Turkey reported a decrease in poultry production in February compared to the same month in 2020. Egg production decreased by 7.3%, chicken MEAT production decreased by 8.2%, the number of slaughtered chickens decreased by 8.9%, and turkey meat production decreased. by 18.3% in February compared to the same month last year, according to TurkStat.
In January-February, the production of chicken eggs decreased by 5.9%, the production of chicken meat decreased by 6.9%, the number of slaughtered chickens decreased by 7.7%, and the production of turkey meat decreased by 22.5% compared to the same period last year. Chicken meat production in February decreased by 8.4% compared to the previous month and amounted to 158,715 tons. The number of slaughtered chickens in February decreased by 7.7% compared to the previous month and amounted to 88.775 million. The production of chicken eggs in February decreased by 8.5% compared to the previous month and amounted to 1.6 billion pieces. The production of turkey meat in February decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous month and amounted to 3,463 tons.