Poultry meat production once again fell in March, down 1.2% year on year at 147,700 thousand tonnes. Much of the decline was a result of lower broiler meat production, which accounted for the majority of total production, however turkey production and duck production also fell compared to the same time last year, down 26% and 10% respectively. UK broiler chick placings held steady at 91.3 million chicks, while turkey chick placings were down 12% at 0.5 million chicks. The total number of UK broiler birds slaughtered in February was 88.8m, which was up 0.8% on the same month last year.…