The most expensive meat in the world is in Turkey right now

Published 2023년 4월 20일

Tridge summary

Turkey is experiencing a crisis in red and minced meat prices, with citizens queuing to buy cheap meat. Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati suggested a change in preference towards mutton meat to address the issue. Sencer Solakoğlu, President of the All Dairy, Meat and Cattle Breeders' Association (TÜSEDAD), attributed the high meat prices to the low number of animals in Turkey and imbalance in supply and demand. He forecasts that the crisis could continue for two to three years. Turkey's livestock market is currently about 2.5 times that of Europe, with the price of a calf being only a quarter in Europe. The lack of planning and insufficient transport for importing animals from Europe and South America have led to a significant price increase in meat worldwide.
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Original content

In these days, when the prices of red meat and minced meat sold in butchers in Turkey were based on 300 liras and citizens were queuing to buy "cheap meat" from the Meat and Milk Institution, Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati's statement of "mutton meat" drew a reaction. In his statement, Nebati said, “The taste in Turkey has changed. Sheep meat is cheap but not preferred because of its smell. We need to change that too,” he said. Sencer Solakoğlu, President of All Dairy, Meat and Cattle Breeders' Association (TÜSEDAD), made evaluations about the crisis in meat and possible problems in milk. Saying that the reason for the high meat prices is the low number of animals in Turkey and the loss of supply and demand balance, Solakoğlu said, "This will continue until the number of animals is replaced. It is called import… Both butchery and fattening animals are on the way. But in this way, and when there are so few animals, imports will not be the only solution in Turkey," he ...
Source: Gidatarim

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