UK Poultry and Poultry Meat Statistics - January 2011
By Defra. This monthly publication combines the UK Hatcheries Survey and Poultry Slaughterhouse Survey results together with other Defra statistics. It includes data to December 2010.Key Points
UK broiler chick placings for December 2010 were 84 million birds and UK turkey placings were 1.1 million birds.
UK broiler slaughterings for December 2010 were 80 million birds and UK turkey slaughterings were 2.3 million birds.
UK poultry meat production for December 2010 was 148 thousand tonnes.
*December 2010 is a five week statistical month and therefore data are not comparable with December 2009.
Section 1. United Kingdom Hatcheries Data – Placings And Eggs Set
Chart 1.1. Commercial broiler chicks placed in the UK from UK hatcheries
Chart 1.3. Turkey poults placed in the UK from UK hatcheries


Chart 1.3. Turkey poults placed in the UK from UK hatcheries

Section 2. UK Poultry Slaughterings - Numbers Slaughtered, Average Weights and Poultry Meat Production
Chart 2.1. UK slaughter of broiler chickens
Table 2.5. UK poultrymeat production (a,b)


Table 2.5. UK poultrymeat production (a,b)

Further Reading
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February 2011