Dairy Business

Turkiye’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry suspended the export of butter and cream, effective from April 18, to circumvent any possible food shortage due to a possible contraction in supply. The country exported a total of 3.154 tons of butter in 2021, according to the information obtained from the ministry, …

Press release… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman of the Board of Directors Bedri Girit stated that as fishery and animal products sector, they reached the export level of 3 billion 590 million dollars at the end of 2021, catching their 2023 target two years ago. Bedri Girit …

“Long queues were forming. That’s why we have decided to hike the prices,” General Manager of Meat and Milk Board (ESK) Osman Uzun was dismissed because of this statement! Mustafa Kayhan, the former General Director of Livestock, was appointed as the General Manager of the ESK. Mustafa Kayhan and Osman …

While the countries of the world put a quota in the export of food products against the food crisis experienced firstly due to the pandemic and then the war between Ukraine and Russia, Turkiye continues to do the opposite. Recently, there has been an increase of more than 450 percent …

Press release… Promotions continue uninterruptedly… Turkiye Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations Sector Board Chairperson Sinan Kızıltan said that the promotional activities continue uninterruptedly for the promotion of healthy and safe foods produced by the Turkish aquaculture and animal products industry around the world. Sinan Kızıltan Kızıltan added that they …

Dairy producers want a PPI increase for raw milk support! Deputy Chairman of the Central Union of Turkiye Milk Producers, Ali İhsan Gezgin, said that raw milk support should be at least 1 TL, taking into account the producer price index (PPI), in order to ensure sustainability in production. Ali …

Izmir Tulum Cheese Gets Geographical Indication… Mahmut Özgener, Chairman of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce (İZTO), announced that a new one has been added to İzmir’s registered products. Özgener stated that after the lokma, boyoz and şambali, the geographical indication of the tulum cheese has been obtained. Mahmut Özgener, Chairman …

Nearly all products made of milk increased in Turkey last year, although drinking milk output decreased, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Feb. 14.  The amount of collected cow’s milk in 2021 rose by 2.1 percent on an annual basis to more than 10 million tons, TÜİK said.Drinking milk production decreased …

JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES… Sector representatives made a joint press statement on the problems experienced in the dairy sector and their solutions. Şemsi Bayraktar Chair of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Şemsi Bayraktar, Chair of the Central Union of Turkish Dairy Producers (TSÜMB) Tevfik Keskin, Chair …

SETBİR expects a change in food prices due to the decrease in foreign exchange… İsa Coşkun, Chair of the Turkish Dairy, Meat, Food Industrialists and Producers’ Association (SETBİR), said that taking into account the intense competition in our sectors, it is inevitable that there will be changes in costs and …