Georgia Ports Authority: Savannah Ports
GPA Poultry Exports Break Record Numbers in 2012 | Poultry Prices and Demand Are Up
www.MeetSavannah.com Newsletter written By David Moore.
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2012
Savannah, GA - The
Port of Savannah and the poultry industry share good news. Exports of poultry set a record for the
first quarter of 2012, which is a complete turnaround coming out of 2011; the
worst year they have ever experienced, according to Mike Giles, President of
the Georgia Poultry Federation, as stated in an article written by Ellen
Reinhardt. (1)
The
Port of Savannah is the largest exporter of poultry in the nation according to
Curtis Foltz, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority. Foltz will be joining a group led by Georgia
Governor Nathan Deal and other high-level state delegates to three cities in
Turkey, from May 25th through June 2nd. The purpose of their trip is to meet with
government and business leaders to discuss and promote opportunities for
business and trade, according to Michael Wheeler of the Gainesville Times. (2)
This trip to the country of more than 72 million, is very important for the Georgia Ports Authority. Georgia exported $609
million worth of goods to Turkey in 2011 alone.
The Governor’s office reports that the state’s top exports to Turkey
more than doubled in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time
period in 2011.
1.Reinhardt, Ellen. “Poultry Exports Set Record” Georgia Public
Broadcasting, May 15, 2012 http://www.gpb.org/news/2012/05/15/poultry-exports-set-record
2. Wheeler, Michael. “Agribiz: Gov. Deal, Ga. Leaders Plan Trade Summit In Turkey”
Gainesville Times, May 9, 2012
