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E-book Poultry Industry Manual
Broiler chickens are bred and raised for meat production. The broiler industry is the most advanced system of animal food production and the United States has the world’s largest broiler industry. In 2012, data released by the National Chicken Council indicates that the broiler industry provides over 1 million jobs, $47 billion in wages, $197 billion ineconomic activity, and $17.2 billion in government revenue. Today’s broiler industry consists of around 40 vertically integrated companies which contract with about 29,500 farmers who produce 95% of this nation’s broiler chickens. About 5% of broilers are produced on company-owned farms. Since 2009, foreign ownership of US broiler companies has increased and now accounts for an estimated 25% of total production. The largest broiler companies, Tyson Foods and JBS-owned Pilgrim’s Pride, are transnational, multi-animal protein companies with global marketing and distribution of their products.
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