2025年1月8日 · In 2022, nearly 15 percent of poultry meat produced in the U.S. was exported. The U.S. poultry industry is influenced by currency fluctuations, trade negotiations, and economic growth in importing markets. The poultry and egg industries are also major users of feed grains.

2024年12月13日 · The United States has a robust poultry industry, with an inventory of over 520 million chickens and over 218 million turkeys. The market leader for poultry products in the U.S. is Tyson with...

2025年1月24日 · Poultry farming, raising of birds domestically or commercially, primarily for meat and eggs but also for feathers. Chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese are of primary importance, while guinea fowl and squabs (young pigeons) are chiefly of local interest.

Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers. More than 60 billion chickens are killed for consumption annually.

The poultry sector recorded sales of $76.9 billion in 2022, reflecting a remarkable 67 percent increase from the previous year. Notable growth was observed across all sectors, with broiler sales rising by 60 percent, turkey sales by 21 percent, and egg sales by …

2025年1月5日 · U.S. poultry products hold leading positions in both international and U.S. meat commodity markets, supported by competitive production structures, modern poultry genetics, abundant domestic feed resources, and strong consumer appeal.

2024年10月30日 · A dynamic and integral part of the national economy, the U.S. poultry industry provides 2,012,560 jobs, $132.7 billion in wages, $663.6 billion in economic activity and $54 billion in government revenue.

2024年8月5日 · Rebounding from reduced production caused by outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), the U.S. poultry and egg sector is expected to grow steadily through 2033, according to USDA’s 10-year outlook on major crop and livestock commodities.

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.

The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2021 was $46.1 billion, up 31 percent from $35.1 billion in 2020. Of the combined total, 68 percent was from broilers, 19 percent from eggs, 13 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens.