| COMPANY
LISTINGS |
Broiler Companies
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list of U.S. broiler companies. |
Egg Companies
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list of U.S. egg companies. |
Turkey Companies
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list of U.S. turkey companies. |
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| CONSUMPTION |
U.S. Egg per Capita
Consumption
(Total egg production divided by total population)
Source: American Egg Board |
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U.S. per Capita Food Consumption - Chicken (Individual) Boneless, trimmed (edible) weight, pounds per capita per year. All poultry and livestock products are on a retail weight basis.
Source: USDA
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U.S. per Capita Food Consumption - Turkey (In kilograms per capita. All poultry and livestock products are on a retail weight basis.)
Source: USDA |
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| EXPORTS |
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Broiler Exports (billions of pounds)
Source: USDA/Economic Research Service
Top 5 Export Markets for U.S. Turkey Meat, 2019 (tons)
Source: USDA/Economic Research Service
Top 5 Export Markets for U.S. Chicken Meat, 2019 (1,000 pounds)
Source: USDA/Economic Research Service
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| SLAUGHTER |
| Young Meat
Chickens Slaughtered in 2019
| State |
Number |
Total Live Weight |
Average Weight |
| Alabama |
1,137,655 |
6,285,479 |
5.5 |
| Arkansas |
1,013,076 |
6,831,027 |
6.7 |
| California |
275,323 |
1,594,646 |
6.2 |
| Delaware |
392,012 |
2,828,459 |
7.2 |
| Georgia |
1,290,651 |
7,855,952 |
6.1 |
| Indiana |
74,560 |
338,057 |
4.5 |
| Iowa |
18,274 |
99,675 |
5.5 |
| Kentucky |
287,423 |
1,840,830 |
6.4 |
| Louisiana |
195,357 |
1,232,448 |
6.3 |
| Maryland |
134,022 |
833,928 |
6.2 |
| Mississippi |
729,365 |
4,589,067 |
6.3 |
| Missouri |
445,107 |
2,237,230 |
5.0 |
| New Jersey |
1,507 |
7,168 |
4.8 |
| New York |
27,899 |
136,979 |
4.9 |
| North Carolina |
883,744 |
7,146,388 |
8.1 |
| Oklahoma |
144,023 |
1,028,386 |
7.1 |
| Pennsylvania |
121,163 |
680,550 |
5.6 |
| South Carolina |
294,272 |
2,216,532 |
7.5 |
| Tennessee |
307,417 |
1,645,990 |
5.4 |
| Texas |
685,458 |
4,483,384 |
6.5 |
| Virginia |
322,600 |
1,994,977 |
6.2 |
| United States |
9,224,243 |
58,286,994 |
6.32 |
Source: USDA NASS, Poultry Slaughter 2019 Summary
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| PRODUCTION |
| Poultry Production and Value 2019 Summary
The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys and the value of sales from chickens in 2019 was $40.4 billion, down 13% from $46.2 billion in 2018. Of the combined total, 70% was from broilers, 19% from eggs, 11% from turkeys and less than 1% from chickens.
The value of broilers produced during 2019 was $28.3 billion, down 11% from 2018. The total number of broilers produced in 2019 was 9.18 billion, up 2% from 2018. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2019 was 58.3 billion pounds, up 3% from 2018.
The value of turkeys produced during 2019 was $4.30 billion, up 14% from the $3.79 billion the previous year. The total number of turkeys raised in 2019 was 229 million, down 4% from 2018. Turkey production in 2019 totaled 7.43 billion pounds, up slightly from the 7.42 billion pounds produced in 2018.
The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2019 was $37.6 million, down 24% from $49.4 million a year ago. The number of chickens sold in 2019 totaled 187 million, down 2 from the total sold during the previous year.
Value of all egg production in 2019 was $7.70 billion, down 28% from $10.7 billion in 2018. Egg production totaled 113 billion eggs, up 3% from 110 billion eggs produced in 2018.
Source: USDA/NASS Poultry Production and Value 2019 Summary
Source: USDA - NASS
Industry at a Glance
2017 Census of Agriculture
Organic Poultry
According to the latest Census of Agriculture (2017), U.S. farms and ranches sold $7.6 billion in certified organic commodities in 2016, up 23% from $6.2 billion the year before. Of 2016 sales, 56% was for crops ($4.2 billion), 44% for livestock, poultry and related products ($3.4 billion). Certified organic farms and land increased as well. The top five commodities were:
| Commodity |
$ million |
| Milk |
1,386 |
| Eggs |
816 |
| Broiler chickens |
750 |
| Apples |
327 |
| Lettuce |
277 |
Milk and eggs were the top two certified commodities sold. Milk, valued at $1.4 billion, was up 18% from 2015, and eggs, at $816 million, increased 11%. Broiler chickens ranked third, with sales of $750 million. Among crops, the top selling commodities were apples, lettuce and strawberries.
Source: USDA NASS 2016 Certified Organic Survey
PRODUCTION: EGGS
Top 10 Egg Producing
Companies (As of 2019)
Layers Housed (millions)
Source: Egg Industry Magazine, 2019
Top 10 Egg Producing
States (As of 2019)
(Ranked by number of layers represented in thousands)
Source: American Egg Board
Production: Broilers - Total: 738.52
Ready to cook pounds, millions
Source: Watt PoultryUSA March 2019
Production:
Turkeys (2019)
Source: USDA/NASS May 2019
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| PROCESSING |
Top Turkey Processors 2019
Live weight processed (in millions of pounds)
Source: March 2019 WattPoultry USA
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| STATE |
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| USDA REPORTS |
Broiler Hatchery
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
Turkey Hatchery
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1176
Cold Storage
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1034
Chickens and Eggs
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1028
Poultry Slaughter
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1131
Feed Outlook
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1273
Oilseed Outlook
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1288
Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Outlook
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/LDP/#data |
| WAGES
AND BENEFITS |
Companies involved in the production and processing of poultry provide 1,814,200 jobs that pay $100.2 billion in wages to families throughout the country, generate over $469.6 billion in annual economic impact, and about $32.9 billion in taxes. The poultry industry in the United States employs as many as 374,063 people across the country and generates an additional 1,440,180 jobs in supplier and ancillary industries. These include jobs in companies supplying goods and services to the industry. These are good jobs paying an average of $55,200 in wages and benefits. And today, every job is important. In fact, in the United States the unemployment rate has reached 5.47 percent. This means that there are 8.6 million people trying to find jobs across the country. |
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