Turkey: No increase in meat is expected

Deputy Chairman of Turkish Butchers Federation and Chairman of Antalya Chamber of Butchers Osman Yardimci pointed out that although all products have been increased by nearly one hundred percent due to the pandemic, there has not been a serious increase in red meat for two years. Complaining about the increase in the feed used by the producer to feed the animals, Uyan said, “Many producers suffer from this situation. We haven't been opportunistic for 2 years, we haven't had a raise. Meat is still cheap, there is a hike of 4-5 liras, but this is not a big cost. The price of meat varies between 70-80 liras. They see cutlet, tenderloin, ribeye. Cubed and ground meat that the citizens will consume. A raise of 4-5 liras for them is not an abnormal situation. Meat is still cheap," he said. "Feed prices are high" Expressing that the high feed prices put a strain on the producer, Uyan said, "The first thing we have to deal with is milk, the price of the producer's milk is cheaper ...