Broilers (chickens under 13 weeks old) constitute virtually
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Production and Trade
- Retail equivalent value of U.S. broiler industry:
2003: $39 billion
2004: $43 billion
2005: $44 billion
2006: $41 billion
2007: $43 billion
- Farm cash receipts, broiler production:
2003: $15.2 billion
2004: $20.4 billion
2005: $20.9 billion
2006: $17.7 billion
2007: $21.5 billion
- U.S. broiler production:
2004: 34.1 billion pounds (federally
inspected)
2005: 35.4 billion pounds
2006: 35.5 billion pounds
2007: 36.1 billion pounds
- U.S. broiler exports:
2004: 4.8 billion pounds, valued
at $1.7 billion
2005: 5.2 billion pounds, valued
at $2.1 billion
2006: 5.2 billion pounds, valued
at $1.8 billion
2007: 5.8 billion pounds, valued
at $2.7 billion
- U.S. broiler exports as percent of production:
2004: 14 percent
2005: 15 percent
2006: 15 percent
2007: 16 percent
- State broiler production, 2007:
U.S. total8.9 billion birds
Top eight: GA1.4 billion
(16 percent)
AR1.2 billion (13
percent)
AL1.0 billion (11 percent)
MS824 million (9 percent)
NC781 million (9 percent)
TX616 million (7 percent)
KY305 million (3 percent)
MD295 million (3 percent)
U.S. Broiler Prices
- Retail price for broiler products (composite):
2003 average: $1.613 per pound
2004 average: $1.728 per pound
2005 average: $1.741 per pound
2006 average: $1.571 per pound
2007 average: $1.651 per pound
- Wholesale price for broiler products (composite):
2003 average: 65.7 cents per pound
2004 average: 76.7 cents per pound
2005 average: 67.7 cents per pound
2006 average: 56.2 cents per pound
2007 average: 76.3 cents per pound
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