Turkey: Monthly egg, chicken meat and milk production decreased

Published Apr 18, 2024

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The February 2024 report from TURKSTAT on poultry farming and dairy production presents a mixed picture for the sector. While there has been a monthly decrease in chicken egg and meat production by 5.7% and 0.7% respectively, the annual figures show substantial growth in chicken egg production (7.3%), slaughtered chickens (13.1%), chicken meat (14.6%), and turkey meat (31.2%) compared to the previous year. The first two months of 2024 also saw increases in these areas. On the dairy front, despite a 13.2% drop in drinking milk production from January to February and a slight decrease in cow milk collection, year-over-year figures for February indicate positive trends with increases in cow milk collection (13.1%), cow cheese production (10.6%), buttermilk (28.3%), yoghurt (16.6%), drinking milk (0.5%), and butter (20.1%).

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Original content

TURKSTAT announced poultry farming and milk and dairy products production statistics for the period of February 2024. According to this; In February, chicken egg production decreased by 5.7 percent and chicken meat production decreased by 0.7 percent compared to the previous month. While 1 billion 838 million 422 thousand chicken eggs were produced in January; 1 billion 733 million 464 thousand chicken eggs were produced in February. While chicken meat production was 203 thousand 64 tons in January; This number was 201 thousand 680 tons in February. In annual data, in February, compared to the same month of the previous year, chicken egg production increased by 7.3 percent, the number of slaughtered chickens increased by 13.1 percent, chicken meat production increased by 14.6 percent, and turkey meat production increased by 31.2 percent. In the January-February period, compared to the same period of the previous year, chicken egg production increased by 6.8 percent, the number of ...

Source: Dha