Poultry
UNIVERSITY PARK - Broiler
and turkey production in Penn
sylvania and the U.S. is on an
upward trend, according to
statistics released by the Penn
State Cooperative Extension
Service. '
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production
Although broiler pioduction in
the U.S. is on the rise, it has in
creased less than I percent in 1980
over the levels ot 1979.
Pennsylvania produces Ill.b
million broilers and ranks 11th
among the states. This production
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increases
level lepxesents an UiLtcase ~i iuB
pet cent Horn the 19/Os level,
giving Pennsylvania the highest
rate increase tor broiler produc
tion m the United States during the
decade trom 1970 until 1980.
Producing 5.5 million turkeys
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• Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1, 1981—*3
in Fa.
annually ranks Pennsylvania ninth
in turkey production. This
represents an mcrease of 140
percent from production levels of
1970 and ranks as the second
highest increase among the states
for that decade.
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Per capita consumption of both
broilers and turkeys has also in
creased from the 1970’s levels.
Broilers enjoyed an mcrease from
36.9 pounds to 48.1 pounds of retail
weight product. Turkeys, on the
other hand, increased over 2
pounds to present per capita
consumption levels of 10.6 pounds.
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