Which are the world’s 10 largest chicken companies?

The world’s 10 largest broiler producers span the globe and, between them, produce over 13.7 billion birds annually.

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Mark Clements
March 1, 2024
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Approximately 74 billion broilers are produced around the world each year, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data for 2021. Of this total, some 18.5% is attributable to just 10 companies, located in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

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