Turkey: Drinking milk production fell 10.5 percent in February

Due to the cost increase, the slaughter of the cows began to be reflected in the data. Drinking milk production, which was 132 thousand 726 tons in the previous month, decreased by 10.5 percent in February and became 118 thousand 787 tons. Increasing input costs cause milk producers to withdraw from the sector. Producers, who have problems in supplying feed to their animals, send their milking cows to slaughter. The issue of slaughtering dairy cows, which has been on the agenda since January, was also reflected in the data. When the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) are analyzed, it is seen that the amount of milk collected has decreased significantly. The amount of cow's milk collected by commercial dairy enterprises, which was 836 thousand 987 tons in the previous month, decreased by 5.7 percent in February and became 789 thousand 180 tons. Drinking milk production, which was 132 thousand 726 tons in the previous month, decreased by 10.5 percent in February and ...