Bigger turkeys boost output

Turkey production in the UK has got off to a sound start this year, after a troubled year in 2016. Total output of turkey meat rose by over 9% in the first quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier, and production rose by 4,200t to 50,200t. According to Defra’s figures, this increase follows two consecutive years of rising output, despite the decline in turkey placings. While poult placings fell by 5% year-on-year in 2016, a fall of more than 0.75m birds, production rose overall b