The biggest-ever U.S. corn harvest is spurring poultry farms to expand chicken production, sending domestic supplies of the meat to a record and cutting costs for buyers from Costco Wholesale to McDonald's. Corn fell 50 percent from its peak during last year's U.S. drought, boosting profit for Tyson Foods and other poultry producers and expanding supplies of broiler meat the government says will reach a record this year and next.
(News Services)
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