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Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems
The Agricultural Marketing Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 10, 2024. Comments closed on August 9, 2024.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS or the Agency) is soliciting comments on proposed revisions to its regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (P&S Act or Act). The proposal would prohibit certain payment practices under poultry grower ranking systems (commonly known as tournaments) in contract poultry production for broiler chickens, require live poultry dealers (LPDs) to adopt policies and procedures for operating a fair ranking system for broiler growers, and require LPDs to provide certain information to broiler growers when the LPD requests or requires the grower to make additional capital investments (ACIs). AMS proposes these changes in response to numerous complaints from growers about the use of tournament systems. AMS intends for the proposed regulations to increase transparency and address deception and unfairness in broiler grower payments, tournament operations, and capital improvement systems.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-12415
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
- Published
- June 10, 2024
- Comments due
- August 9, 2024
- Dates
- Comments must be received by August 9, 2024. Comments on the information collection aspects of this proposed rule must be received by August 9, 2024.
- Docket
- Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-22-0046
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0581-AE18
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 9 CFR 201
- Topics
- Confidential business information; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Stockyards; Surety bonds; Trade practices
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 53
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