Chicken Media Summit comes to the Eastern Shore

but the industry is often criticized for lacking transparency. which is why today — the “national chicken council” and the “u-s poultry and egg association” released the latest data at a summit — which shows how the industry impacts the local economy. the study — conducted by the bureau of labor statistics — shows more than three-thousand people in maryland are employed by companies that produce and process chickens. plus — an additional thirteen-thousand jobs are generated from supplier and support positions — like truck drivers — and even alarm company crews — that put safeguards in place to protect the chickens. on average — a job in the poultry industry — pays an average of fifty-eight thousand dollars in wages and benefits. 05:31:46 chicken means jobs 05:31:46 butt john starkey, president of u-s poultry and egg association 05:19:39 in maryland it has about a four billion dollar economic impact annually 05:19:43 the most recent numbers show that the poultry industry — and their employees — paid ninety-four million dollars in state and local taxes in about two weeks — some of the best ideas for new businesses will