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The United States is the world largest exporter of turkey and related products. Nearly 361,884 metric tons (MT) of [[turkey meat]] has been exported in 2012. In comparison with 2011, the industry had experienced 14 percent growth. In 2013 the turkey products were valued at nearly $678.9 million. 13 percent increase from 2012. |
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The United States is the world's largest exporter of turkey and related products. Nearly 361,884 metric tons (MT) of [[turkey meat]] have been exported in 2012. In comparison with 2011, the industry had experienced 14% growth. In 2013, the turkey products were valued at nearly $678.9 million, a 13% increase from 2012. |
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The dominant market for U.S. turkey meat is [[Mexico]]. It has been purchasing meat valued at nearly $372.6 million and accounting for 55 |
The dominant market for U.S. turkey meat is [[Mexico]]. It has been purchasing meat valued at nearly $372.6 million and accounting for 55% of turkey exports. The second-largest market for U.S. turkey, purchasing more than $70.5 million of meat, is [[China]]. [[Canada]] and [[Hong Kong]] were other significant markets for U.S. turkey meat. (FAS 2012) |
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The United States imports a notably small |
The United States imports a notably small percentage of turkey meat ($31.8 million in 2012), mostly from [[Chile]] and Canada. (FAS 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/livestock/poultry/turkey-profile/|title=Turkey Profile - Agricultural Marketing Resource Center|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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This is a list of turkey meat producing companies in the United States: |
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==Butterball, LLC== |
==Butterball, LLC== |
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'''Butterball''' is a [[brand]] of [[turkey meat|turkey]] and other [[poultry]] products produced by Butterball LLC. The company manufactures food products in the United States and internationally — specializing in turkey, cured deli meats, raw roasts and specialty products such as soups and salads, sandwiches, and entrées. |
'''Butterball''' is a [[brand]] of [[turkey meat|turkey]] and other [[poultry]] products produced by Butterball LLC. The company manufactures food products in the United States and internationally — specializing in turkey, cured deli meats, raw roasts, and specialty products such as soups and salads, sandwiches, and entrées. |
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'''Butterball LLC''' was a [[joint venture]] of [[Smithfield Foods]] and [[Maxwell Farms Inc.]],<ref> |
'''Butterball LLC''' was a [[joint venture]] of [[Smithfield Foods]] and [[Maxwell Farms Inc.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/Investor/Press/press_view.asp?ID=354|title=Smithfield Foods - Good Food. Responsibly.®|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109093323/http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/Investor/Press/press_view.asp?ID=354|archive-date=9 November 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> an affiliate of the Goldsboro Milling Co.<ref name="titan">{{cite web |
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| url = http://refrigeratedtrans.com/news/Carolina-Turkeys-acquires-Butterball/index.html?imw=Y}}</ref> [[Seaboard Corporation]] bought Smithfield's stake in Butterball in 2010. The company sells over one billion pounds of turkey a year.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} Though the |
| url = http://refrigeratedtrans.com/news/Carolina-Turkeys-acquires-Butterball/index.html?imw=Y}}</ref> [[Seaboard Corporation]] bought Smithfield's stake in Butterball in 2010. The company sells over one billion pounds of turkey a year.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} Though the Butterball brand has been formally recognized since 1940, Butterball LLC was formed in 2006. |
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The company, located southeast of Raleigh, |
The company, located southeast of Raleigh, North Carolina, in [[Mount Olive, North Carolina]], on the Wayne and Duplin County line, subsequently renamed itself Butterball LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2006-11-21-butterball_x.htm|title=Sale of Butterball turkey business not expected to change Thanksgiving icon - USATODAY.com|website=[[USA Today]]|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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In Canada, the rights to Butterball |
In Canada, the rights to Butterball are owned by Exceldor Foods. |
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==Cargill Value Added Meats== |
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Cargill has a long, rich heritage, starting with W. W. Cargill's first grain storage facility on the American frontier in 1865. The company has grown to become one of the largest privately owned businesses, providing food, agricultural, risk management, financial, and industrial products and services around the globe. It has employees in 68 countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our History - Cargill|url=http://www.cargill.com/company/history/index.jsp|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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'''Jennie-O Turkey Store''' is a [[brand name]] of [[Domesticated turkey|turkey]] products. It is now a subsidiary of the [[Hormel|Hormel Foods Corporation]] in [[Willmar, Minnesota]].<ref>http://www.jennieo.com/content/about</ref> |
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Mary Thompson was tapped to lead the company's European poultry business as president of Cargill Value Added Meats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cargill announces executive appointment - MEAT+POULTRY|url=http://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/news_home/Business/2015/06/Cargill_announces_executive_ap.aspx?ID=%7BF6BC5ED7-8735-4090-93D4-35073CDE3A8D%7D&p=1&cck=1|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> The headquarters are located in [[Wichita, Kansas]]. |
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The company was founded by [[Earl B. Olson]] in 1940, when he began raising turkeys. In 1949, he bought the former Farmers Produce Company of Willmar and its turkey processing plant.<ref>http://www.jennieo.com/content/our_history</ref> In 1953, it was renamed to Jennie-O after his daughter, Jennifer Olson. |
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==Cooper Farms== |
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'''Cooper Farms''' was founded by Virgil Cooper. He made his start in the turkey business in 1938 in downtown Oakwood, Ohio through growing around 500 meat turkeys, mainly for the holidays. Cooper Farms is one of the largest family-owned turkey producers in the U.S. James R. Cooper is the president of the company.<ref>{{cite web|last=Farms|first=Cooper|title=History - Cooper Farms - Van Wert, Ohio|url=http://www.cooperfarms.com/ourcompany/history.aspx|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Jennie-O has a total of six company locations, five of which are in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin.<ref>http://www.jennieo.com/careers/locations</ref> The Minnesota locations include Willmar/Spicer, Faribault, Montevideo, Pelican Rapids, and Melrose. The only Wisconsin plant is found in Barron. |
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==Dakota Provisions== |
==Dakota Provisions== |
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'''Dakota Provisions''' was set up by Dakota Turkey Growers, a major farmers' cooperative of 44 independent Hutterite (a religious group similar to the Amish who have adopted modern manufacturing as a way to survive) turkey farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota |
'''Dakota Provisions''' was set up by Dakota Turkey Growers, a major farmers' cooperative of 44 independent Hutterite (a religious group similar to the Amish who have adopted modern manufacturing as a way to survive) turkey farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. It is a state-of-the-art turkey processing facility and the first full-line turkey facility to be built in the US since the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodprocessing-technology.com/projects/dakotaprovisions/|title=Dakota Provisions Turkey Processing Facility|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dakotaprovisions.com/our-history/|title=Our History – Dakota Provisions|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> Jordan Woodbury is the president of Dakota Provisions. |
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The production facility is situated on {{convert|114|acre|ha|abbr=off}}, {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on|sp=us}} east of Huron, South Dakota. It was designed to process more than 8 million turkeys per year, more than 320 million pounds of live weight annually.<ref>http://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2006/044/</ref> |
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Ken Rutledge became a President of Dakota Provisions. |
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==Farbest Foods, Inc.== |
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Production facility is Situated on 114 acres two miles east of Huron, SD. It was designed to process more than 8 million turkeys per year more than 320 million pounds of live weight annually.<ref>http://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2006/044/</ref> |
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'''Farbest Foods''' is one of the largest turkey companies in the United States and a respected leader in the industry. Farbest Foods' processing plants are in Huntingburg and Vincennes, Indiana. Using more than 400,000 square feet in two processing plants and two distribution centers, Farbest Foods processes nearly 15 million live turkeys each year. It co-operates with domestic and foreign markets, shipping up to two million pounds of fresh and frozen turkey products every day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://farbestfoods.com/farbest-facilities/farbest-foods-inc/|title = Farbest Foods, Inc. – Feeding the World - Farbest Foods, Inc|date = 26 April 2011}}</ref> Ted J. Seger is at the head of the company. |
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==Cargill Value Added Meats== |
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==Foster Farms== |
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Cargill has a long, rich heritage, starting with W. W. Cargill's first grain storage facility on the American frontier in 1865. The company has grown to become one of the largest privately owned businesses, providing food, agricultural, risk management, financial, and industrial products and services around the globe. It has employees in 68 countries.<ref>http://www.cargill.com/company/history/index.jsp</ref> |
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'''Foster Farms''' is an American poultry company. The company has been privately owned and operated by the Foster family since 1939. The company is based in [[Livingston, California]], with operations throughout the West Coast and a few on the East Coast. The company specializes in a variety of chicken and turkey products advertised as fresh and naturally locally grown.<ref name="foster">Foster Poultry Farms [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Foster-Poultry-Farms-Company-History.html Source: International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 32. St. James Press, 2000 quoted by FundingUniverse.com].</ref> Today, Max and Verda's grandson, Ron Foster, is the company's CEO. He worked with his grandfather for 23 years and now oversees Foster Farms' more than 10,000 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fosterfarms.com/about/history.asp?section=aa&subpage=1|title=Our Story|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Mary Thompson was tapped to lead the company’s European poultry business as president of Cargill Value-Added Meats.<ref>http://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/news_home/Business/2015/06/Cargill_announces_executive_ap.aspx?ID={F6BC5ED7-8735-4090-93D4-35073CDE3A8D}&p=1&cck=1</ref> |
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==Hain Pure Protein Corp.== |
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The headquarters is located in [[Wichita, KS]]. |
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The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. '''Hain Pure Protein Corporation''' owns and operates poultry processing facilities with Joseph A. DePippo at the head.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6686569|title=Hain Pure Protein Corporation: Private Company Information - Bloomberg|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> Hain Pure Protein Corporation is a leader in growing natural, antibiotic-free poultry produced under well-known brands that include FreeBird and Epicurean Farms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hainppc.com/|title=Home - Hain PPC|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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==Farbest Foods, Inc.== |
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== House of Raeford Farms, Inc.== |
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'''Farbest Foods''' is concerned to be one of the largest turkey companies in the United States and a respected leader in the industry. Farbest Foods’ processing plants are situated in Huntingburg and Vincennes, Indiana. Utilizing more than 400,000 square feet in two processing plants and two distribution centers, Farbest Foods processes nearly 15 million live turkeys each year. It cooperatess with domestic and foreign markets shipping up to two million pounds of fresh and frozen turkey products every day.<ref>http://farbestfoods.com/farbest-facilities/farbest-foods-inc/</ref> |
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'''House of Raeford Farms, Inc.''' is a family-owned, fully integrated poultry company with processing facilities located throughout the southeastern United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Raeford history|url=http://www.houseofraeford.com/corporate/page.asp?pageID=5&typein=&display=|url-status=dead|accessdate=2015-11-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122235415/http://www.houseofraeford.com/corporate/page.asp?pageID=5&typein=&display=|archivedate=2015-11-22}}</ref> Robert B. Johnson serves as CEO and president of House of Raeford Farms, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert B. Johnson: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website = [[Bloomberg News]]|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=2105003&privcapId=1440111|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Ted J. Seger is at the head of the company. |
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Headquartered in Rose Hill, North Carolina, company operates poultry grow out operations and processing facilities in four southeastern states.<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Raeford Facilities|url=http://www.houseofraeford.com/corporate/page.asp?pageID=19&typein=&display=|url-status=dead|accessdate=2015-11-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109043237/http://www.houseofraeford.com/corporate/page.asp?pageID=19&typein=&display=|archivedate=2016-01-09}}</ref> |
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==Cooper Farms== |
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== Jaindl Turkey Sales, Inc.== |
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'''Cooper Farms''' has a long history which was founded by Virgil Cooper. He made his start in the turkey business in 1938 in downtown Oakwood, Ohio through growing around 500 meat turkeys, mainly for the holidays. Cooper Farms is one of the largest family owned turkey producers in the U.S. James R. Cooper is current president of the company.<ref>http://www.cooperfarms.com/ourcompany/history.aspx</ref> |
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'''Jaindl Turkey Farms''' is the largest independent agricultural operation in the Lehigh Valley, located in Orefield, Pennsylvania. The company produces about 750,000 turkeys each year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaindl Turkey Farms - Turkeys Sales, Locations & Recipes|url=http://jaindl.com/turkeys/|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> David M. Jaindl is the owner and president of Jaindl Farms. |
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==Foster Farms== |
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== Jennie-O Turkey Store== |
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'''Foster Farms''' is a United States West Coast poultry company. The company has been privately owned and operated by the Foster family since 1939. The company is based in [[Livingston, California]], with operations throughout the West Coast and a few on the East Coast. The company specializes in a variety of chicken and turkey products advertised as fresh and naturally locally grown.<ref name=foster>Foster Poultry Farms [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Foster-Poultry-Farms-Company-History.html Source: International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 32. St. James Press, 2000 quoted by FundingUniverse.com].</ref> |
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{{main|Jennie-O}} |
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'''Jennie-O Turkey Store''' is a [[brand name]] of [[Domesticated turkey|turkey]] products. It is now a subsidiary of the [[Hormel|Hormel Foods Corporation]] in [[Willmar, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Save on JENNIE-O® Turkey - Printable Online Coupons|url=http://www.jennieo.com/content/about|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Today Max and Verda's grandson, Ron Foster, is the company's CEO. He worked with his grandfather for 23 years and now oversees Foster Farms' more than 10,000 employees.<ref>http://fosterfarms.com/about/history.asp?section=aa&subpage=1</ref> |
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The company was founded by [[Earl B. Olson]] in 1940, when he began raising turkeys. In 1949, he bought the former Farmers Produce Company of Willmar and its turkey-processing plant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Save on JENNIE-O® Turkey - Printable Online Coupons|url=http://www.jennieo.com/content/our_history|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> In 1953, it was renamed to Jennie-O after his daughter, Jennifer Olson. |
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==Hain Pure Protein Corp.== |
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Jennie-O has a total of six company locations, five of which are in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Locations - JENNIE-O® Turkey Store Career & Job Information|url=http://www.jennieo.com/careers/locations|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> The Minnesota locations include Willmar/Spicer, Faribault, Montevideo, Pelican Rapids, and Melrose. The only Wisconsin plant is found in Barron. |
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The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. '''Hain Pure Protein Corporation''' owns and operates poultry processing facilities with Joseph A. DePippo at the head.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6686569</ref> Hain Pure Protein Corporation is a leader in growing natural, antibiotic-free poultry produced under well-known brands that include FreeBird, Plainville Farms, and Epicurean Farms.<ref>http://www.hainppc.com/</ref> |
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==Koch's Turkey Farm== |
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Roscoe and Emma Koch first started raising turkeys on the family farm in 1939. '''The Koch's Turkey Farm''' was founded by their son Lowell and his wife Elizabeth in 1953. The farm is based in the Lewistown Valley outside of Tamaqua, |
Roscoe and Emma Koch first started raising turkeys on the family farm in 1939. '''The Koch's Turkey Farm''' was founded by their son Lowell and his wife Elizabeth in 1953. The farm is based in the Lewistown Valley outside of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kochsturkey.com/|title=Koch's Turkey - A Family Farm, Tamaqua, PA|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> Brock C. Stein, representative of the fourth generation of the Koch family, runs Koch's Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/whole-story/koch%E2%80%99s-turkey-farm|title=Koch's Turkey Farm|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> Koch's has been one of the first to grow antibiotic-free turkeys with an all-vegetarian diet. The farms raise over 800,000 turkeys annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kochsturkey.com/family.html|title=Koch's Family History - A Family Farm, Tamaqua, PA|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Koch's has been a pioneer in being one of the first to grow antibiotic-free turkeys with an all vegetarian diet. Farm raises over 800,000 turkeys annually.<ref>http://www.kochsturkey.com/family.html</ref> |
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== Kraft Foods, Inc./Oscar Mayer== |
== Kraft Foods, Inc./Oscar Mayer== |
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Oscar F. Mayer, a 14-year-old immigrant from the region of Bavaria, Germany |
<!-- Oscar F. Mayer, a 14-year-old immigrant from the region of Bavaria, Germany arrived in the United States in 1873 and obtained work as a helper in a Detroit, Michigan butcher shop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kraftfoodsgroup.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/pdf/CorporateTimeline_OscarMayer_FINAL.pdf|title=The Kraft Heinz Company|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> In 1919, the company made its first major expansion, with the purchase of a processing plant in Madison, Wisconsin. The plant quickly proved to be a profitable, efficient operation and eventually Madison became the corporate headquarters. |
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'''The Oscar Mayer Company''' is an |
'''The Oscar Mayer Company''' is an American [[meat]] and [[cold cut]] production company, owned by [[Kraft Foods]]. They entered the turkey business by purchasing Louis Rich and Co. in the early 1980s. |
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== House of Raeford Farms, Inc.== |
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'''House of Raeford Farms, Inc.''' is a family owned, fully integrated poultry company with processing facilities located throughout the southeastern United States.<ref>http://www.houseofraeford.com/corporate/page.asp?pageID=5&typein=&display=</ref> Robert B. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of House of Raeford Farms, Inc.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=2105003&privcapId=1440111</ref> |
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Headquartered in Rose Hill, North Carolina, company operates poultry grow out operations and processing facilities in four southeastern states.<ref>http://www.houseofraeford.com/corporate/page.asp?pageID=19&typein=&display=</ref> |
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== Jaindl Turkey Sales, Inc.== |
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'''Jaindl Turkey Farms''' is the largest independent agricultural operation in the Lehigh Valley, located in Orefield, Pennsylvania. Company produces approximately 750,000 turkeys each year.<ref>http://jaindl.com/turkeys/</ref> David M. Jaindl is the owner and President of Jaindl Farms. |
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== Norbest, Inc. (Moroni Feed Company)== |
== Norbest, Inc. (Moroni Feed Company)== |
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'''Norbest''' is a federated [[Retailers' cooperative|marketing cooperative]] dealing exclusively with turkeys and value-added turkey products. It is the oldest cooperative organization of its type in the world, and is one of the top turkey |
'''Norbest''' is a federated [[Retailers' cooperative|marketing cooperative]] dealing exclusively with turkeys and value-added turkey products. It is the oldest cooperative organization of its type in the world, and is one of the top turkey-marketing firms in the United States. Norbest products are sold throughout the United States and Pacific Rim countries, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Membership in the Norbest cooperative has changed a few times over the 69 years of its existence, as local farmer co-ops have merged, dissolved, or changed focus. Today, the members of the Norbest, Inc. cooperative are Moroni Feed Company in central Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norbest.com/|title=Norbest|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Norbest products are sold throughout the United States as well as in Pacific Rim countries, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. |
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Membership in the Norbest cooperative has changed a few times over the 69 years of its existence, as local farmer co-ops have merged, dissolved, or changed focus. Today the members of the Norbest, Inc. cooperative are Moroni Feed Company in central Utah.<ref>http://www.norbest.com/</ref> |
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== Northern Pride Turkey== |
== Northern Pride Turkey== |
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'''Northern Pride |
'''Northern Pride, Inc''' is a grower-owned turkey processing facility located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The cooperative was formed in 1989 by independent turkey growers throughout northern Minnesota and North Dakota. Northern Pride, Inc. processes around 40 million live pounds of turkey annually. In an average processing day, Northern Pride processes around 20,000 turkeys per day. Turkeys and turkey products produced by Northern Pride are sold and distributed to customers across the U.S. and several foreign countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernprideinc.com/|title=Northern Pride, Inc.|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Northern Pride, Inc. processes approximately 40 million live pounds of turkey annually. In an average processing day, Northern Pride will process around 20,000 turkeys per day. |
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Turkeys and turkey products produced by Northern Pride are sold and distributed to customers across the U.S. and several foreign countries.<ref>http://www.northernprideinc.com/</ref> |
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== Perdue Farms, Inc.== |
== Perdue Farms, Inc.== |
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'''Perdue Farms''' is the parent company of Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness, based in [[Salisbury, Maryland]]. Perdue Foods is a major chicken, turkey, and pork |
'''Perdue Farms''' is the parent company of Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness, based in [[Salisbury, Maryland]]. Perdue Foods is a major chicken-, turkey-, and pork-processing company in the [[United States]]. Perdue AgriBusiness ranks among the top United States grain companies. Perdue Farms has annual sales in excess of $6 billion.<ref name="aboutus">{{cite web|title = At A Glance|publisher = Perdue Farms|date = 2011|url = http://www.perduefarms.com/uploadedFiles/Perdue%20At%20a%20Glance2013!.pdf|doi = |accessdate = 2015-10-01|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924071038/http://www.perduefarms.com/uploadedFiles/Perdue%20At%20a%20Glance2013%21.pdf|archivedate = 2015-09-24}}</ref> The company was founded in 1920 by [[Arthur Perdue]]<ref name=Schmetterer>{{cite book |
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| isbn = 978-0-471-22917-9}}</ref> with his wife, Pearl Perdue, who had been keeping a small flock of chickens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perduefarms.com/Our_Story/|title=Perdue Farms Our Story : Company History, Corporate Responsibility and More|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107161319/http://www.perduefarms.com/Our_Story/|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Now it is leading poultry producer in the northeast United States and the second |
Now, it is leading poultry producer in the northeast United States and the second-largest across the nation, and Perdue Farms Inc. sells chicken and turkey products through retail venues and to foodservice companies in the United States and in more than 30 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Perdue_Farms_Inc.aspx|title=Perdue Farms Inc facts, information, pictures - Encyclopedia.com articles about Perdue Farms Inc|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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James A. Perdue has been the |
James A. Perdue has been the chairman of Perdue Farms since 1991 and serves as its CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=199943&privcapId=199889|title=James A. Perdue: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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== Prestage Farms== |
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== Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative, Inc. (VPGC)== |
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Today, '''Prestage Farms''' and its affiliates produce in excess of one billion pounds of turkey and pork annually. The company employs some 1,800 associates and contracts with over 400 farm families.<ref>{{cite web|title=History Prestage Farms|url=http://www.prestagefarms.com/company/history/|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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'''VPGC''' was incorporated in the summer of 2004. However, the farmers that make up the cooperative have been growing turkeys for decades.<ref>http://www.vapoultrygrowers.com/</ref> |
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== Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative, Inc. (VPGC)== |
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== Prestage Farms== |
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'''VPGC''' was incorporated in the summer of 2004. However, the farmers who make up the cooperative have been growing turkeys for decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vapoultrygrowers.com/|title=VPGC|publisher=|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Today '''Prestage Farms''' and its affiliates produce in excess of one billion pounds of turkey and pork annually. The company employs some 1,800 associates and contracts with over 400 farm families.<ref>http://www.prestagefarms.com/company/history/</ref> |
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== West Liberty Foods, |
== West Liberty Foods, LLC== |
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'''West Liberty Foods, [[Limited liability company| |
'''West Liberty Foods, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]''' is an American [[meat packing industry|meat-processing]] company owned by the Iowa Turkey Growers Cooperative and formed in 1996<ref name="Young1">{{cite news |author = Young, Barbara |title = Growth Essentials. |work = National Provisioner, The |date = May 2004 }}</ref> by a group of [[Iowa]] [[Domesticated turkey|turkey]] growers,<ref name="O'Keefe">{{cite news |author = O’Keefe, Terrence |year = 2003 |title = A Slice of the Future |url = http://www.wlfoods.com/0703wp26.pdf |publisher = West Liberty Foods |accessdate = 2006-06-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060329082524/http://www.wlfoods.com/0703wp26.pdf |archivedate = March 29, 2006}}</ref> and now owns four meat processing plants.<ref name="Plants">{{cite web|url= http://www.wlfoods.com/about/plants.htm |title=Plants |accessdate= 2007-07-05 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070307112647/http://www.wlfoods.com/about/plants.htm |archivedate = March 7, 2007}}</ref> The company mainly produces products for customers to sell under their own brand names.<ref name="O'Keefe" /> As of 2006, West liberty Foods was the 12th-largest turkey company in the United States.<ref name="O'Keefe2">{{cite news |author = O’Keefe, Terrence |url = http://www.wattpoultryusa-digital.com/wattpoultryusa/200702/?pg=64 |title = Top Turkey Company Profiles |work = Watt Poultry USA |date = February 2007 |accessdate = 2007-07-27 }}</ref> |
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== Zacky Farms LLC== |
== Zacky Farms LLC== |
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'''Zacky Farms LLC''' is an American food-production company in California. It was incorporated in 1955 by Sam Zacky's family and developed by his three sons—Harry, Al, and Bob—from retail to wholesale. Its primary factory is located in [[Central California]]. |
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==Top turkey processors, 2015== |
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''Liveweight Processed (Million Pounds)*''<ref>http://www.eatturkey.com/why-turkey/industry</ref> |
''Liveweight Processed (Million Pounds)*''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eatturkey.com/why-turkey/industry|title=Turkey Business {{!}} Eatturkey.com|website=www.eatturkey.com|access-date=2016-09-02}}</ref> |
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|Butterball, LLC||1,365.0 |
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|Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc.||1,175.0 |
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|Cargill Turkey & Cooked Meats||1,000.0 |
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|[[Farbest Foods]], Inc.||582.0 |
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|[[Tyson Foods]]||318.0 |
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|Perdue Farms||284.0 |
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|[[Kraft Heinz Company]]||267.0 |
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| Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. || 1,280.0 |
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|Virginia Poultry Growers Coop.||267.0 |
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| Cargill Value Added Meats || 1,000.0 |
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|Foster Farms||231.7 |
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| Farbest Foods, Inc. || 494.0 |
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|West Liberty Foods, LLC||216.58 |
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|Cooper Farms||215.0 |
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| Kraft Foods, Inc./Oscar Mayer || 280.0 |
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|Michigan Turkey Producers||202.0 |
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| Virginia Poultry Growers Coop. || 250.0 |
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|Dakota Provisions||185.0 |
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| Foster Farms || 247.0 |
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|Hain Pure Protein||170.0 |
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| Dakota Provisions || 234.0 |
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|Prestage Farms||147.0 |
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| West Liberty Foods, LLC || 221.51 |
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|Turkey Valley Farms||142.6 |
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|Norbest, Inc. (Moroni Feed Co.)||106.0 |
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|Zackey Farms, LLC||68.3 |
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|Northern Pride Turkey |
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| Norbest, Inc. (Moroni Feed Co.) || 95.10 |
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|44.0 |
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|White Water Processing Co. |
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| Zackey Farms, LLC || 68.3 |
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|30.0 |
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|Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. |
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| Northern Pride Turkey || 45.0 |
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|25.2 |
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|Koch's Turkey Farm |
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|18.15 |
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|Jaindl Turkey Sales, Inc. |
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|11.0 |
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==Former turkey meat producing companies== |
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==External links== |
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*[[Hart's Turkey Farm]], Meredith, New Hampshire |
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* http://www.sustainabletable.org/279/food-processing-slaughterhouses |
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* http://plainvillefarms.com/ |
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The United States is the world's largest exporter of turkey and related products. Nearly 361,884 metric tons (MT) of turkey meat have been exported in 2012. In comparison with 2011, the industry had experienced 14% growth. In 2013, the turkey products were valued at nearly $678.9 million, a 13% increase from 2012.
The dominant market for U.S. turkey meat is Mexico. It has been purchasing meat valued at nearly $372.6 million and accounting for 55% of turkey exports. The second-largest market for U.S. turkey, purchasing more than $70.5 million of meat, is China. Canada and Hong Kong were other significant markets for U.S. turkey meat. (FAS 2012)
The United States imports a notably small percentage of turkey meat ($31.8 million in 2012), mostly from Chile and Canada. (FAS 2012)[1]
This is a list of turkey meat producing companies in the United States:
Butterball is a brandofturkey and other poultry products produced by Butterball LLC. The company manufactures food products in the United States and internationally — specializing in turkey, cured deli meats, raw roasts, and specialty products such as soups and salads, sandwiches, and entrées.
Butterball LLC was a joint ventureofSmithfield Foods and Maxwell Farms Inc.,[2] an affiliate of the Goldsboro Milling Co.[3] Seaboard Corporation bought Smithfield's stake in Butterball in 2010. The company sells over one billion pounds of turkey a year.[citation needed] Though the Butterball brand has been formally recognized since 1940, Butterball LLC was formed in 2006.
The company, located southeast of Raleigh, North Carolina, in Mount Olive, North Carolina, on the Wayne and Duplin County line, subsequently renamed itself Butterball LLC.[4]
In Canada, the rights to Butterball are owned by Exceldor Foods.
Cargill has a long, rich heritage, starting with W. W. Cargill's first grain storage facility on the American frontier in 1865. The company has grown to become one of the largest privately owned businesses, providing food, agricultural, risk management, financial, and industrial products and services around the globe. It has employees in 68 countries.[5]
Mary Thompson was tapped to lead the company's European poultry business as president of Cargill Value Added Meats.[6] The headquarters are located in Wichita, Kansas.
Cooper Farms was founded by Virgil Cooper. He made his start in the turkey business in 1938 in downtown Oakwood, Ohio through growing around 500 meat turkeys, mainly for the holidays. Cooper Farms is one of the largest family-owned turkey producers in the U.S. James R. Cooper is the president of the company.[7]
Dakota Provisions was set up by Dakota Turkey Growers, a major farmers' cooperative of 44 independent Hutterite (a religious group similar to the Amish who have adopted modern manufacturing as a way to survive) turkey farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. It is a state-of-the-art turkey processing facility and the first full-line turkey facility to be built in the US since the late 1980s.[8][9] Jordan Woodbury is the president of Dakota Provisions.
The production facility is situated on 114 acres (46 hectares), two miles (three kilometers) east of Huron, South Dakota. It was designed to process more than 8 million turkeys per year, more than 320 million pounds of live weight annually.[10]
Farbest Foods is one of the largest turkey companies in the United States and a respected leader in the industry. Farbest Foods' processing plants are in Huntingburg and Vincennes, Indiana. Using more than 400,000 square feet in two processing plants and two distribution centers, Farbest Foods processes nearly 15 million live turkeys each year. It co-operates with domestic and foreign markets, shipping up to two million pounds of fresh and frozen turkey products every day.[11] Ted J. Seger is at the head of the company.
Foster Farms is an American poultry company. The company has been privately owned and operated by the Foster family since 1939. The company is based in Livingston, California, with operations throughout the West Coast and a few on the East Coast. The company specializes in a variety of chicken and turkey products advertised as fresh and naturally locally grown.[12] Today, Max and Verda's grandson, Ron Foster, is the company's CEO. He worked with his grandfather for 23 years and now oversees Foster Farms' more than 10,000 employees.[13]
The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. Hain Pure Protein Corporation owns and operates poultry processing facilities with Joseph A. DePippo at the head.[14] Hain Pure Protein Corporation is a leader in growing natural, antibiotic-free poultry produced under well-known brands that include FreeBird and Epicurean Farms.[15]
House of Raeford Farms, Inc. is a family-owned, fully integrated poultry company with processing facilities located throughout the southeastern United States.[16] Robert B. Johnson serves as CEO and president of House of Raeford Farms, Inc.[17]
Headquartered in Rose Hill, North Carolina, company operates poultry grow out operations and processing facilities in four southeastern states.[18]
Jaindl Turkey Farms is the largest independent agricultural operation in the Lehigh Valley, located in Orefield, Pennsylvania. The company produces about 750,000 turkeys each year.[19] David M. Jaindl is the owner and president of Jaindl Farms.
Jennie-O Turkey Store is a brand nameofturkey products. It is now a subsidiary of the Hormel Foods CorporationinWillmar, Minnesota.[20]
The company was founded by Earl B. Olson in 1940, when he began raising turkeys. In 1949, he bought the former Farmers Produce Company of Willmar and its turkey-processing plant.[21] In 1953, it was renamed to Jennie-O after his daughter, Jennifer Olson.
Jennie-O has a total of six company locations, five of which are in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin.[22] The Minnesota locations include Willmar/Spicer, Faribault, Montevideo, Pelican Rapids, and Melrose. The only Wisconsin plant is found in Barron.
Roscoe and Emma Koch first started raising turkeys on the family farm in 1939. The Koch's Turkey Farm was founded by their son Lowell and his wife Elizabeth in 1953. The farm is based in the Lewistown Valley outside of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.[23] Brock C. Stein, representative of the fourth generation of the Koch family, runs Koch's Turkey.[24] Koch's has been one of the first to grow antibiotic-free turkeys with an all-vegetarian diet. The farms raise over 800,000 turkeys annually.[25]
The Oscar Mayer Company is an American meat and cold cut production company, owned by Kraft Foods. They entered the turkey business by purchasing Louis Rich and Co. in the early 1980s.
Norbest is a federated marketing cooperative dealing exclusively with turkeys and value-added turkey products. It is the oldest cooperative organization of its type in the world, and is one of the top turkey-marketing firms in the United States. Norbest products are sold throughout the United States and Pacific Rim countries, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Membership in the Norbest cooperative has changed a few times over the 69 years of its existence, as local farmer co-ops have merged, dissolved, or changed focus. Today, the members of the Norbest, Inc. cooperative are Moroni Feed Company in central Utah.[26]
Northern Pride, Inc is a grower-owned turkey processing facility located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The cooperative was formed in 1989 by independent turkey growers throughout northern Minnesota and North Dakota. Northern Pride, Inc. processes around 40 million live pounds of turkey annually. In an average processing day, Northern Pride processes around 20,000 turkeys per day. Turkeys and turkey products produced by Northern Pride are sold and distributed to customers across the U.S. and several foreign countries.[27]
Perdue Farms is the parent company of Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness, based in Salisbury, Maryland. Perdue Foods is a major chicken-, turkey-, and pork-processing company in the United States. Perdue AgriBusiness ranks among the top United States grain companies. Perdue Farms has annual sales in excess of $6 billion.[28] The company was founded in 1920 by Arthur Perdue[29] with his wife, Pearl Perdue, who had been keeping a small flock of chickens.[30]
Now, it is leading poultry producer in the northeast United States and the second-largest across the nation, and Perdue Farms Inc. sells chicken and turkey products through retail venues and to foodservice companies in the United States and in more than 30 countries worldwide.[31]
James A. Perdue has been the chairman of Perdue Farms since 1991 and serves as its CEO.[32]
Today, Prestage Farms and its affiliates produce in excess of one billion pounds of turkey and pork annually. The company employs some 1,800 associates and contracts with over 400 farm families.[33]
VPGC was incorporated in the summer of 2004. However, the farmers who make up the cooperative have been growing turkeys for decades.[34]
West Liberty Foods, LLC is an American meat-processing company owned by the Iowa Turkey Growers Cooperative and formed in 1996[35] by a group of Iowa turkey growers,[36] and now owns four meat processing plants.[37] The company mainly produces products for customers to sell under their own brand names.[36] As of 2006, West liberty Foods was the 12th-largest turkey company in the United States.[38]
Zacky Farms LLC is an American food-production company in California. It was incorporated in 1955 by Sam Zacky's family and developed by his three sons—Harry, Al, and Bob—from retail to wholesale. Its primary factory is located in Central California.
Liveweight Processed (Million Pounds)*[39]
Butterball, LLC | 1,365.0 |
Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. | 1,175.0 |
Cargill Turkey & Cooked Meats | 1,000.0 |
Farbest Foods, Inc. | 582.0 |
Tyson Foods | 318.0 |
Perdue Farms | 284.0 |
Kraft Heinz Company | 267.0 |
Virginia Poultry Growers Coop. | 267.0 |
Foster Farms | 231.7 |
West Liberty Foods, LLC | 216.58 |
Cooper Farms | 215.0 |
Michigan Turkey Producers | 202.0 |
Dakota Provisions | 185.0 |
Hain Pure Protein | 170.0 |
Prestage Farms | 147.0 |
Turkey Valley Farms | 142.6 |
Norbest, Inc. (Moroni Feed Co.) | 106.0 |
Zackey Farms, LLC | 68.3 |
Northern Pride Turkey | 44.0 |
White Water Processing Co. | 30.0 |
Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. | 25.2 |
Koch's Turkey Farm | 18.15 |
Jaindl Turkey Sales, Inc. | 11.0 |