Broilers Produced, 1996
Leading Counties Thou Birds
Cullman 150,930
DeKalb 92,594
Marshall 62,869
Blount 58,504
Coffee 46,952
Franklin 38,828
Geneva 33,295
Winston 28,310
Walker 25,480
Crenshaw 23,598

Commercial Broilers: Production and Value of Production, 1987-1996
Year Number
Produced
Average
Liveweight
Per Broiler
Pounds
Produced
Price Per
Pound
Value of Production
Thousand Pounds Thousand Cents Thousand Dollars
1987 666,538 4.1 2,732,806 27.0 737,858
1988 702,784 4.1 2,881,414 32.5 936,460
1989 750,074 4.2 3,150,311 36.0 1,134,112
1990 846,900 4.3 3,641,670 32.0 1,165,334
1991 875,300 4.3 3,763,790 30.5 1,147,956
1992 896,400 4.3 3,854,520 31.0 1,194,901
1993 882,200 4.5 3,969,900 34.0 1,349,766
1994 909,600 4.6 4,184,200 34.5 1,443,549
1995 900,000 4.7 4,230,000 34.0 1,438,200
1996 873,300 4.8 4,191,800 39.0 1,634,802
Marketing year: December 1 - November 30.


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Published by: Alabama Agricultural Statistical Service
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