Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that sacrificial animals brought to markets for Eid al-Adha but unable to be sold will be purchased by the Meat and Milk Board (ESK). Yumaklı announced that there were no problems with the supply of sacrificial animals this year. Emphasising that approximately …
Read More »Dr. Ahmet Yücesan: Animal husbandry should be under public control for its sustainable structure and development
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 …
Read More »Mustafa Kayhan: We are determined to keep the red meat market in balance!
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 …
Read More »Yumaklı: Animal imports will only be carried out by the state!
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 …
Read More »DR. KIRISCI: FATTENING PROJECT WILL OFFER MARKET AND PRICE GUARANTEE
Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that they will implement a new project in animal husbandry. Dr. Vahit Kirişci Pointing out that contract production is extremely important in this sense, Dr. Kirişci said, “It was published in the Official Gazette on September 6, 2022 by the …
Read More »“WE WILL PUT THE CONTRACTED LIVESTOCK PROJECT INTO PRACTISE!”
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Vahit Kirişci said, “We are implementing the Contracted Livestock Project”. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Vahit Kirişci, stated that they will implement the Contracted Livestock Project, which is an exemplary production model in the sector, based on the mutual gain of the parties, …
Read More »MUSTAFA KAYHAN: OUR PRIORITY IS PRODUCERS’ WELFARE AND CONSUMERS’ ACCESS TO FOOD
“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 …
Read More »RED MEAT NOT TO BE EXPORTED!
Ministry of Commerce took action! Red meat will not be exported… Meat and Milk Board (ESK) had marked up red meat by 48 percent. It was stated by experts that the continuation of the hikes would come. Recently, it was also claimed that Qatar and Iran imported large amounts of …
Read More »MUTLU DOĞRU: MILK COSTS INCREASED BY 50 PERCENT IN AVERAGE
Stating that milk costs have increased between 40 percent and 55 percent in the last year, Mutlu Doğru, Adana Farmers Association Chairman, emphasized that although the costs were transparently announced by the National Milk Council (USK), this has been ignored. Doğru said, “There are Turkish Grain Board (TMO) and Meat …
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