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Alabama storms hit poultry hard

Wednesday night’s series of tornados and severe storms did substantial damage to the poultry industry in Alabama. Early estimates are 200 poultry houses were destroyed another 180 were damaged and the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association estimates 5 million chickens probably died in the storms. More could be lost in the coming days if electricity and water supplies are not restored. Processing plants are also without power.

Alabama is the nation’s number-3 poultry producer behind Arkansas and Georgia.