Commercial Poultry Production
Economic Impact of the Poultry Industry?
Mississippi poultry is the premier agricultural industry in Mississippi. The impact of the poultry industry on our state's economy is more than $6.5 billion each year and provided employment to 70,000 Mississippians. No agricultural commodity approaches these contributions of the poultry industry. A summary of the impact is found in the publication Economic Impact of the Mississippi Poultry Industry.