In March, Chicken meat production was 5.7% below figures from the same month last year, while turkey dropped by 18.9%.
Poultry production in Turkey is increasing from month to month but is still below the figures reported in 2018. Chicken meat production (175,327 tonnes) increased by 10.7% in March compared with the previous month and decreased by 5.7% compared with the same month of the previous year. Turkey meat production (4,341 tonnes) increased by 1.2% in March compared with the previous month, and decreased by 18.9% compared with the same month of the previous year, according to Turkish Statistical Institute.
Also, official data shows that the number of slaughtered chicken (100 million) increased by 9.1% in March compared with the previous month, and decreased by 4.6% compared with the same month of the previous year. The number of slaughtered turkey (421,000) increased by 2% in March compared with the previous month and decreased by 19.4% compared with the same month of the previous year.
On the other hand, hen egg production increased by 5.2% in March compared with the previous month and increased by 2.6% compared with the same month of the previous year.
