Yellow eggs in Turkey are sold expensively as 'organic'

Published 2021년 1월 1일

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The article explains the rise in egg prices in Turkey, which has led to customer complaints, with the cost increase primarily due to rising feed prices. The president of the Egg Producers Central Union (YUM-BİR), İbrahim Afyon, attributes the feed price hike to the high cost of essential inputs like barley, wheat, and soybean meal. Despite criticism about the price of eggs versus chicken meat, Afyon insists that eggs are being sold at cost. He also mentions that YUM-BİR is aiming to expand egg exports from 28 to 35 countries in 2021, despite having to halt sales to five of these countries due to high costs.

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CEVDET FIRAT AYDOĞMUŞ After the price of 30 eggs in the markets increased to 35 lira, the complaint of the citizen increased. The producer, on the other hand, suffers from increasing costs. Speaking to our newspaper, Egg Producers Central Union (YUM-BİR) President İbrahim Afyon said, "As with every product, there is a cost element in eggs. These costs are mostly related to feed inputs. We have different expenses except feed. Our feed prices are formed by the combination of products such as barley and wheat. The price of these does not stop where it is, it is rising. A ton of soybean meal, which was 330 dollars 6 months ago, is now 650 dollars. We can buy even domestic corn as adapted to the world market. "The increase in prices has narrowed our breath," he said. Commenting on the criticism of “Egg price exceeded the price of chicken meat”, İbrahim Afyon said, “Chicken meat sector; a different sector that has nothing to do with us, such as olive and cheese. Some countries stopped ...

Source: Turkiyegazetesi