Convention Insider (Conventions.net)

Well there really isn’t an association of hens out there that have their own association and convention, but if there was one I bet it would be held around the same time as Easter.  According to some of the reports I heard, eggs were selling at a price higher this year than in the last twenty years. 

There is an association called the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association and they actually have an event called the International Poultry Expo.  The next expo is scheduled to take place at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center on January 28-30, 2009.  They list out some interesting points about their show:

• The expo has been held in Atlanta, Ga., for the past 61 years.
• The show is the world’s largest display of technology, equipment, supplies, and services used in the production and processing of poultry and eggs and for those involved in the feed manufacturing.
• All segments of the industry are represented: feed milling, hatchery, live production, processing, further processing, marketing, and all support activities.
• There were 895 exhibitors at the 2008 expo.

I’m sure they talk about egg prices and such at this show.  I was trying to be cheeky when I talked about an egg convention, but as always I am proven that there really is a convention or trade show for everything!