Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)
New York, United States
Last Updated: June 2024
NAICS 11235Revenue
$49.7bn
Past 5-Year Growth
Profit
$X.Xbn
Employees
49,838
Businesses
32,130
Wages
$XXX.Xm
Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry analysis
Positive trends in demand variables and near-constant demand from poultry processors, along with a recovery in the price of poultry meat in 2021 and 2022, have led to rising industry revenue over the five years to 2024. Additionally, increased demand for chicken as a substitute for other meats, particularly red meat, helped limit revenue declines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, increasing health consciousness among US consumers has boosted consumption of white meat in general. A rising price of feed from a low prior to the period has also driven growth. As feed is the largest input cost for meat producers, the price of feed is directly tied to the price of meat, including poultry and substitutes, such as beef and pork. This rise has aided industry revenue growth. Industry revenue has increased at a CAGR of 4.8% to $49.7 billion in 2024.
Trends and Insights
- Demand for chicken and turkey meat has remained steady. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers sought the same amount of poultry but from different sources. Although some prices rose, overall demand did not waver.
- Most of the industry’s revenue comes from broilers. These are large birds predominantly raised for meat.
- Most industry locations are in the Southeast region. Proximity to processors, availability of land and labor and history have led to this concentration.
- Price points can differentiate poultry products. Farmers that successfully manage operating costs can offer competitive market prices. Retailers typically enter into supply contracts with large operators that offer low, competitive prices.
Industry Overview
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 4.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $49.7bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
Steady demand even amid the COVID-19 pandemic
- While the COVID-19 pandemic led to many restaurants shutting down, consumers' overall demand for poultry meat remained steady, allowing for a swift recovery from the pandemic.
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Falling feed prices help reduce volatility
- The stabilization of feed prices over the next five years is forecast to substantially boost poultry farms' bottom lines. Lower production costs equate to higher profit, a favorable prospect for industry stakeholders. Farms may realize an uptick in revenues with substantially reduced input costs.
Biggest companies in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US
| Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyson Foods, Inc. | 14,963.8 | -115.3 | -0.8 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Large broiler chickens, Small broiler chickens and Organic operations. Large broiler chickens is the largest segment of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US.
Trends and Insights
Large and small broiler chickens
- This segment includes broilers, the birds predominantly raised for meat in the United States. Unlike other chickens, broilers are raised specifically for meat rather than for their eggs or breeding qualities.
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Competitors
- Beef Cattle Production in the US
- Hog & Pig Farming in the US
- Fish & Seafood Aquaculture in the US
Complementors
- Chicken Egg Production in the US
- Meat, Beef & Poultry Processing in the US
International industries
- Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in Canada
- Poultry Meat Farming in Australia
- Poultry Meat and Egg Farming in New Zealand
- Poultry Raising in the UK
- Poultry Farming in China
Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
This industry includes farms that raise chickens and turkeys for meat production. Downstream meat processors and food producers supply farmers with chicks, feed and payment, according to contractual agreements. Farmers provide growing facilities, animal care and agricultural expertise. Revenue is recorded in the final prices that farmers receive per average weight of a live animal. This industry excludes chicken egg production, poultry hatcheries and other poultry production.
What's included in this industry?
Chicken production (except egg laying)Broiler chicken productionRoaster chicken productionFryer chicken productionTurkey productionCornish hen productionCompanies
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Related Terms
POULTBROILERFRYERROASTERIndustry Code
NAICS 112320 - Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Demand for chicken and turkey meat has remained steady. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers sought the same amount of poultry but from different sources. Although so...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Most of the industry’s revenue comes from broilers. These are large birds predominantly raised for meat.
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
- International Trade
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
- Total imports, level and trend
- Total exports, level and trend
- Trade Balance
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
- International trade, including imports by country and exports by country
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
- Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Most industry locations are in the Southeast region. Proximity to processors, availability of land and labor and history have led to this concentration.
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each state in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Price points can differentiate poultry products. Farmers that successfully manage operating costs can offer competitive market prices. Retailers typically enter into supply c...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
Tyson Foods leads the chicken and turkey farming industry. The Arkansas-based company has a robust network of poultry farms.
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
- Overview of Tyson Foods, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Tyson Foods, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Volatile production leads to volatile revenue. Animal health issues, feed costs, demand for substitute meats and weather patterns all contribute to uncertainty for farmers.
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Wages represent a decreasing share of revenue. This is because of automation investments in production facilities. Chicken feed systems, vaccination machines and automated fe...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
- Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
- Income Statement (2017-2022)
- Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
- Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
- Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Leverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the market size of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States in 2024?
The market size of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States is $49.7bn in 2024.
How many businesses are there in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in 2024?
There are 32,130 businesses in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 5.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
Has the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 4.8 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US market in United States?
The biggest company operating in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production market in United States is Tyson Foods, Inc.
What does the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US in United States include?
Chicken production (except egg laying) and Broiler chicken production are part of the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US in United States?
The company holding the most market share in United States is Tyson Foods, Inc..
How competitive is the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States?
The level of competition is high and steady in the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production in the US industry in United States.
