WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24: CHICKEN MONTH

Profile America — Tuesday, September 24th.  One of our favorite foods is being celebrated — it's National Chicken Month, nicely complementing September's Mushroom and Rice Month.  The versatility of chicken — served in numerous ways ranging from Southern fried style to sandwiches to salads — drives a demand that has reached over 8.5 billion birds a year in the U.S. alone.  This is almost a 50 percent increase from the broiler production in 1990.  Americans eat about 56 pounds of chicken per capita annually, at a cost of around $155 for all poultry.  Georgia is the top producer — followed by Arkansas and Mississippi.  The result is certainly not chicken feed but a nearly $24 billion a year industry.  You can find current data on the country's economy by downloading the new America's Economy mobile application at www.census.gov/mobile.

Sources:  www.nationalchickenmonth.comStatistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 217, 686, 877, 878

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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