POULTRY

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says California’s actions under Proposition 12 fly in the face of Federal jurisdiction and regulation over food production and safety under the Egg Products Inspection Act.

Since Brazil confirmed the country’s first HPAI outbreak, others like China and now the European Union have suspended poultry imports.

Cleanup is underway, but it could take years to put the pieces back together. Farmers say with lower commodity prices, many were already on the financial brink before the storm.