Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics
Monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses.
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This monthly publication includes the number of chicks placed and eggs set by United Kingdom hatcheries. The number of birds placed each month shown below 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 editions of the slaughterings, weight and production datasets are now merged into one document for greater transparency.
Next update: see the statistics release calendar
For further information please contact:
julie.rumsey@defra.gov.uk
X: @DefraStats
Updates to this page
Published 27 June 2013Last updated 19 December 2024 + show all updates
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Update to Monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses (data for November 2024).
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Update to Octobers data.
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Updated with data for September 2024.
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Dataset replaced due to data revision.
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Updated with data for August 2024.
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Update for July 2024.
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Updated to latest months data.
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Updated with May 2024 data.
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Updated with April data.
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Updated with March 2024 data.
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Updated with February 2024 data.
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Revision to the Commercial Broiler eggs set figures.
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Edited to include data for January 2024.
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Updated to include November and December 2023 data.
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Updated to include October 2023 data.
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Monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses (data for September 2023).
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Updated to include August 2023 data.
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Update for July 2023.
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Updated with the data for June 2023.
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Monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses (data for May 2023).
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Updated to include April 2023 data.
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Updated to include March 2023 data.
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Updated to include February 2023 data.
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Annual production figures revised with new 2022 data.
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Updated to include January 2023 data.
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Updated to include December 2022 data.
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Added latest statistical notice and datasets, October 2022 figures.
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Replace 'Slaughterings' dataset as this was showing the 'Poultry placings' dataset.
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Revisions to previous notice - error corrected in the commercial layers data and data included for NI.
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Added statistical notice with data to September 2022.
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Edited to include data for August 2022.
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Edited to include data for July 2022.
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Edited to include data for June 2022.
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Edited to include data for May 2022.
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Edited to include data for April 2022.
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Edited to include data for March 2022.
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Added statistical notice - data to February 2022.
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Updated with statistical release for January 2022.
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Correction to percentage change shown in the notice tables 3.2 and 3.4.
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Edited to include data for December 2021.
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To update the latest poultry and poultry meat statistics - 18 November 2021.
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Edited to correct error found in broiler slaughter statistics.
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Updated to include the data for September 2021.
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Updated poultry slaughterings dataset after discovery of error in productions statistics.
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Edited with August 2021 figures.
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Added statistical notice and datasets with data to July 2021.
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Updated with statistical release for June 2021.
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Added monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses for May 2021.
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Added statistical notice and data set - data for April 2021.
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Edited to remove note about publication being delayed as this is no longer relevant.
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Edited to include data for March 2021.
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Updating with February 2021.
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Added delayed publication note to landing page.
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Added dataset and statistical notice in html format - data to January 2021.
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Edited to include revised dataset and accessible versions of pdf and odt documents.
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Edited to include data for November 2020.
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Updated poultry slaughterings data set with an accessible version.
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Added latest statistical notice and datasets, October 2020 figures.
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Added latest statistical notice and datasets, September 2020 figures.
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Edited Statistical notice and datasets - to include August 2020 figures.
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Updated all attachments, amended slaughter figures.
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Updated with latest statistical release and datasets for July 2020.
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Edited statistical notice and dataset, replacing May with June 2020 figures.
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Replaced statistics notice and datasets with figures to May 2020.
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Updated statistics notice and datasets with April 2019 figures.
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Replaced statistical notice and dataset - figures now published for March 2020.
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Updated with latest release to February 2020.
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Added latest statistical notice and datasets, January 2020 figures.
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Added latest statistical notice and datasets.
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Updated with October 2019 data.
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Replaced statistical notice and datasets to include data to September 2019
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Added latest monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses.
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Replaced statistic notice and datasets, now include figures to July 2019.
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Added datasets and statistical notice for June 2019.
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Updated statistical notice and datasets.
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Updated with datasets and statistical notice for April 2019.
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Updated with statistical bulletin and datasets for March 2019.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for February 2019.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for January 2019.
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Updated to include November and December 2018 figures, statistic notice and dataset.
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Updated to include October 2018 figures, statistic notice and dataset.
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Updated to include September 2018 figures, statistic notice and dataset.
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Updated with September 2018 figures, statistics notice and dataset.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for August 2018.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for July 2018.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for June 2018.
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Replaced statistics notice (May 18 figures) to correct error in key points.
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Replaced notice due to error in table 2.3.
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Updated to include figures to May 2018.
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Updated with latest statistical notice and dataset for April 2018.
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Updated with latest statistical notice and dataset for March 2018.
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Updated with February 2018 statistics.
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Updated statistical notice and dataset, figures to January 2018.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for November 2017.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for October 2017.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for September 2017.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for August 2017.
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Updated statistic notice and dataset.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for June 2017.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for May 2017.
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Updated with statistical notice and datasets for April 2017.
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Updated minor error in chart.
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Updated statistical notice and dataset to include March 2017 data.
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Removal of links, one figure corrected.
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Updated to statistical notice and dataset to inlcude February 2017 data.
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Updated with figures to January 2017, statistical notice and datasets.
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Updated with figures for November and December 2016, statistical notice and datasets.
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Updated with figures to October 2016, statistical notice and datasets.
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Updated with figures to September 2016, statistical notice and datasets.
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Minor revisions.
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Revision's section of (data for August 2016) statistic notice and poultry slaughter dataset both amended.
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Updated to include figures to August 2016, statistic notice and datasets.
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Updated to include figures to July 2016, statistic notice and datasets.
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Updated to include latest stats notice.
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Updated with latest statistic notice.
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Updated to include April 2016 data.
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Corrected attachments.
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Updated to include March 2016 statistic notice.
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Updated to include latest statistic notice.
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Updated to include January 2016 figures.
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Figures to November 2015 published.
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Figures to October 2015 published.
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September 2015 figures published.
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Figures to August 2015 published.
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July 2015 figures published.
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June 2015 figures published.
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Poultry and poultry meat - statistics notice (data for May 2015) published.
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Poultry and poultry meat statistics (data for April 2015) published.
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Updated poultry and poultry meat data for March 2015.
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Poultry and poultry meat - statistics notice (data for February 2015) published.
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Statistical notice and associated datasets updated for February.
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Latest monthly poultry and poultry meat statistics for November and December 2014.
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Updated figures for October 2014.
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Latest monthly poultry and poultry meat statistics published.
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Updated poultry and poultry meat August 2014 data.
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Updated poultry and poultry meat July 2014 data.
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Updated with June 2014 figures.
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Updated with figures to May 2014.
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Updated with figures to April 2014.
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Updated with figures to March 2014.
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Updated with figures to February 2014.
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Updated to include January 2014 figures.
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Updated with figures to December 2013.
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Updated with figures to October 2013.
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Updated with figures to September 2013.
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Updated to include figures for August 2013.
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Updated to include July 2013 figures.
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Updated to include June figures
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Updated to include May 2013 statistics.
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First published.
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Updated with figures for April 2013.
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Amended dates in poultry meat production dataset.
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Updated to include figures for March 2013.