By Charlie Reeve Total UK poultry meat production totalled 177,400 tonnes in May, the highest monthly figure since January, although still marginally below the same month last year. Overall, total UK poultrymeat production has been on an upwards trajectory in the UK for several decades and reached a new record high of 2m tonnes in 2025. During the first five months of 2026, production has been even higher year on year. Broilers continue to account for the vast majority of total poultry throughput, with roughly 95m processed during May. Meanwhile, boiling fowl throughputs totalled 2.4m birds in May, a slight…