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Turkey's poultry production went up in 2017

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Turkey's poultry production and poultry meat and egg production in 2017 have clearly seen a rise compared to the previous year, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K).

Posted on Feb 14 ,14:47

Turkey's poultry production went up in 2017

 

The number of slaughtered chicken in Turkey increased by 3.6% in December compared to the previous month, while it also rose by 11.4% compared to the similar period from 2016.

The number of slaughtered turkeys also grew by 54.1% in December compared to the previous month and increased by 22.8% compared to the corresponding month from 2016.

The country's chicken meat production was 185,681 tons in December 2017, it increased by 3.6% compared to the previous month and by 11.4% compared to the same month from 2016.

The reported turkey meat production for December 2017 was 6,079 tons. It rose by 21.4% in December compared to the previous month and grew by 38.8% compared with the similar month from 2016.

Furthermore, the hen egg production reached 1.7 billion units in December 2017, increasing by 4.5% compared to the previous month and by 6.2% compared to the same month from the previous year. The number of laying hens having reached laying maturity (excluding breeder hens) became 76 million 748 thousand 797 units at the end of 2017.

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