Cattle presence is decreasing in Turkey

Published 2024년 9월 18일

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CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer raised concerns about the decline in Turkey's cattle population, which has fallen by approximately 2 million since 2020, despite imports. He attributed this decrease to increasing costs, such as feed and interest rates, which are negatively impacting small and medium-sized animal husbandry businesses. Gürer argued that the situation is pushing breeders to quit the industry, potentially leading to higher meat and milk prices for consumers. He called for support for domestic producers and criticized the import of over 1 million 300 thousand animals, advocating for the development of domestic producers instead. Farmer Süleyman Demirbaş also shared his struggles, highlighting the significant increase in feed and loan interest rates, which have led to higher costs for his dairy farming business.

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(ANKARA) - CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer said, "According to TÜİK data, despite imports, the number of cattle has continued to decrease since 2020. According to TÜİK Animal Production Statistics, the number of cattle was announced as 18 million 615 thousand head in June 2020; the number of cattle was stated as 18 million 426 thousand head, and the number of buffalo was stated as 189 thousand head. In this case, it is seen that approximately 2 million cattle have melted away despite imports in 4 years." CHP Niğde Deputy and Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member Ömer Fethi Gürer met with breeders engaged in animal husbandry in Niğde. Stating that the problems of small and medium-sized animal husbandry enterprises are increasing, Gürer drew attention to the fact that cost increases negatively affect animal husbandry. Gürer said, "The barns of those who have 1 to 10 animals and do not farm are now empty. Those who do animal husbandry in what we call ...

Source: Sondakika