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Iowa's Turkey Industry: An Economic Review
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The Iowa turkey industry is an important agricultural value-added activity providing income and employment opportunities for rural areas in Iowa. The 8.54 million turkeys produced and more than 14 million birds processed in Iowa each year require nearly 2000 full-time equivalent employees. Annual wages and salaries total an estimated 55.6millionofwagesandsalariesforprocessingandproduction.Whenalldirectandsecondaryeffectsareconsidered,thetotalimpactsinclude810.7 million of sales, 158.7millionofpersonalincome,253.3 million of contribution to the gross state product, and about 4,200 jobs.