Statistics During the last three decades, the turkey industry has come from a single-product, holiday-oriented business into a fully integrated industry with a diversified product line that competes with other protein products on a year-round basis. The following information provides an overview of the turkey industry's growth. Turkey Consumption Turkey consumption has increased 102 percent since 1970, due to consumers' recognition of turkey's good taste and nutritional value. In 2010, U.S. consumption of turkey was 16.4 pounds per person. More and more Americans are realizing that turkey is not just for the holidays. Although 50 percent of all turkey consumed in 1970 was during the holidays, today that number is around 31 percent as more people enjoy delicious turkey year-round. * Figures Rounded In 2010, Turkey was the #4 protein choice for American consumers. Consumption of turkeys for 2010 is approximately 5 billion pounds. 2010 Per Capita Consumption in Pounds Chicken Beef Pork Turkey Lamb & Mutton 82.2 59.6 47.7 16.4   0.9 Turkey Production Turkey production in the United States has increased nearly 110 percent since 1970, meeting consumers' demand as more people choose turkey. With the value added to turkey through processing into a wide variety of cuts, parts and further processed products, the total value of turkey processors' production in 2009 was more than $16 billion. An estimated 244 million turkeys will be raised in 2011. The following are America's top turkey producing states. Turkeys: Number Raised 2009-2010* State 2009 2010 % of 2009 Minnesota 45.0 47.0 104 North Carolina 35.5 30.0 84 Arkansas 29.0 28.0 96 Missouri 18.5 18.0 97 Virginia 17.0 17.0 100 Indiana 15.0 16.0 106 California 15.0 15.2 101 South Carolina 11.9 11.9 100 Pennsylvania 9.0 7.4 82 Ohio 5.2 4.6 88 Other States 46.3 49.1 106 US Total 247.4 244.2 98 *Numbers raised in millions Top Turkey Processors, 2010 * Top U.S. Turkey Processors Live Weight Processed (Million Pounds) * Butterball, LLC Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. Cargill Value Added Meats Farbest Foods, Inc. Sara Lee Kraft Foods, Inc./Oscar Mayer Perdue Farms, Inc. Foster Farms House of Raeford Farms, Inc. Virginia Poultry Growers Coop. Dakota Provisions Cooper Farms Hain Pure Protein Corp. Michigan Turkey Producers West Liberty Foods, LLC Turkey Valley Farms Zacky Farms, LLC Prestage Foods Norbest, Inc. (Moroni Feed Co.) Northern Pride Turkey White Water Processing Co.   1,300.0 1,286.0 1,095.0 374.0 330.0 290.0 271.0 256.6 247.5 224.0 200.0 195.0 182.0 170.0 164.5 132.0 131.3 131.0 102.8 40.0 30.3   *Estimates for 2010 from February 2011 Watt Poultry USA Total Pounds of Turkey Produced Live Weight and Ready to Cook (RTC) Year Number of Turkeys* Live Weight** RTC** (Inspected) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 261 282 285 290 288 287 293 303 301 286 270 270 273 275 270 256 250 256 267 273 247 244 5.468 6.043 6.115 6.355 6.433 6.541 6.779 7.233 7.225 7.062 6.877 6.960 7.173 7.495 7.231 6.949 6.991 7.224 7.562 7.922 7.149 7.107 4.175 4.561 4.652 4.829 4.848 4.992 5.129 5.446 5.478 5.281 5.297 5.402 5.562 5.713 5.650 5.454 5.504 5.686 5.958 6.246 5.662 5.644 *In millions **In billions of pounds Turkey Production Gross Farm Income* 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2.35 2.40 2.51 2.64 2.78 3.13 2.88 2.68 2.81 2.83 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2.80 2.73 2.50 2.89 3.11 3.47 3.95 4.48 3.57 4.37 *In billions of dollars Exports Like domestic turkey consumption, turkey exports continued to grow throughout the last decade. The following information shows the worldwide popularity of American turkey products. Total Export Value* 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000   $151.4 $173.5 $197.4 $199.7 $254.6 $327.8 $241.9 $198.0 $225.6     2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006  2007 2008 2009 2010 $257.1 $201.8 $265.3 $299.2 $388.7 $359.2  $399.7 $481.9 $394.6 $464.1 *In millions of dollars Turkey exports are an increasingly important aspect of U.S. turkey production, especially for turkey parts and dark meat products. U.S. Turkey Exports* Year Whole Body Parts & Cut-Up Total 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 16.6 20.3 19.5 24.1 24.8 34.7 40.8 36.6 41.9 33.3 20.3 15.2 26.2 22.8 31.2 33.5 53.1 53.8 61.7 50.9 105.4 181.5 224.2 256.3 323.2 403.3 565.1 409.6 337.1 412.0 466.7 423.3 456.6 419.7 538.4 513.0 493.4 622.5 472.0 531.9 122.0 201.8 243.7 280.4 348.0 438.0 605.9 466.2 379.0 445.3 487.0 438.5 482.8 442.5 569.6 546.5 546.5 676.3 533.7 582.8 *In millions of pounds Top Five Export Markets for U.S. Turkey Meat, 2010* Mexico China Hong Kong Canada Dominican Republic 321,032 74,450 24,821 21,098 19,160 *Thousand pounds   Top Five Turkey Consuming Countries, 2009 Per Capita Consumption (KG) United States Canada EU-27 Mexico Brazil 7.70 4.70 3.70 1.70 1.40 Source: Foreign Agricultural Service, Official USDA Estimates