By Charlie Reeve Total UK poultry meat production increased to 171,900 tonnes in April, the highest monthly figure since January. Production lifted by 1,300 tonnes on the previous month but was still marginally below year-earlier levels. Roughly 93m broilers, which account for the vast majority of total poultry throughput, were processed during April, 1% below year earlier volumes. This fall in throughput volumes for broilers accounted for much of the annual decline in total meat production. Boiling fowl throughputs were also back slightly on the same month last year at 2.3m birds. Meanwhile, turkey slaughterings increased by 31% on the…