Turkish poultry producers, after having increased their output with the plan to supply product to Russia, have decided to concentrate on trade prospects with Iran, as Russia reached an agreement with the US to import poultry.
Turkish poultry producers increased their output by between 5 and 10 % this year as they were hoping to sell their product to Russia. But the plans to export 500,000 tons of poultry to Russia annually have failed and the sector is now looking to expand into regional markets such as Iran and Iraq, according to Today's Zaman.
Poultry Meat Producers and Poultries Association (BESD-BIR) President, Zuhal Dastan, explained that the extra poultry produced for Russia was put on the domestic market. The sector is now concentrating on Iran. “They are keen on buying Turkish poultry regardless of its comparatively high price because our chickens are butchered according to halal standards”, said Zuhal Dastan.
Hasim Gürdamar, CEO of Sen Piliç, also said that there is a great demand from Iran for Turkish poultry. “If we can sell 10 per cent of our total production to Iran, it will be a great relief for the sector”, he commented.
