Food Turkey Magazine May 2019

Turkish poultry industry has rapidly
developed in last years in especially
broiler meat and egg production. As a
result, the poultry sector is recognized
as an industry, which has advantages
such as modern facilities and production
methods, thanks to international
standards and international markets
in close proximity, making it enable
to compete with the world. However,
industry has some problems such as
high costs of the production and dependence
on external inputs for raw
materials in feed and breeders. Fortunately,
Turkey is a country that can
adapt very quickly to emergencies.
The Turkish poultry industry is trying
to adapt to new and difficult conditions
and often succeeded. The policies
being followed by the elimination
of dependence in foreign resources;
measures taken to reduce costs and
the growth of the industry are supported
in an increasingly manner to
increase production and
consumption.
of chicken meat and 54,000 tons of
turkey meat were produced in Turkey
in 2016. All poultry meats totaled 2.3
million tons of poultry meat. The 2025
production target is set at 3.5 million
tons.
Turkey is established on an area of
783.5 thousand square kilometers
connecting Asia and Europe. Both
climatic conditions and geographical
position is convenient for agriculture
and animal breeding. In Turkish animal
breeding, poultry is the leading one of
the fastest growing industries.
The poultry industry started to develop
since 1950s and was dominated by
family businesses with expensive and
limited production capacities in 1970s.
In 1980s, it underwent a significant
structural change with the increase
in the number of the integrat-
Turkey ranks eighth in the
world for chicken meat
production. Approximately
2.1 million tons
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