Poultry farming, Maine's number one agricultural industry in 1979, at one time e

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

10-10-1993

Pages

1G, 3G

Abstract

Poultry farming, Maine's number one agricultural industry in 1979, at one time employed 6,500 workers and generated $90 million annually. When the Maine broiler industry collapsed in the early 1980s, it left some 300 broiler growers in the state with serious debts and no market for their product. Details, related article.

Subjects

Poultry industry

Recommended Citation

"Poultry farming, Maine's number one agricultural industry in 1979, at one time e" (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 9463.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/9463