Poland’s position as European poultry powerhouse strengthened

In October 2023, the Polish poultry industry is believed to have produced the highest monthly output of hatched broiler chicks ever. Nearly 136 million broiler chicks hatched at poultry farms in Poland in October 2023, which is 10 million more than the previous year and 9 million more than in September of 2023, the Polish National Chamber of Poultry and Feed Producers (KIPDiP) calculated. This is believed to be the highest monthly output ever achieved by the Polish poultry industry. It is expected that this record will pave the way to a yearly production record, KIPDiP forecasted, calculating that roughly 1.5 billion chickens will be slaughtered in the country by the end of the year. “Such rapid development is typically Polish. No one in Europe can compete with us, both in absolute terms and in terms of growth dynamics,” Gawrońska said. Over the past 8 years, Poland expanded poultry production by nearly 50%, Katarzyna Gawrońska, director of the National Chamber of Poultry and Feed ...