Poland could be leading the turkey production in EU in just two years
Poland could take the leading position in EU's turkey production in less than two years, according to data revealed by Eurostat. By now, Poland overtook France in the production of turkey meat sitting right behind Germany, the only country that reports higher numbers on industrial slaughter.
"While maintaining the current growth dynamics, already in 2020, we can be the largest producer of turkey meat in Europe ahead of the Germans", said the National Chamber of Poultry and Feeding Producers, according to Portal Spozywczy.
Turkey production in Poland has grown constantly during the last two decades, in 2015-2016 the country making its way in top three turkey producers in EU. Nevertheless, in 2017 the production of turkeys in Poland decreased slightly as a result of avian influenza.
"The production of turkeys in Poland has been growing significantly for over a dozen years. However, the real boom lasts since 2014, when - with a break for bird flu - production levels grow by several percents annually! Although it is difficult to imagine today, if we assume that the growth rate will be as high as in recent years, we can be the largest turkey meat producer in Europe by overtaking Germany" - comments Mariusz Szymyslik, director of the National Chamber Poultry and Feed Manufacturers.
In the first four months of this year, Germany reported a production of 162,000 tonnes of turkey meat. Poland is second (128,000 tonnes), followed by France (113,000 tonnes), Italy (97,000 tonnes), Spain (76,000 tonnes) and the United Kingdom (57,000 tonnes).
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