Turkey’s Chicken Meat Exports Turkey’s white meat sector exports increased by 54.2 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year and reached 894 million dollars. The sector continues its search for new export markets in order to increase the amount in question. Chairman of the White Meat Manufacturers and Breeders’ Association (BESD-BIR) Naci Kaplan made an assessment of the developments in the white meat sector.
Stating that 325 million tons of meat was produced in the world in 2020, according to the “Agricultural Outlook 2020” report of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation and the Food and Agriculture Organization, Kaplan said that 132 million tons of poultry meat, which corresponds to 40.6 percent of the total production. Kaplan stated that this meat is the most consumed type of meat in the world.
Noting that Turkey, which ranks 10th in the world in white meat production, produced 2.3 million tons of white meat with an increase of around 5 percent compared to 2020 last year, Kaplan said that 98 percent of this amount is chicken and 2 percent is turkey meat. expressed.
Noting that Turkey, which ranks 10th in the world in white meat production, produced 2.3 million tons of white meat with an increase of around 5 percent compared to 2020 last year, Kaplan said that 98 percent of this amount is chicken and 2 percent is turkey meat. expressed.
Kaplan stated that Turkey ranks 7th in world trade in this sector and continued as follows: “Turkey’s white meat sector’s exports in 2021 reached 632 thousand tons, increasing 17.3 percent compared to the previous year. Exports, 2020′ 539 thousand tons in 2019, 503 thousand tons in 2019, 506 thousand tons in 2018 and 441 thousand tons in 2017. In the white meat sector, exports to 93 countries were achieved last year, resulting in a foreign exchange return of 894 million dollars. It increased by 54.2 percent compared to the previous year. The export was realized at the level of 579 million dollars in 2020. In order to reach the targets we set in exports in parallel with the potential of the sector, new markets and some markets need to be developed. Almost half of the exports are made to Iraq, but which technical It is not clear when it will cause a problem with justification. Import figures in the sector are less than 10 percent of exports.”
New markets under the spotlight
Kaplan stated that they are trying to seize the new market opportunity that emerged with the UK’s departure from the European Union, and that these studies will take a long time. Stating that a delegation was invited to increase the number of companies exporting to the Philippines, Kaplan said, “We have not exported to India until now, but we think that it can be an important market. Our exports to Egypt are also made through intermediary countries. The start of exports to Japan in 2017 is considered the success of the sector. Although we describe it as a long-distance shipment, it is not possible to talk about an increase in the amount of exports without government support. On the other hand, pilot exports to China started with the permission of a company, but there was a delay in signing the bilateral protocol due to the pandemic and the expected improvement in the permits of other companies has not yet occurred. We expect positive developments in the coming days. ” he said
New markets under the spotlight
Kaplan stated that they are trying to seize the new market opportunity that emerged with the UK’s departure from the European Union, and that these studies will take a long time. Stating that a delegation was invited to increase the number of companies exporting to the Philippines, Kaplan said, “We have not exported to India until now, but we think that it can be an important market. Our exports to Egypt are also made through intermediary countries. The start of exports to Japan in 2017 is considered the success of the sector. Although we describe it as a long-distance shipment, it is not possible to talk about an increase in the amount of exports without government support. On the other hand, pilot exports to China started with the permission of a company, but there was a delay in signing the bilateral protocol due to the pandemic and the expected improvement in the permits of other companies has not yet occurred. days.” he said.
