Broiler Exports
(thousands of pounds)-
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Source: USDA/Economic
Research Service
Top 5 Export Markets for U.S. Turkey Meat,
2006 (thousands of pounds)- Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.
Source: National
Turkey Federation
PRODUCTION
Young Meat
Chickens Slaughtered in 2007
State
Number
Liveweight
Average Weight
1,000 head
1,000 pounds
Pounds
Georgia
1,321,383
6,965,789
5.27
Arkansas
1,134,999
6,034,593
5.32
Alabama
1,058,764
5,855,731
5.53
North Carolina
713,017
4,882,189
6.85
Mississippi
783,482
4,358,263
5.56
Texas
648,061
3,413,075
5.27
Delaware
306,947
2,060,893
6.71
Missouri
411,865
1,937,645
4.70
South Carolina
293,787
1,612,753
6.28
Virginia
311,267
1,843,811
5.18
Kentucky
296,736
1,621,927
5.47
Tennessee
271,138
1,380,556
5.09
Louisiana
193,960
1,126,520
5.81
Maryland
143,573
682,858
4.76
Pennsylvania
118,850
664,549
5.59
Ohio
48,282
266,658
5.52
Other States
840,777
4,327,120
5.15
Poultry Production
and Value 2007 Summary
U.S. Value of Production and Sales
Up 24 Percent The combined value of production from broilers, eggs,
turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2007
was $31.9 billion, up 24 percent from the $25.8 billion
in 2006. Of the combined total, 67 percent was from
broilers, 21 percent from eggs, 12 percent from turkeys,
and less than 1 percent from chickens.
U.S. Value of Broiler Production Up 21
Percent The value of broilers produced
during 2007 was $21.5 billion, up 21
percent from 2006. The total number of
broilers produced in 2007 was 8.90 billion,
up slightly from 2006. The total amount
of live weight broilers produced in 2007
was 49.2 billion pounds, up 1 percent
from 2006. The 2007 average price per
pound on a live weight equivalent basis
was 43.6 cents per pound, compared with
36.3 cents in 2006.
U.S. Value of Egg Production Up
51 Percent Value of all egg production in 2007 was
$6.68 billion, up 51 percent from the $4.43
billion in 2006. Egg production totaled
90.6 billion eggs, down 1 percent from
the 91.3 billion eggs produced in 2006.
In 2007, all eggs averaged 88.5 cents per
dozen, compared with 58.2 cents in 2006.
U.S. Value of Turkey Production
Up 4 Percent The value of turkeys produced during 2007
was $3.71 billion, up 4 percent from the
$3.57 billion the previous year. Turkey
production in 2007 totaled 7.87 billion
pounds, up 5 percent from the 7.46 billion
pounds produced in 2006. The average price
received by producers during 2007 was 47.2
cents per pound, compared with 47.9 cents
in 2006.
U.S. Value of Sales from Chickens
Down 6 Percent The value of sales from chickens (excluding
broilers) in 2007 was $50.8 million, down
6 percent from the $53.8 million a year
ago. Prices averaged 5.6 cents per pound,
compared with 5.8 cents in 2006. The number
of chickens sold in 2007 totaled 167 million,
down 3 percent from the total sold during
the previous year.
California Leads in Organic Poultry Production The United States had nearly14,000,000 certified organic layer hens in 2005, along with 3,286,456 organic broiler hens, 98,653 turkeys, and 17,244 unclassified organic poultry animals. California was the leader in organic poultry production, with 3,567,425 broilers in 2005. Oklahoma had 2,435,546 organic broilers coming in 2nd for organic broiler production in 2005.
Source: USDA/ERS
PRODUCTION: EGGS
Top 10 Egg Producing
Companies (As of 2008)-
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(Millions of
Layers in Production)
Source: Watt PoultryUSA
Top 10 Egg Producing
States (As of 2008)-
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(Ranked by number
of layers represented in thousands)
Source: American
Egg Board
PRODUCTION: BROILERS-
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Total: 557.21
Ready to cook pounds, millions
Source: Watt PoultryUSA Feb. 2008
PRODUCTION:
TURKEYS (2007) - Rollover graph
bars for exact numbers.
Millions of Turkeys
Source: USDA/NASS 2007
PROCESSING
Top Turkey
Processors 2007* -
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Live
weight processed (in millions of pounds)
(*
estimates for 2007 from 2008 WattPoultry
USA)
STATE
Sources of Economic Information
for Various States
Approximately 300,000 people are employed in chicken processing plants nationwide and another 60,000 in feed mills, hatcheries, distribution centers, corporate headquarters and other locations. Wages offered by poultry plants are similar to those paid by competitive jobs in the surrounding community. Currently (2002) the average hourly wage for production workers in poultry slaughter and processing plants nationwide is estimated at $9.76 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Processing companies also offer benefits packages that typically include medical and dental benefits, paid vacation, an opportunity to participate in a 401(K) or similar retirement plan and job-related educational improvement opportunities.
