MEMBER COMPANIES
Tyson
Wayne-Sanderson
Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.
Amick Farms
Peco Foods, Inc.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Koch Foods
EMERGING TRENDS NEWSLETTER
Emerging Trends, the Association newsletter, is printed quarterly. It contains educational and informative articles on issues related to the poultry industry.
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INDUSTRY LINKS
Links to poultry industry resource materials, partner organizations, and Mississippi’s Congressional delegation are provided below.
INDUSTRY FACTS
Poultry and eggs – MS largest agricultural crop for 27 years.
MS ranks 6th in broilers and 22nd in egg production nationally.
The Poultry industry employs 31,800 people and generates an additional 67,900 jobs in other industries.
Responsible for as much as $23.5 billion in total economic activity.
Pays about $1.07 billion in federal taxes and $193 million in state and local taxes through companies and employees.
Delivered 707 million baby chicks to 1,700 broiler farms in 2021.
Poultry farm production – about $2.3 billion annually.
Each broiler house annually produces 976,800 pounds of live birds.
Mississippi exported chicken to 65 countries in 2022.
Mississippi is home to Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the largest egg processor in the world.
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110 Airport Road
Suite C
Pearl, MS 39208
Phone: 601-932-7560
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