Red Meat

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that they will remove the issue of red meat imports from the country’s agenda by 2028. Pointing out the importance of sustainability of animal production, Yumaklı said that in the last 23 years, the number of cattle increased by 71 percent to …

Production and consumption data in Türkiye? The amount of animal production and consumption in our country is shared by the public through TUIK (TURKSTAT). According to current data, the number of bovine animals in 2024 is 16 million 555 thousand and the number of ovine animals is 53 million 965 …

THE GOAL OF A SELF-SUFFICIENT COUNTRY… Salih Çelik, General Director of Animal Husbandry, stated that they aim to become a self-sufficient country in red meat by increasing productivity in animal production. “The red meat sector is not only a food production area, but also a critical sector that directly contributes …

CLOSE MONITORING OF RED MEAT PRICES… The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, through the Meat and Milk Board (ESK) and the General Directorate of Livestock, took action to prevent speculative movements in the red meat market before Ramadan. The institution intervenes in price fluctuations by taking various regulatory measures to …

Bülent Tunç, Chairperson of the Central Union of Red Meat Producers of Türkiye, stated that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s ‘Abundance in the Rural, Support for Animal Husbandry Project’ and the provision of pregnant cattle in the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM) enterprises to producers at affordable costs …

Press release… Türkiye’s animal food exports amounted to 3.86 billion dollars in 2024. The fisheries and animal products sector succeeded in increasing its export performance by 10.8 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. Ali Can Yamanyılmaz, Member of the Sectors Council of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) and …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı on Friday outlined a plan to eliminate Türkiye’s reliance on meat imports, emphasizing the country’s commitment to ensure self-sufficiency in livestock production. In a briefing with media representatives, Yumaklı expressed confidence that by the end of a three-year planning period, Türkiye would no longer …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı introduced the projects that will meet the need for red meat across the country during the examinations in TİGEM Ceylanpınar enterprise, situated in the Türkiye’s Southeastern province of Şanlıurfa.. The Minister emphasised the efforts to develop ovine and bovine breeding. Minister of Agriculture …

November, 2024 Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture is working to open the Turkish market to Kazakh meat exports. Deputy Minister Amangaly Berdalin stated that Türkiye is willing to pay nearly double the price offered by China for Kazakh beef, at 11 dollars per kilogram, reports the Times of Central Asia. Although Kazakhstan …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that the sufficiency rate in red meat is 95 percent and that they have started a fattening calf production mobilisation in order to meet the remaining 5 percent with domestic facilities, and called on the private sector to establish breeding meat enterprises. …