Duck, turkey slaughter impacted by way of HPAI outbreaks
15 September 2023
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Boilers dominate poultry manufacturing in Poland, accounting for over 80%, adopted by way of turkeys and geese, in keeping with a up to date US Division of Agriculture (USDA) International Agricultural Knowledge Community (GAIN) document.
In line with the Polish poultry slaughter knowledge, as offered by way of Eurostat, in January-June 2023 broiler slaughter larger by way of 3.6%, whilst duck slaughter diminished by way of 0.6%, and turkey slaughter diminished by way of 12.5%.
The decline in duck and turkey meat manufacturing resulted from hen losses in HPAI outbreaks, in addition to from decrease call for from shoppers, each in home and export markets. Those shoppers are extra incessantly opting for inexpensive meats, as their buying energy is depressed by way of the prime inflation price.