C2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 11, 1991 Di )avid Kradd Herbert Jordan Milton Madison John Schwartz Penn State Poultry Pointers Herbert Siegel Donald Singletary Andrew Yersin TURKEY PRODUCTS ARE CHANGING Milton Madison Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics There have been great changes in the turkey growing, processing, and marketing industries during the last 30 years. Turkey production has increased to six times what it was in 1960. Increases for some parts of the year are even more impress ive. In 1960, turkey was a seasonal food reserved for fall holidays. More than 90 percent of the turk- TELESCOPE CASUAL FURNITURE fm. fWOOOICOAI STOVES BOWMAN’S STOVE SHOP CONTACT US For DOUBLE CHAIN PIT ELEVATORS HYD. 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MILLER 374 Biggs Highway RT 2, Spring Mills, PA 16875 Rising Sun, MD 21911 (814) 422-8279 (301) 658-6923 Spreading production over the entire year has allowed the turkey industry to increase production much more rapidly than it has had to expand farm and slaughter capacity. When production took place primarily in the last half of the year, most turkey equipment was not used the other half of the year. With more equal production patterns, six times as much turkey meat is produced annually but only three times as much equipment is required. G •Eb G tu to < The benefits of using the equip ment over a longer period of time each year makes up the difference. Fourth quarter production was only three times as large in 1990 as in 1960, while first qauter produc tion was 35 times as large. Changes in turkey marketing were necessary in order to utilize year-round production. In 1960, nine out of every 10 turkeys were marketed as whole birds. The pounds of turkey sold as whole birds has been relatively constant over the years. Whole body binds weighing 735 million ★ Contact Your Local Badger Dealer ★ Silo Unloader CHAMBERSBURG FARM SERVICE 975 S Mam St Chambersburg, PA 17201 (717) 264-3533 SHOW EASE STALL CO. 573 Willow Rd Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 299 2536 CECIL DAIRY STORE pounds were sold in 1960. Sales peaked at 799 million pounds in 1970, and have fallen to an esti mated 671 million pounds (IS per cent of turkey production) in 1990. Smaller family sizes and wider spread families result in smaller holiday gatherings and are probab ly limiting whole bird sales. How have the vast increases in turkey production been marketed? The two major categories with sales increases have been cut-up and further processed. Availability of drum sticks, thighs, wings, and breasts in consumer packs in the meat case ha ve shown the develop ment of the cut-up market. 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