Chicken meat production in Turkey rises in October

Published Dec 15, 2022

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Türkiye's chicken meat production saw a 2.3% increase in October compared to the same month in 2021, reaching over 201,000 tons. The number of slaughtered chickens also rose by 1.6% year-on-year. However, turkey meat production decreased by 18.8% to 3,800 tons. Hen egg production also increased by 4.5% to 1.7 billion units. From January to October, chicken meat production grew by 9.5% to 2 million tons. In contrast, cow’s milk collection for dairy enterprises decreased by 9.6% in October, and drinking milk production also fell by 24%. Butter output also decreased by over 27%, while yoghurt production saw a slight decrease of 3.9%.

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Türkiye’s chicken meat production increased in October compared with the same month of 2021, but milk output dropped, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown. Chicken meat production rose by 2.3 percent to more than 201,000 tons, while number of the slaughtered chicken increased by 1.6 percent year-on-year, but turkey meat production fell by 18.8 percent to 3,800 tons, TÜİK said. Hen egg production, on the other hand, grew by 4.5 percent in October from a year ago to 1.7 billion units. In January-October, the country’s chicken meat output exhibited a 9.5 percent increase from the first ten months of 2021 to strand at 2 million tons. Hen egg and turkey meat production rose by 2.1 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively. TÜİK also reported that the amount of cow’s milk collected by dairy enterprises decreased by 9.6 percent in October compared with the same month of 2021 to around 726,000 tons. Drinking milk production amounted to 104,000 tons, pointing to a 24 ...

Source: Hurriyetdailynews