UK poultry meat production remained ahead of last year’s levels during August, with heavier broilers continuing to support output despite only modest growth in slaughter numbers. Total UK poultry meat production reached 172,100 tonnes in August, up 3.3% compared with August 2025, according to the latest Defra figures. Broiler meat production increased 3.9% to 160,000 tonnes, while 92.9 million broilers were slaughtered, up just 0.4% year on year. Average broiler liveweight reached 2.5kg in August, 3.5% higher than a year earlier. With slaughter numbers virtually unchanged, heavier birds continued to make an important contribution to the increase in meat production.…