2006-11-16 14:50:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
not knowing the correct answer, i would have to guess Kentucky.
2006-11-16 14:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minnesota # ONE 1,250,000,000 pounds live weight processed
The top five turkey-producing states for 2005 were Minnesota, North Carolina, Missouri, South Carolina and Virginia.
Vertically integrated companies dominate the turkey industry. Those companies control the turkey from production through processing. The industry is concentrated with the top five companies representing over 66 percent of the market. The National Turkey Federation cites the 2006 estimates of Watt Poultry USA as the leaders in the turkey industry:
Live Weight Processed
(Million Pounds)
Jennie-O Turkey Store -1250
Cargill Turkey Products--1205
Butterball Turkey Co. ----805
Pilgrims Pride -------------550
Carolina Turkeys ---------536
Louis Rich Turkey Co. --290
Sara Lee Refrigerated Foods ------256
House of Raeford ---------------------255
Foster Farms --------------------------229
Perdue Farms, Inc. -------------------214
Willow Brook Foods, Inc. ------------181
Farbest Foods -------------------------177
Cooper Farms -------------------------165
Michigan Turkey Producers----------156
2006-11-16 15:28:26 · answer #2 · answered by Letal. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it's not a state per se, it does seem to me that a lot of turkeys are in D.C. :o)
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2006-11-16 14:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by newbiegranny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Texas. And then they become President!!!
HA HA HA
2006-11-16 15:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by nursie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
California. Oh wait, did you mean the bird?
2016-03-28 23:07:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋