Egg Board suspends assessments
WASHINGTON The American
Egg Board, with approval from the
U.S. Department of. Agriculture,
has suspended assessments on egg
production for the months of June
and July.
Thomas H. Porter, an official
with USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service, said the
board’s action is intended to
provide relief to egg producers
suffering income losses due to
current marketing conditions.
Porter said the American Egg
Board uses assessment revenues
to conduct national advertising,
promotion, research and consumer
education on eggs. He said the
scheduled advertising program
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Suspension of assessments,
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