2024 marks the 30th consecutive year for poultry to outperform every other agricultural commodity in Mississippi, and for the second time in three years, its farm gate value fell just shy of $4 billion.
“We have seen a ramp-up in both broiler and table egg production in 2024 compared to production rates seen in 2023,” said Jonathan Moon, poultry specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. “This increase in meat and egg production directly impacts the value of the state’s commercial poultry industry.”
Poultry generated more than $3.8 billion -- its second-best recorded yearly total and a 10.5% increase over 2023. The broiler production value rose nearly 6% to $3.3 billion, while egg production totals increased almost 58% to $484 million. Only 2022 saw a higher poultry production value for the state at $3.9 billion.
