“Probably the best year in a long time — maybe the best ever,” Satterfield said of 2014.
However, Satterfield said the poultry industry’s success last year was due to hardship that struck the pork and cattle industries.
He said a disease in the pork industry cut production, which helped raise prices. The cattle industry still is suffering from record-high feed grain prices from a few years ago, and cattle farmers couldn’t afford to feed their animals, he said.
“If you’ve been to a supermarket, you’ve seen high beef prices,” Satterfield said. “Chicken prices have been good. Consumers like chicken, and it’s been a very good year after several years of struggling.”
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When you grow your own, you don't notice prices, shortages, etc.
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