Hurricane Michael Expected to Bring Flooding, Bird Deaths to Chicken Territory
- Hurricane Michael takes aim at No. 1 chicken producer Georgia
- Bird losses may occur over next 24 hours, CoBank’s Sawyer says
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Hurricane Michael is expected to whirl through areas of southern Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, idling chicken and egg farms and fertilizer mines.
Preparations have already begun in Georgia, the No. 1 chicken-producing state, with companies closing down operations early and relocating birds, said Will Sawyer, an economist at CoBank. The storm will touch areas comprising 30 percent of the U.S. chicken market, Sawyer said.