USPOULTRY is in the process of updating its poultry economic impact report, which provides a snapshot in time of how the poultry industry is faring economically. From an industry standpoint, we realize we could do better job of communicating the positive aspects of the industry, and the poultry economic impact study helps us do this.
USPOULTRY funded the first study in 2012, and it is updated every other year. When the first survey was conducted in 2012, the poultry industry provided 1.3 million jobs, $63 billion in wages, $23.4 billion in government revenue, and $265.6 billion in economic impact to the U.S. economy. So, we have definitely seen the industry grow as apparent from the last study conducted in 2020 that shows the poultry industry providing 2.1 million jobs, $121.1 billion in wages, $41.9 billion in government revenue, and $576.6 billion in economic activity.