Broiler Exports
(billions of pounds)-
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Source: USDA/Economic
Research Service
Top 5 Export Markets for U.S. Turkey Meat,
2012 (tons)- Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.
Source: USDA FAS
PRODUCTION
Young Meat
Chickens Slaughtered in 2012
State
Number
Liveweight
Average Weight
1,000 head
1,000 pounds
Pounds
Georgia
1,222,366
6,799,424
5.6
Alabama
1,002,979
5,604,805
5.6
Arkansas
878,819
5,191,860
5.9
North Carolina
735,400
5,282,361
7.2
Mississippi
729,387
4,402,349
6
Texas
614,099
3,585,089
5.8
Missouri
422,672
2,035,032
4.8
Virginia
310,249
1,690,024
5.4
Delaware
309,147
2,194,460
7.1
Tennessee
307,252
1,584,897
5.2
Kentucky
302,252
1,680,928
5.6
South Carolina
277,948
1,918,749
6.9
California
265,849
1,522,915
5.7
Louisiana
180,072
1,141,346
6.3
Pennsylvania
130,066
730,437
5.6
Maryland
128,801
682,516
5.3
Oklahoma
122,744
818,673
6.7
West Virginia
113,724
453,154
4
United States
8,428,847
49,349,564
5.85
Poultry Production
and Value 2012 Summary
Value of Production and Sales Up 8 Percent The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2012 was $38.1 billion, up 8 percent from $35.3 billion in 2011. Of the combined total, 65 percent was from broilers, 21 percent from eggs, 14 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens.
U.S. Value of Broiler Production Down 2 Percent The value of broilers produced during 2012 was $24.8 billion, up 8 percent from 2011. The total number of broilers produced in 2012 was 8.44 billion, down 2 percent from 2011. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2012 was 49.5 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2011.
U.S. Value of Egg Production Up 13 Percent Value of all egg production in 2012 was $7.82 billion, up 7 percent from $7.32 billion in 2011. Egg production totaled 92.9 billion eggs, up 1 percent from 91.9 billion eggs produced in 2011.
U.S. Value of Turkey Production Up 14 Percent The value of turkeys produced during 2012 was $5.44 billion, up 10 percent from the $4.96 billion the previous year. Turkey production in 2012 totaled 7.55 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the 7.27 billion pounds produced in 2011.
U.S. Value of Sales from Chickens Up 11 Percent The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2012 was $79.0 million, down 3 percent from $81.1 million a year ago. The number of chickens sold in 2012 totaled 178 million, down 2 percent from the total sold during the previous year.
Nebraska Leads in Organic Poultry Production The United States had nearly 5,538,011 certified organic layer hens in 2008, along with 9,015,984 organic broiler hens, 398,531 turkeys, and 565,549 unclassified organic poultry animals. Nebraska was the leader in organic poultry production, with 6,501,070 broilers in 2008. California had 848,238 organic broilers coming in 2nd for organic broiler production in 2008.
Source: USDA/ERS
PRODUCTION: EGGS
Top 10 Egg Producing
Companies (As of 2010)-
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(Millions of
Layers in Production)
Source: Watt PoultryUSA
Top 10 Egg Producing
States (As of 2012)-
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(Ranked by number
of layers represented in thousands)
Source: American
Egg Board
PRODUCTION: BROILERS-
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Total: 617.86
Ready to cook pounds, millions
Source: Watt PoultryUSA Feb. 2012
PRODUCTION:
TURKEYS (2012)* - Rollover graph
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1,000 pounds
Source: USDA/NASS 2013
PROCESSING
Top Turkey
Processors 2012-
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Live
weight processed (in millions of pounds)
(2013 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.
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