date:May 22, 2015
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Among the key growth markets outside the EU were South Africa, Hong Kong and Benin. However, shipments to South Africa have been on hold since November after an outbreak of Avian Influenza in Yorkshire.
The increase in imports offset the fall in production and higher exports, leading to supplies available for consumption in the UK increasing one per cent in 2015 to 2.1 million tonnes.
With higher supplies available, the average wholesale price of a broiler in the UK, reported by DEFRA, fell