UK poultry production forecasts positive 2014, but challenges remain

摘要

Despite some difficulties in 2013, UK poultry production grew; this is set to continue in 2014.Broiler meat production in the UKgrew by 4 percent last year to reach1.372 million metric tons. Yet UKpoultry producers faced many challenges in 2013,most significantly periods of financial losses, as theywere not always able to achieve the price increasesneeded to cover production and feed costs.According to the National Farmers Union (NFU), there was market resistance to price increases for poultry, however, the situation improved somewhat by the autumn for producers when feed prices started to fall.