Panel presentation from
National Chicken Council
conference available
At the National Chicken Council
57th Annual Conference October
5, in Washington, D.C., a panel of
senior executives from U.S. chicken
processing companies addressed
current agricultural, public affairs,
legislative, regulatory, political,
economic and world trade issues.
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The presentation is sponsored
by Pfizer Animal Health Global
Poultry.
Don Jackson, president and CEO,
JBS USA, moderated the discussion
and panelists included:
✔William Andersen, senior vice
president, Keystone Foods
GNP Company
✔Mark Kaminsky, COO and CFO,
Koch Foods
✔Clint Rivers, senior vice president,
operations, Perdue Farms
USDA REPORT
US broiler production to
drop remainder of 2011
Broilers slaughtered in the second half of
2011 are expected to decrease, offsetting
higher average weights at slaughter.
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In the first half of 2011, U.S. broiler
meat production was 18. 8 billion pounds,
4.8% higher than the same time in 2010, but
this year-over-year growth in broiler meat
production is expected to halt in the third-quarter due to an oversupply brought on by
low demand.
According to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s latest report, third-quarter
production is estimated at 9.4 billion pounds,
1.3% lower than in third-quarter 2010. Lower
production is expected to continue in the
fourth quarter, with production in the second
half of 2011 expected to total 18. 6 billion
pounds, a decrease of 2% from the same
period in 2010.
Over the ;rst half of 2011, the number
of broilers slaughtered was 4.3 billion, an
increase of 2% from 2010 numbers. The
other factor in broiler meat production growth
during the ;rst half of 2011 has been higher
average live weights at slaughter: During
the ;rst six months of 2011, the average live
weight at slaughter was 5.79 pounds, up 2.4%
from the ;rst half of 2010. In the second half
of 2011, the number of broilers slaughtered
is expected to be down signi;cantly, though
average bird weights at slaughter are expected
