Livestock

Saudi Arabia, in a new decision, has officially suspended purchasing animal products from Turkey, Turkish media reported Saturday, citing governmental statements. The information was shared with Turkish daily Dünya by the commercial counselor of Turkey’s embassy in Riyadh, who cited a note from Saudi Arabia’s embassy in the Turkish capital …

Milk producers will breathe thanks to China… Press release… China has become the 6th country to which the dairy industry exports the most in 5 months. The Turkish dairy industry has made a fast entry into China, where it received an export visa in May 2020. Turkey has showed a …

Turkish poultry and poultry products exports to China which were initiated earlier this month as a result of long-term mutual negotiations are set to provide $20 million in added value annually to the national economy, a sectoral official said Friday. Turkish Poultry Meat Manufacturers and Breeders’ Association (BESD-BIR) Chairperson Naci …

Egg prices, which bottomed due to Iraq’s halt to egg imports, peak during the pandemic process. In the last month, while the price of the egg has soared by 30 percent, egg producers noted that the rise was due to the cost increase. Stating that there is not an extreme …

Turkey collects over 7.5M tons of cow milk in 9 months… In January-September, cow milk production rises 4%, dairy products exports up… Turkey collected over 7.5 million tons of cow milk in the first nine months of 2020, the country’s statistical authority (TURKSTAT) announced on Wednesday. Cow milk production increased …

Poultry exports total over $550M in January-September… Chicken meat production in Turkey rose by 0.9% in the first nine months of 2020 on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority (TURKSTAT) announced Wednesday. Chicken meat production amounted to 1.61 million tons in the nine-month period, while turkey meat production rose …

Required competencies of Veterinary Services in the context of international trade: opportunities and challenges… Veterinary Services are essential to safeguard animal health and welfare and veterinary public health at national level. They are the basis for sanitary certification of animals and animal products intended for trade. The private sector, including …

Mersin Beekeepers’ Association Chairman Adem Kurt stated that seasonal temperatures experienced much over as usual this season across Turkey. Kurt said, “Nevertheless this abnormal seasonal temperatures have had negative effects on beekeeping activities.” Kurt also emphasized that the rise in temperature causes worse results than anticipated, reducing the number of …

Press relase… While Turkey’s exports of fisheries products in January – October period, reaching 159 thousand tonnes in return of 822 million dollars, Turkish salmon exports caught 40 million dollars in 10-month period of 2020 with the increase of 52 percent. Turkish aquaculture industry has developed the Omega-3 high Turkish …

Due to the drought and extreme temperatures in Muğla, pine honey production has decreased by 70 percent. When the Balsıra (honeydew) beetle, which produces secretion in pine honey production, died because of the burning temperatures, there was a decrease in pine honey production. Beekeepers have hard times in Muğla province …