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WASHINGTON, July 13, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an additional investment of more than $14 million to support agricultural workforce training in historically underserved communities that will increase the resilience of the U.S. meat and poultry processing sector.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Chicken Council today released a study that presents the results of a recent broiler industry survey designed to capture key live chicken production statistics. In addition, the study summarizes several key trends in broiler production efficiency, returns and loan quality data.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — An estimated 1 million Oregonians — close to 1 in 4 people — experienced food insecurity this year, meaning they had a disruption in their ability to feed themselves or their family, a new report from Oregon State University researchers found.

Despite the high number of detections in backyard flocks, which is now at 29 cases, no commercial flocks have reported a case. The Washington State Department of Agriculture noted this is important not only for commercial producers but for the state’s food security and economy.

In May, Oregon State University projecting near-doubling of food insecurity as a result of the pandemic — indicating that as many as 1 in 5 Oregonians could face hunger.

According to the World Food Programme, 135 million suffer from acute hunger largely due to man-made conflicts, climate change and economic downturns. The COVID-19 pandemic could now double that number, putting an additional 130 million people at risk of suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020.