There are relatively few industries that haven’t been affected by the country’s current economic troubles, and the poultry industry has been no exception. Large processors have had to face cuts in production and reduced profits, and smaller processors have had plenty of struggles of their own.
“The state of the smaller and mid-sized independent chicken producers/processors is, as it is for essentially all companies in the industry, challenging, economically and financially,” says William Roenigk, senior vice president and staff economist and market analyst for the National Chicken Council.