The Meat and Potatoes of Logistics

By Seth Newman

With the holidays approaching, it’s likely that the average American will be having plenty of meat on their plate during the season. Ally has partnered in transportation with numerous meat manufacturing companies to help provide logistics so those delicious meals are able to reach your tables. 

According to the North American Meat Institute, the United States produced 52 billion pounds of meat and 48 billion pounds of poultry in 2017. With over 9 billion chickens, 33 million cows, 242 million turkeys, 121 million pigs, and 2 million sheep, that adds up to a lot of food on our plates throughout the year! 

Here are the top states that produce the most meat and poultry throughout the year: 

Cattle – Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, California, Wisconsin, Washington, Pennsylvania

Hog – Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania 

Chicken – Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama

Turkey – Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas 

Ally has become experts in the transportation of fresh and frozen meat. With our dedicated carrier base reaching coast-to-coast, you’ll be able to provide a quality shipment of meat to your vendors. Our carriers provide precooled trailers that come clean, odorless, food-grade certified that will assure you that your meat and food stays fresh during the transit. 

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so here are few fun turkey facts. 

• Ben Franklin wrote a letter to his daughter proposing that the turkey should become the official bird of the United States. 
• Over 88 percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. 
• 46 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving with 22 million consumed on Christmas and 19 million on Easter. 
• Since 1970, turkey production in the United States has increased by 110 percent. 
• The turkey industry employs 20,000 to 25,000 people in the United States. 
• On average, over 710 million pounds of turkey are exported to other countries. 
• The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds. 
• The male turkey is called a “tom”. 
• The female turkey is called a “hen”. 
• Baby turkeys are called “poults”. 
• Wild turkeys spend the nights in trees. 
• There are a number of towns in the United States named after turkeys including Turkey, Texas, Turkey Creek, Louisiana and Turkey, North Carolina. 

If your company is in the business of meat or poultry production and want to partner with an experienced and trusted logistics partner that can provide quality carriers and first-rate communication, give Ally Logistics a call at 888-466-1024 or submit a quote request in our portal on our website.