On Oct. 18, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) published two Federal Register notices to terminate rulemaking that would have likely resulted in increased litigation against packers for violations of the Packers and Stockyard Act (P&S Act).
U.S. animal slaughtering and processing production is rising. Average production during the 12 months through September was up 4.2 percent compared with the year-ago level