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Post estimates cattle numbers in 2022 are expected to stagnate with 18 million head, including buffaloes, due to slow population growth rate, low raw milk prices, and an increasing number of cows being sent to slaughter because of high feed prices, despite government incentives.
The cattle number forecast for 2022 is expected to be 18.8 million head. This three percent increase in the cattle estimate is a result of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) subsidies for calf production and projected feeder cattle imports for 2022.
On June 25, Michael Conlon, Agricultural Counselor, and Sinem Duyum, Agricultural Specialist, attended an event at Kafkas University to celebrate the donation of 67 Beefmaster embryos to Turkey by the U.S. livestock industry.
Post estimates cattle numbers to increase 1 percent in 2021 to 18.3 million head, which aligns with recent average growth rate in the industry, due to government incentives for newborn calves.
Post estimates cattle numbers to increase 1 percent in 2021 to 18.3 million head, which aligns with recent average growth rate in the industry, due to government incentives for newborn calves.
In Turkey, feed costs are still the biggest concern for livestock businesses, accounting for 80 percent of total expenditures.
Despite continuing challenges facing the Turkish livestock industry, the number of cattle in Turkey is estimated to grow 6 percent in 2020 to 18.1 million animals...
The number of cattle in Turkey is estimated to grow 1.2 percent in 2020 to 18.1 million animals due to favorable government subsidies and continuing feeder cattle imports albeit at a lower volume.
Turkey has removed most of the technical barriers on importation of genetic materials for animal breeding.
Turkey’s imports of feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, breeding cattle and meat increased in 2017 and are continuing in 2018.
Turkey has revised its livestock genetics import requirements for 2018 and this year has focused on simplifying the import process.
The Government of Turkey has just assigned the new Agriculture Minister last month, Ahmet Esref Fakibaba, who has prioritized dealing with high meat prices and reducing beef meat imports.