Poland: Leader in poultry production
This year, Poland may be promoted to first place among EU producers of chicken meat. Only high cereal prices may pick up palm prioritize Poland.
Boom for Polish poultry began as early as last year. Poland jumped from the third to the second - just behind the United Kingdom - the position of the Community market chickens. Total poultry meat, and hence such turkey and duck, more than Polish produce only the French, the Germans and the British
It is estimated that in 2011 the total poultry production in Poland amounted to 1.51 million tonnes. This year may be about 15 percent. higher. Within eight months plants produced about 18 percent. more meat than the same time last year. This will help us for the next step in the statement of the EU. - This year, Poland may be promoted to first place among EU producers of chicken meat.
One of the drivers of the development of the sector in Poland is exported. In the eight years has increased twelvefold. Dynamically grow again this year. From January to August, poultry Polish foreign sales increased by 26 percent., To more than 297 thousand. tons. Lower than beef and pork prices make poultry Poles are willing to buy it. It is predicted that it will be the only meat that consumption will rise this year. The average Pole eats 26 kg of poultry, mainly chickens. In 2011, it was 25.6 kg
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