Turkiye: Producers will be able to import cattle as much as their quota, 40 import quotas for small producers and 2500 for large producers

NEWS FROM AGRICULTURE SPECIAL / Preliminary applications for the 520 thousand head of beef cattle import to be made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 2025 continue to be received. Producers with a business capacity of over 200 head will apply to the provincial/district agricultural directorates, while producers with less than 200 head will apply to the Turkish Red Meat Producers Central Union. So, how much imported beef cattle will producers be able to request? The General Directorate of Livestock has published the 2025 beef cattle import application instructions. The application instructions have also set a criterion for how much imported beef cattle producers can request. According to this criterion, a quota has been set for producers' requests. Producers will be able to request imported cattle according to their cattle farming business capacity. Business owners with a business capacity of 200 head must also report their cattle farming business capacity when ...