Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Some 1.23 billion chickens and 5.1<br />
million turkeys were slaughtered in<br />
2017, according to the data.<br />
In June, hen egg production in the<br />
country inched down 0.7 percent<br />
compared to the same month last<br />
year, reaching 1.51 billion units, according<br />
to the Turkish Statistical Institute<br />
(TurkStat).<br />
The institute stated that the number<br />
of slaughtered chickens and turkeys<br />
topped 102 million and 572,000<br />
units, respectively. “The number of<br />
slaughtered chickens decreased by<br />
2.5 percent compared with the same<br />
month of the previous year,” it said.<br />
“The number of slaughtered turkeys<br />
increased by 33.3 percent compared<br />
with the same month of the previous<br />
year.”<br />
TurkStat said while chicken meat production<br />
in June was nearly 179,000<br />
tons, turkey meat production was<br />
6,200 tons.<br />
The institute noted that chicken meat<br />
production fell by 1.3 percent in June<br />
year-on-year, adding that turkey meat<br />
production rose 37.8 percent on a<br />
yearly basis.<br />
<strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2018</strong> FOOD TURKEY 27
Change language