Library of Export Requirements
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Index_of_Import_Requirements_by_Country/index.asp

Broiler Exports (billions of pounds) - Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.

The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2018 was $46.3 billion, up 8 percent from $42.7 billion in 2017. Of the combined total, 69 percent was from broilers, 23 percent from eggs, 8 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens.

The value of broilers produced during 2018 was $31.7 billion, up 5 percent from 2017. The total number of broilers produced in 2018 was 9.04 billion, up 1 percent from 2017. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2018 was 56.8 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2017.

The value of turkeys produced during 2018 was $3.88 billion, down 20 percent from the $4.87 billion the previous year. The total number of turkeys raised in 2018 was 245 million, down slightly from 2017. Turkey production in 2018 totaled 7.60 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the 7.54 billion pounds produced in 2017.

The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2018 was $49.4 million, up 5 percent from $47.0 million a year ago. The number of chickens sold in 2018 totaled 190 million, down slightly from the total sold during the previous year.

Value of all egg production in 2018 was $10.6 billion, up 39 percent from $7.90 billion in 2017. Egg production totaled 109 billion eggs, up 2 percent from 107 billion eggs produced in 2017.

Source: USDA/NASS Poultry Production and Value 2018 Summary

Source: USDA - NASS

Industry at a Glance
2017 Census of Agriculture

According to the latest Census of Agriculture (2017), U.S. farms and ranches sold $7.6 billion in certified organic commodities in 2016, up 23 percent from $6.2 billion the year before. Of 2016 sales, 56 percent was for crops ($4.2 billion), 44 percent for livestock, poultry and related products ($3.4 billion). Certified organic farms and land increased as well. The top five commodities were:

Milk and eggs were the top two certified commodities sold. Milk, valued at $1.4 billion, was up 18 percent from 2015, and eggs, at $816 million, increased 11 percent. Broiler chickens ranked third, with sales of $750 million. Among crops, the top selling commodities were apples, lettuce and strawberries.

Source: USDA NASS 2016 Certified Organic Survey

Top 10 Egg Producing Companies (As of 2018) - Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.

Layers Housed (millions)
Source: Egg Industry Magazine, 2019

Top 10 Egg Producing States (As of 2017) - Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.

(Ranked by number of layers represented in thousands)
Source: American Egg Board

PRODUCTION: BROILERS - Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.

Total: 738.52

Ready to cook pounds, millions
Source: Watt PoultryUSA March 2019

PRODUCTION: TURKEYS (2018)* - Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.

Source: USDA/NASS May 2019

Top Turkey Processors 2018 - Rollover graph bars for exact numbers.

Live weight processed (in millions of pounds)
(March 2019 WattPoultry USA)

Companies involved in the production and processing of poultry provide 1,814,200 jobs that pay $100.2 billion in wages to families throughout the country, generate over $469.6 billion in annual economic impact, and about $32.9 billion in taxes. 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. These are good jobs paying an average of $55,200 in wages and benefits. And today, every job is important. In fact, in the United States the unemployment rate has reached 5.47 percent. This means that there are 8.6 million people trying to find jobs across the country.