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Little Change in Canadian Poultry OutputOTTAWA - May 26/04 - SNS -- There was little change in Canadian poultry meat output in 2003, according to the latest annual production summary from Statistics Canada. Canadian farmers produced 1.1 million metric tons (MT) of poultry meat in 2003, virtually unchanged from the year before. Production of chicken, which accounts for over 85% of all poultry meat produced, dropped 0.3% from 2002 levels. Turkey production stood at 147.8 thousand MT in 2003, up almost 1% from 2002. Egg production in 2003, at 576.5 million dozen, remained unchanged from 2002. The value of poultry products totalled $2.6 billion in 2003, up 3.4% from 2002. Sales from poultry meat jumped by 4.3% and totalled $1.8 billion. Egg sales increased by 1.3%, to stand at $760.5 million.
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