Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates a poultry processing facility in Hickory, Kentucky, serving western Kentucky's agricultural communities near Paducah. The plant handles slaughter and processing services for chicken, turkey, and duck, supporting the region's poultry farmers and producers who need reliable large-scale processing capacity.

As part of a major national poultry operation, this Hickory location processes birds coming off local farms, connecting flock owners with the supply chain that moves product toward retail and food service markets. Producers in the area rely on facilities like this one to handle volume that smaller operations can't accommodate, whether that's a commercial broiler operation or a farm diversifying into turkey or duck production.

For growers in the Hickory and Paducah corridor, having a processing plant of this scale nearby reduces transport time and supports the logistics that make commercial poultry farming viable in western Kentucky. The facility fits into a broader network of contract growers and integrated poultry production common throughout the region.