CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE NEEDS OF PROCESSING AND FURTHER PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

摘要

In 1998, the poultry industry produced a total of 33,667 million pounds with sales of greater than $30 billion dollars and a water usage of more than 88.7 billion gallons. Food safety, environmental and other regulatory issues along with profitability are among the key concerns for poultry processing and further processing industries for the present and into the 21st Century.