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The United States is the world largest exporter of turkey and related products. Nearly 361,884 metric tons (MT) of turkey meat has been exported in 2012. In comparison with 2011, the industry had experienced 14 percent growth. In 2013 the turkey products were valued at nearly $678.9 million. 13 percent increase from 2012. The dominant market for U.S. turkey meat is Mexico. It has been purchasing meat valued at nearly $372.6 million and accounting for 55 percent of turkey exports. The second largest market for U.S. turkey, purchasing more than $70.5 million of meat, is China. Canada and Hong Kong were other significant markets for U.S. turkey meat. (FAS 2012) The United States imports a notably small percent of turkey meat ($31.8 million in 2012), mostly from Chile and Canada. (FAS 2012)〔http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/livestock/poultry/turkey-profile/〕 There is a list of turkey meat producing companies in the United States. ==Butterball, LLC== (詳細はbrand of turkey and other poultry products produced by Butterball LLC. The company manufactures food products in the United States and internationally — specializing in turkey, cured deli meats, raw roasts and specialty products such as soups and salads, sandwiches, and entrées. Butterball LLC was a joint venture of Smithfield Foods and Maxwell Farms Inc.,〔(Smithfield Foods::Investor Information::Press Releases )〕 an affiliate of the Goldsboro Milling Co.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Refrigerated Transporter, Oct 4, 2006 )〕 Seaboard Corporation bought Smithfield's stake in Butterball in 2010. The company sells over one billion pounds of turkey a year. Though the ''Butterball'' brand has been formally recognized since 1940, Butterball LLC was formed in 2006. The company, located southeast of Raleigh, NC in Mount Olive, North Carolina on the Wayne and Duplin county line, subsequently renamed itself Butterball LLC.〔(USA Today: Sale of Butterball turkey business not expected to change Thanksgiving icon )〕 In Canada, the rights to Butterball is owned by P&H Foods. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of turkey meat producing companies in the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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