Emory Forrester, director of feed milling and feed delivery for Baldwin-based Fieldale Farms, says that if the drought continues, consumers could see that demand could outpace the supply of chickens.
Officials say that could lead to fewer chickens in stores.
Forrester tells The Times of Gainesville that 98 percent of his operation's corn comes from the Midwest. Chicken feed is composed mostly of corn, which has been devastated by the Midwest drought.
Poultry is a major industry in Hall County, northeast of Atlanta.
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