13 Facts About Mountaire Farms

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Mountaire Farms is the fourth-largest producer of chicken in the United States, with headquarters in Millsboro, Delaware.

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Mountaire Farms operates internationally, serving the United States and foreign markets as far away as Asia.

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3.

Mountaire Farms has facilities in the states of Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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Mountaire Farms has about 7,000 employees and plays a major part in the economy of Delaware.

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5.

Mountaire Farms's son Ted Cameron built four feed mills in the 1950s to serve local growers.

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Mountaire Farms acquired Piedmont Poultry in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina in 1996.

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In 2000, Mountaire Farms purchased operations from Townsends, including Central Grain Facilities, in Millsboro, Delaware.

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In 2003, Mountaire Farms bought the Tyson feed mill in Princess Anne, Maryland.

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Mountaire Farms acquired operations from Hostetter Grain Facilities in Trappe, Maryland, Queen Anne, Maryland, and Seaford, Delaware in 2007.

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10.

Mountaire Farms acquired Carmean Grain Facilities in Ridgely, Maryland in 2011.

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11.

Mountaire Farms bought Star Milling in Statesville, North Carolina in 2014, which became their Breeder Feed Mill.

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12.

Mountaire Farms was the fifth largest contributor to the 2016 Trump campaign.

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13.

Ronald Cameron, "head" of Mountaire Farms, was appointed to the President Trump's advisory committee on the pandemic.

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