Livestock

As a result of the application made by Yalova Beekeepers’ Association, Yalova chestnut honey became the 28th type of honey to receive a geographical indication in Türkiye. Information was given about the features and production conditions of Yalova chestnut honey. Yalova (a north western province of Türkiye) chestnut honey, which …

Press release… Turkish fisheries and animal products sector aims to export 500 million dollars in the US market… Turkish fisheries and animal products sector wants to grow in the New World market… Sinan Kızıltan The Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Sector, which works with all its strength to meet the …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has said that from now on, animal imports that disrupt market balances will only be carried out by the state. “There will be no private sector. The ESK [Meat and Milk Board] and the unions will give us their demands. We will select and bring …

Press release… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, which alone carries out 43 percent of Türkiye’s exports in the fisheries and animal products sector, participated in the Winter Fancy Food Show Fair held in Las Vegas between 21-23 January 2024 and promoted Turkish aquatic products which prepared the ground …

A roadmap for livestock farming in Türkiye that will be implemented until 2028 has been prepared and will soon be made public, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has said. İbrahim Yumaklı “We are preparing this roadmap, which will protect our producers and our consumers, with the input of the sector,” Yumaklı said on …

The National Milk Council (USK – NMC) determined the raw milk recommendation price to be 13.5 liras for the producer. Milk producers reacted to the decision. Tevfik Keskin Tevfik Keskin, President of the Central Union of Türkiye Milk Producers, said, “The raw milk price was already 12.5 liras. Only 1 …

Türkiye’s chicken meat production was down 3.9 percent to 2.13 million tonnes in January-November 2023 from a year ago, while milk output soared 4.3 percent in the same period, the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown. The number of chickens slaughtered declined by 6.2 percent to 1.16 billion in the first 11 months …

Press release… Girit: We started exporting eggs to Russia for the first time, we opened fresh chicken exports to Iran Bedri Girit Bedri Girit, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, said: “We are in the top 10 in the world in …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has denied allegations that the ministry has authorized artificial meat. İbrahim Yumaklı “Artificial meat has never been on the agenda of our ministry and never will be. There is no talk of allowing the production of artificial meat. There will not be any legislative work on this issue,” …

Press release… What happened in agriculture in 2023, what does the sector expect from 2024? In the evaluation of 2023 in the agricultural sector, it was underlined that there was a spike in crop production last year due to good weather conditions and that farmers who continued their production despite …