Current state of the mixed-feed manufacturing in Turkey in relation with livestock and poultry sectors and raw material supply position
1999
Kindap, A. (Charoen Pokphand Entegre Gida Sanayi A.S., Istanbul (Turkey))
In this paper the livestock and mixed-feed manufacturing sectors in Turkey are presented. The total number of head of cattle in 1997 was 11,700,000, with a production of 588 mtons and a consumption of 9.7 kg per capita. Figures for sheep are 41,300,000 head, meat production 369 mtons and 5.9 kg consumption per capita. For broiler meat there was a production of 535 mtons and 8.3 kg consumption per capita. Total mixed feed production in 1997 was 4,829 thousand mtons, 2,213 of which are destined to poultry and 2,585 to cattle and sheep. The projection of feed production for the year 2000 is 5,978 mtons. The number of feed mills in 1996 was 362, with a capacity of 9,200 mtons per year. In 1996, the imported raw material for total feed production increased to 31per cent in volume (1,400,000 mtons) while this ratio in poultry feed is 65 per cent (1,300,000 mtons).
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