Chicken meat production in Turkey increased by 4.3 percent monthly and 5.6 percent annually in August

The Turkish Statistical Institute has reported a rise in poultry production in August. Chicken meat production increased by 5.6 percent annually and 4.3 percent monthly, reaching 214 thousand 432 tons. Chicken egg production also saw an increase of 6 percent monthly and 2.8 percent yearly, with a total of 1 billion 808 million 368 thousand eggs produced. The number of chickens slaughtered increased by 6.2 percent annually, totaling 118 million 723 thousand. However, turkey meat production saw a decrease of 3.3 percent, totaling 3 thousand 789 tons. From January to August, chicken egg production, the number of chickens slaughtered, and chicken meat production all experienced increases of 4.9 percent, 6.5 percent, and 5.6 percent respectively, while turkey meat production increased by 17.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.