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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 | |
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| 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. | |||||