Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar, 750 thousand bovine, 2 million 600 thousand ovine, including a total of 3 million 350 thousand sacrifices will be cut.
Bayraktar, Eid al -Adha and Sacrifice prices in a statement, pointed out the importance of the feast in terms of the country’s economy.
Bayraktar stating that the feast is especially for the livestock sector, “This year, approximately 750 thousand cattle and 2 million 600 thousand ovine animals, including a total of 3 million 350 thousand sacrifices will be cut. However, the festival is closer to our producers than in the last years, he says. He said.
Bayraktar, sacrificial prices and sales for the provinces vary according to the records, recently said that the price of cuttings in the metropolitan cities has been included in the animal sales price.
Bayraktar also mentioned the sacrificial prices, gave the following information:
“According to the data we receive from our agricultural chambers, the average prices are 80 thousand pounds to 350 thousand pounds per boat per animal, 13 thousand pounds to 40 thousand pounds in the ovine. The price of live weight per kilograms per kilograms of 250 pounds to 380 pounds, 230 pounds to 380 pounds in the country. 300 pounds 38 cents, 307 pounds of live kilograms 52 cents are seen to be 21 percent, 25.9 percent in the ovine. “
Bayraktar, cattle sales in cattle, the stock prices in Istanbul 30 thousand pounds to 45 thousand pounds, Ankara 25 thousand pounds to 40 thousand pounds and 23 thousand pounds to 40 thousand pounds in Izmir reported.
“602.4 million pounds of skin will be earned to the economy”
Referring to the reasons for the changes in prices, Bayraktar emphasized that increases in costs such as workmanship, veterinary, pharmaceuticals, electricity and transportation, especially feed prices, are effective in rising sacrificial prices.
Bayraktar underlined that the money to be paid for 750 thousand cattle to be cut during the feast is expected to reach 90 billion 114 million pounds and said:
“With the estimation that a sheep will be sold from an average of 21 thousand 900 pounds, the money to be paid to approximately 2 million 600 thousand ovine animals will be 56 billion 940 million pounds, in total, our people will be cut for approximately 3 million 350 thousand sacrifices. The value of the leather to be obtained from 750 thousand cattle will reach 675 million pounds.
Stating that the price to be paid to the butchers is expected to exceed 4.4 billion pounds, Bayraktar said, “In case of sales as expected, the animals that cannot be sold during the feast period should be purchased by the meat and milk institution (EDI) at a price that will not be victimized by taking into account the additional costs of the producers. This is very important in terms of sustainability.” evaluated.
