U.S. funding for the World Health Organization's cancer research program threaten to be cut off. Chicken production is headed for its biggest growth spurt.
**Brazil has agreed to impose an import tax on U.S. ethanol, a move criticized by U.S. ethanol leaders.
According to Brownfield, the Renewable Fuels Association’s Bob Dinneen, Growth Energy’s Emily Skor, and the U.S. Grains Council’s Tom Sleight issued a joint statement Wednesday saying they are disappointed to see the ruling by Brazil’s Chamber of Foreign Trade to impose a 20-percent tariff on U.
**China, the world’s largest meat-producing and consuming country, is overhauling its food safety system to assure 1.3 billion people they won’t be harmed by the chicken, beef and pork they eat.
Proving to be a bigger undertaking than expected, China is now turning to the agency held up as the gold standard for food safety: USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service...
**U.S. beef trade could be one step closer to resuming with China.
According to the Financial Times, weekend trade talks resulted in China offering to resume imports of US beef and better market access for financial sector investments.
This is the second time in less than a year China has agreed to grant market access to US beef, but regulatory hurdles have remained in place that would prevent tra
Mexico and other major countries have imposed new import restrictions at the end of last week after the H5N2 strain of avian influenza was found in the heart of America’s poultry region. Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, California, Washington and Oregon already face bans or restrictions...
If you plan to stuff your face while watching the Super Bowl with the ever-present, always popular finger food, chicken wings this Sunday, you may find the price will have increased dramatically between now and then.
You have two dumb asses from Georgia to thank for it.
Here it is, our 'Dear BULL-Pen' Email of the Day! (Hey!)
This is a story passed onto us and he SWEARS it happened to his daughter. Here's the story, in his daughters words:
My teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and since my parents told me to always tell the truth, I said "FRIED CHICKEN...