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Broilers (chickens under 13 weeks old) constitute virtually all
commercial chicken production.
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Production and Trade
- Retail equivalent value of U.S. broiler industry:
2006: $41 billion
2007: $42 billion
2008: $44 billion
2009: $44 billion
2010: $45 billion
This estimate is domestic retail weight consumption multiplied by
the retail composite price.
- Farm cash receipts, broiler production:
2006: $17.7 billion
2007: $21.5 billion
2008: $23.2 billion
2009: $21.8 billion
Data are reported annually in the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) Poultry-Production and Value report
(May).
- U.S. broiler meat production:
2006: 35.5 billion pounds
2007: 36.2 billion pounds
2008: 36.9 billion pounds
2009: 35.5 billion pounds
2010: 36.9 billion pounds
Data are reported in the monthly World
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.
- U.S. broiler exports:
2006: 5.2 billion pounds, valued at $1.8
billion
2007: 5.9 billion pounds, valued at $2.7
billion
2008: 7.0 billion pounds, valued at $3.5
billion
2009: 6.8 billion pounds, valued at $3.3
billion
2010: 6.8 billion pounds, valued at $3.1
billion
Data are reported in the monthly WASDE
report.
- U.S. broiler exports as percent of production:
2006: 15 percent
2007: 16 percent
2008: 19 percent
2009: 19 percent
2010: 18 percent
These figures are calculated by dividing broiler exports by
broiler production.
- State broiler production, 2009:
U.S. total--8.6 billion birds
Top eight: GA-1.3 billion (15
percent)
AR-1.1 billion (12 percent)
AL-1.0 billion (12 percent)
MS-793 million (9 percent)
NC-760 million (9 percent)
TX-669 million (8 percent)
KY-307 million (4 percent)
MD-292 million (3 percent)
Data are reported annually in the NASS Poultry-Production and Value report
(May).
U.S. Broiler Prices
- Retail price for broiler products (composite):
2006 average: $1.571 per pound
2007 average: $1.651 per pound
2008 average: $1.746 per pound
2009 average: $1.780 per pound
2010 average: $1.753 per pound
The series is reported monthly in the Meat Price Spreads table on the ERS
website.
- Wholesale price for broiler products (composite):
2006 average: 56.2 cents per pound
2007 average: 76.3 cents per pound
2008 average: 71.1 cents per pound
2009 average: 75.5 cents per pound
2010 average: 74.3 cents per pound
The series is reported monthly in the Meat Price Spreads table on the ERS
website.