft measure Wednesday intended to bring transparency to the derivatives market. (Derivatives are financial contracts used to mitigate the risk of economic ...
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