Northern Ireland’s poultry sector comes under pressure

At the beginning of the current year, the head of poultry consisted of 186.4 million heads, which is 0.9% more than on the same date last year. This was discussed by UKAB analyst Maxim Hopka, writes AgroTimes. Thus, in January, 108.9 million heads (58.4% of the total herd) were kept in the village population, and 77.5 million heads (41.6%) were kept by household holdings. By comparison, in 2023, the number of shares increased by 2.6%. And the ho…

Northern Ireland’s poultry sector comes under pressure

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is initiating a study to examine the return poultry meat farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are receiving for their produce compared to their counterparts in Britain.