Helpful information can be found on the USDA FSIS Web site regarding imported poultry & egg products. Visit the site here.

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Source: USDA - NASS

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2022 Census of Agriculture

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Broiler Hatchery - Link
Turkey Hatchery - Link
Cold Storage - Link
Chicken and Eggs - Link
Poultry Slaughter - Link
Feed Outlook - Link
Oilseed Outlook - Link
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry Outlook - Link

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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.

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The 2024 Poultry and Egg Industry Economic Impact Study, conducted by John Dunham & Associates and commissioned by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, provides a comprehensive overview of the industry's contributions to the U.S. economy.

Overview of the Poultry and Egg Industry
The study encompasses the entire poultry and egg sector, including chicken, turkey, egg production and related processing industries. This includes:

• Primary Production: Farms that hatch and raise chickens, turkeys and other poultry, as well as those producing eggs for consumption and hatcheries.
• Processing:
• Primary Processing: Slaughtering and butchering of live birds, packaging of primary products (e.g., breasts, thighs, whole birds), rendering of fats and separation of other poultry materials like feathers and offal.
• Secondary Processing: Value-added processing such as manufacturing poultry-based nuggets, sausages, patties and other food products.
• Support Industries: Renderers, hatcheries, integrated feed producers, genetic poultry labs and poultry by-product meal producers.

Economic Contributions

• Total Economic Impact: The industry contributes approximately $663.64 billion to the U.S. economy, accounting for about 2.29% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
• Employment:
• Direct Jobs: Approximately 525,442 people are employed in production, sales, primary processing, packaging, direct distribution and value-added processing.
• Supplier Jobs: The industry supports around 854,093 jobs in supplier firms that provide goods and services such as coops, barns, fuel, packaging materials, machinery, personnel services, financial services, advertising, consulting and transportation.
• Induced Jobs: Spending by employees in the industry and its suppliers generates an additional 633,025 jobs in the broader economy.
• Economic Output:
• Direct Output: Approximately $247.48 billion.
• Supplier Output: Around $282.35 billion.
• Induced Output: An estimated $133.82 billion, resulting from the multiplier effect of employee spending in the economy.

Tax Contributions
The poultry and egg industry contributes significantly to public finances through various taxes:

• Total Tax Revenue: Approximately $54.05 billion in revenues to federal, state, and local governments. This includes direct taxes paid by firms and their employees, as well as sales taxes, restaurant taxes, and other taxes paid by consumers.

This study highlights the substantial role the poultry and egg industry plays in the U.S. economy, not only through direct production and processing but also via its extensive supply chain and the broader economic activities it stimulates.