ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION OF POULTRY MEAT AT THE LEVEL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Population growth and economic development resulted in increased production of meat and poultry meat in particular, which represented the most dynamic sector in the last decade. Thus this paper aims to conduct an analysis of poultry production in the European Union in the period 2000-2009, taking into account the countries that have acceded to it in 2004 and 2007. Analyzing the production of poultry meat in the European Union 15, 25 and 27 on the basis of statistical data processing provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) finds its growth with 45.1% during 2000-2009. An upward trend in production of poultry meat is found in European Union 15, 25 and 27, the increase being 11.7%, 11.3% and 9.7%..