John Patchoski Elected USAPEEC Chairman of the Board

John Patchoski, Director of International Sales at Koch Foods, was elected Chairman of the Board of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) for 2023-24 during the 2023 USAPEEC Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Tex.

Patchoski served as First Vice Chairman for the last year. He will head the board, which sets policy and provides direction to USAPEEC, an organization whose mission is to promote and increase exports of U.S. chicken, turkey, duck, and egg products worldwide. He succeeds Paul Sauder...

U.S. Poultry and Egg Exports Set Record Last Year

U.S. poultry and egg exports in 2022 set a record at $6.234 billion, up 12.4 percent over 2021, with broiler exports reaching an all-time high in both volume and value, according to new trade data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

U.S. broiler exports to the Philippines, Congo (Brazzaville), Gambia, Mauritania, Benin, and Guinea in 2022 reached all-time highs in volume and value, while exports to China and Taiwan set records in value. Also, Angola, Georgia, Vietnam, Gabon, Singapore, Canada, Turkmenistan, Iraq, and Chile showed tremendous...

U.S. Broiler Exports Posted Solid Gains in November

U.S. broiler exports for January through November 2022 reached an all-time high in both volume and value, according to new trade data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

China, Taiwan, Angola, Philippines, Georgia, Congo (Brazzaville), Vietnam, Gabon, Gambia, Singapore, Canada, and Turkmenistan showed tremendous gains in broiler exports from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler exports for the first 11 months of 2022 were 3,490,748 metric tons, up 5.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, while export value...