Cost, price, and future of eggs in Turkey

Published Dec 14, 2021

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The article highlights the significant increase in egg prices in Turkey, with a consumer price index rise of 9.48%, and explores the challenges faced by the egg production sector at the 5th Egg Summit in Antalya. It points out the lack of direct support for egg producers, their financial struggles due to rising production costs such as chick prices and feed parity, and the pressures of selling eggs at low prices, exacerbated by chain markets. The summit aimed to address these issues and represent the interests of the egg producing sector.

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One of the most talked about food products recently is eggs. In the November consumer price index announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, it is among the products with the highest price increase with an increase of 9.48 percent. Why did the price of eggs increase? What was the cost of production and the manufacturer's selling price? We were at the 5th Egg Summit held in Antalya on 9-12 December 2021 to have information about the future of egg production and many other issues, as well as to express our views. Head of the Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Prof. Dr. Yunus Kılıç, President of Turkish Feed Industrialists' Association Ülkü Karakuş watched the summit from beginning to end and contributed with his speeches. Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of Turkish Grain Board, attended the summit on 11 December after the budget negotiations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and gave morale by stating that feed ...

Source: TRdunyasi