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US poultry industry harshly hit by Hurricane Helene
Numerous poultry farms are damaged or destroyed by the storm, while multiple plants have operations disrupted.
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We know that we’ve had 107 poultry facilities damaged or totally destroyed, 15 dairies that have been affected, and dozens and dozens of other facilities … affected,”
And this is just in Georgia.
In South Carolina, many poultry operations are running on backup generators, said Eva Moore, spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. The state's cotton crops took a big hit, she added.
"Open bolls have been knocked around, and plants are twisted," Moore said. "This will make for a complicated harvest and may affect the grades of the cotton."
Concerns over potential crop damage in key growing areas boosted ICE cotton futures.
Hurricane Helene has halted chicken processing plants and caused severe damage to some flocks, while also downing pecan trees and flattening cotton crops, as floodwaters swamped the southern U.S.
Hurricane Helene has halted chicken processing plants and caused severe damage to some flocks, while also downing pecan trees and flattening cotton crops, as floodwaters swamped the southern US.
Every commodity was impacted, with cotton, pecans, poultry and timber the hardest hit, according to Matthew Agvest, communications director for the Georgia Department of Agriculture. While it’s still early in the assessment stage, the state expects Helene to be more costly than Hurricane Michael in 2018, which caused $2.5 billion in agricultural damage.
We will be feeling the impact of this hurricane for a long time
