Deputy Chairman Erhan Adem: Milk producers in Turkey are in a difficult situation

Published 2024년 8월 17일

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CHP Deputy Chairman Erhan Adem expressed concern about the plight of milk producers in Niğde, who are being forced to slaughter their dairy cows due to rising input costs that are no longer compensated for. He criticized the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's policies, which have led to a surplus of milk and milk powder, reducing production. Adem also highlighted the impact of increasing feed prices and the need to abandon inflation accounting. He stressed that these issues not only affect producers but also consumers.

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(ANKARA) - CHP Deputy Chairman Erhan Adem said, "The unstoppable increases resulting from input costs have reached a point where it is impossible to compensate for our producers. Breeders are unfortunately forced to send the dairy cows they have been raising and caring for for years to slaughter." CHP Deputy Chairman Erhan Adem visited milk producers in Niğde. Listening to the problems of farmers, Adem reacted to the policies implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Noting that the milk producer is in a difficult situation, Adem said the following: "The unstoppable increases resulting from input costs have reached a point where it is impossible to compensate for our producer. Breeders are unfortunately forced to send the dairy cows they have been looking after and raising for years to slaughter. We have repeatedly told the Minister that the milk producer is devastated, the factories cannot produce milk powder, cheese sales have decreased and they have had to ...

Source: Sondakika