[OC] Chicken Farming in the US
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[OC] Chicken Farming in the US
Posted by haydendking
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Data: [https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/#192AC790-6279-32C2-9483-94F716CC6D81](https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/#192AC790-6279-32C2-9483-94F716CC6D81)
Tools: R – packages: ggplot2, dplyr, stringr, sf, usmap, ggfx
I guess the University of Delaware being the Blue Hens makes more sense now
Look at all those chickens
Where does the West Coast get their chicken from? Is it majority East Coast?
So Delmarva is just chickens?
There is such a distinct smell to parts of Delaware because of the chicken processing plants, closest I can think of is burnt peanut butter.
Interesting cluster around Bentonville, AR – home of Walmart.
Can you make it number if countys by chicken?
Ok now let’s get a look at that bird flu heat map…
This is neat. Do we have this data for all major food supply sources (e.g., beef, fish, etc.)?