The Associated Press
ATHENS, Ga. — Poultry industry experts say operators are being squeezed by the rising costs of feed and fuel and a decline in demand.
Mike Lacy, head of the University of Georgia's Poultry Science Ddepartment, said trade issues with China and efforts to raise more chickens in Russia mean the overseas market for U.S. exports has shrunk.
People in developing countries are eating less protein as well, he said. "Our exports have gone down for those reasons, plus the worldwide economic situation. Supply and demand are a little out of whack."
Lacy said a 5-pound. . .
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