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Historical statistics notices on poultry and poultry meat production, 2024

Previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publications on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses.

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This publication gives previously published copies of the National Statistics publications on poultry and poultry meat production for 2024. Each publication gives the figures available at that time. The figures are subject to revision each month as new information becomes available

Included are the number of chicks placed and eggs set by United Kingdom hatcheries. The number of birds placed each month shown give an indication of future poultry meat and egg production. The number of eggs set each month indicates how many birds will be available for placing in future months.

It also includes statistics on the number of poultry slaughtered, average live weights of poultry and poultry meat production in the United Kingdom.

The latest publication and accompanying data sets can be found here.

For further information please contact: julie.rumsey@defra.gov.uk

X: @DefraStats

Updates to this page

Published 21 March 2024
Last updated 19 December 2024 + show all updates
  1. Moving the data from October 2024 onto the historical page.

  2. Update with September report.

  3. Update historic page with publication for August 2024.

  4. Update historic page with publication for July 2024.

  5. Update historic page with publication for June 2024.

  6. Add data for May.

  7. April 2024 data added.

  8. Updated with March data.

  9. Added February 2024 data.

  10. First published.

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