Poultry Product Manufacturing

Poultry Product Manufacturing

Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:

Companies in this industry slaughter and process poultry and small game. Major companies include Koch Foods, Perdue, Pilgrim's Pride, Sanderson Farms, and Tyson Foods (all based in the US); as well as BRF and Copacol (Brazil), Charoen Pokphand Foods (Thailand), Industrias Bachoco (Mexico), and New Hope Liuhe (China).

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand is driven by domestic meat consumption trends and export markets. The profitability of individual companies depends on efficient production and distribution. Big companies have economies of scale in production and distribution. Small companies can compete successfully by targeting regional markets or by producing specialized products. The US industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies account for more than 90% of revenue.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Major products are young chickens, accounting for more than 50% of industry revenue, followed by processed poultry and small game (30% of the industry revenue). Other products include turkeys, hens, fowl, frozen ground meat patties, and sausage and similar products.