Turkey Sector: Background & Statistics

Turkey meat production in the United States during January–September 2024 was 3.86 billion pounds, a decrease of 6.3 percent from a year earlier.

Production Statistics

Value of turkey production:

2019: $4.31 billion
2020: $5.19 billion
2021: $5.91 billion
2022: $7.12 billion
2023: $6.57 billion

Data are reported annually in the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Poultry-Production and Value report.

U.S. turkey meat production (ready-to-cook weight):

2019: 5.82 billion pounds
2020: 5.74 billion pounds
2021: 5.56 billion pounds
2022: 5.22 billion pounds
2023: 5.46 billion pounds
2024: 5.11 billion pounds (WASDE projection as of October 2024, see the Latest Report or USDA, ERS' WASDE at a Glance visualization)

Data are reported on the USDA, ERS Livestock and Meat Domestic Data web page. Forecasts are reported in the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

State turkey production, 2023:

Top eight States:

Minnesota – 38.5 million birds
North Carolina – 29.0 million birds
Arkansas – 27.0 million birds
Indiana – 20.0 million birds
Missouri – 17.0 million birds
Virginia – 15.5 million birds
Iowa – 11.5 million birds
Pennsylvania – 8.0 million birds

U.S. total turkey production: 218.0 million birds

Data are reported in the USDA, NASS Poultry-Production and Value report.

Consumption Statistics

U.S. domestic use of turkey (disappearance):

2019: 5.26 billion pounds
2020: 5.20 billion pounds
2021: 5.09 billion pounds
2022: 4.88 billion pounds
2023: 4.96 billion pounds
2024: 4.69 billion pounds (WASDE projection as of October 2024, see the latest report or ERS' WASDE at a Glance visualization)

Recent data and projections are reported in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, and historical data are available on the USDA, ERS Livestock and Meat Domestic Data web page.

U.S. turkey disappearance per capita:

2019: 15.9 pounds
2020: 15.7 pounds
2021: 15.3 pounds
2022: 14.6 pounds
2023: 14.8 pounds
2024: 13.9 pounds (WASDE projection as of October 2023, see the latest report or ERS' WASDE at a Glance visualization)

Trade Statistics

U.S. turkey meat exports:

2019: 639 million pounds
2020: 571 million pounds
2021: 548 million pounds
2022: 407 million pounds
2023: 490 million pounds
2024: 504 million pounds (WASDE projection as of October 2024, see the latest report or ERS' WASDE at a Glance visualization)

Recent data and projections are reported in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, and historical data are available on the ERS Livestock and Meat International Trade Data web page.

Price Statistics

Wholesale prices* for frozen whole turkey hens:

2019 average: $0.89 per pound
2020 average: $1.07 per pound
2021 average: $1.23 per pound
2022 average: $1.55 per pound
2023 average: $1.40 per pound
2024 average: $0.94 per pound (WASDE projection as of October 2024, see the latest report or ERS' WASDE at a Glance Visualization)

*Wholesale prices are paid for quantities sold in bulk. These products are usually for resale and lower than prices paid by consumers at retail outlets.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) data available from USDA Animal and Plant Health inspection Service

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