The big 3 shrink, US turkey industry less concentrated

The three largest turkey processors in the U.S. slaughtered an estimated 41.7% of the live pounds of turkey processed in the U.S. in 2024. This is the lowest percentage of the industry’s total for these three companies since 2000. The big three’s share of total turkey industry slaughter peaked in 2009 at 56.8% but has been steadily declining since then.