Industry at a Glance

In 2025, the Meat and Poultry Industry Produced:³

• Pork: 27.5 billion pounds
• Beef: 25.950 billion pounds
• Chicken, broilers: 48,086 million pounds
• Turkey: 4,822 million pounds
• Lamb and Mutton: 134 million pounds

The meat and poultry processing industry contributed $57.3 billion to the U.S. economy in 2025.¹

98% of U.S. households buy meat and poultry.²

Meat and poultry packers and processors employ nearly 584,000 people and provide $40.6 billion in labor income.¹