USDA Delays Poultry Grower Payment Rule Until 2027
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This rule delays the start date of USDA rules on how live poultry dealers pay contract poultry growers and handle capital improvement requirements. The rule was scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026, but will now take effect on December 31, 2027. The delay gives USDA more time to review what to do with the broader payment systems rule. Poultry companies and contract growers do not need to comply with the new payment ranking, fair comparison, and disclosure requirements until the later date.
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Key Changes
- Delays the effective date of the poultry grower payment systems rule from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027
- Postpones new restrictions on reducing grower compensation based on ranking systems
- Gives USDA more time to reconsider the future of the broader payment systems rule
Obligations
What this law requires
Live poultry dealers and contract poultry growers are not required to comply with the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems final rule until its delayed effective date of December 31, 2027.
Live poultry dealers must comply with the Payment Systems rule’s restrictions on reducing a poultry grower’s compensation based on the grower’s ranking under a poultry grower ranking system only once the delayed effective date arrives.