The following notice was posted by the USDA –AMS regarding a webinar to inform Contractors of the obligations of Integrators with regard to transparency.
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will host a webinar Mar. 7, 2024, at noon ET, for poultry growers to share information regarding the Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments Final Rule.
Registration is required: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItde-qqz4iHka5SbLDXxJupqPctYz01qg
Attendees may submit questions in advance to AMS-AskPSD@usda.gov. Questions will also be accepted during the webinar.
USDA published the final rule in the Federal Register Nov. 28, 2023, and it became effective Feb. 12, 2024. The rule requires Live Poultry Dealers – typically large processing companies – to provide poultry growers with whom they contract to raise birds key information about terms of their agreements.
The rule requires additional disclosures by live poultry dealers engaged in the production of broilers who use poultry grower ranking systems to determine settlement payments for broiler growers.
The rule also requires live poultry dealers to disclose projections of average annual gross payments to broiler growers under contract with the complex with the same housing specifications for the term of the broiler growing arrangement.
Additional information on the rule can be found on the AMS website”.