Turkey: Will milk prices increase? How much does the manufacturer expect? Eyes on the National Dairy Council

Published 2022년 4월 22일

Tridge summary

The article highlights the ongoing crisis in Turkey's dairy sector, with raw milk prices set to increase due to rising feed prices, causing financial strain for producers. The situation is worsened by the lack of intervention from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Food Committee, which has led to a decrease in milk production and an dependence on imports for animal husbandry. The committee's focus on inflation targets over producer issues has exacerbated the problem, leading to a critical state for milk producers.
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It is on the agenda to increase raw milk prices again due to feed prices. While the producer wanted the raw milk price to be at least 8 liras according to 1.3 parity, the claims that a restriction would be imposed on milk powder exports after the export of butter stirred the sector. The milk producer is officially disappearing. Aside from the private sector, even the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives have been increasing feed prices one after the other, the stagnation of raw milk prices has made production no longer possible. While the milk producer disappeared, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry remained a spectator, "Who owns the meat and milk?" raised the question. 1 KG FEED IS 6.4 LIRA With the latest price hikes, the price of a 50 kg sack of bait increased to 320 liras. Accordingly, while 1 kg of feed is 6.4 liras, the producer sells the milk he produces for 5.7 liras. Although the money received by the producer with the premium support is 6.7 liras, the 1 lira support ...
Source: Gidatarim

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