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Value of U.S. poultry production up 24% on the year

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Value of U.S. poultry production up 24% on the year
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The United States Department of Agriculture reports that the total value of broiler, egg, turkey, and non-broiler chicken production in the U.S. during 2007 was $31,899,987,000, compared to the 2006 total of $25,798,423,000, an increase of 24%.

For 2007, broilers accounted for the bulk of the total at $21.460 billion, roughly 67% of the total, eggs made up $4.432 billion, or around 21%, turkeys accounted for 12% or $3.711 billion, non-broiler chickens made up the remaining 1% at $50.783 million.

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