Meat industry
Livestock breeders feeling increasingly desperate
Livestock breeders are making anguished calls for an arrangement to be found, so that at least some slaughterhouses can be opened in the areas where there are no cases of the cattle plague that has swept through the country. The closure of slaughterhouses due to cattle plague is bearing hard on breeders.
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Greece imports lamb as local slaughterhouses shut down due to cattle plague
The wholesale meat market at Rentis now sells lambs from Romania and Spain, as local slaughterhouses have shut down as part of the effort to eradicate cattle plague.
Ministry introduces ban on fishing of endemic species
The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has imposed a ban on the fishing of some endemic species, according to a new regulation published in the Official Gazette on Aug. 11.
August 15 festivities to go lamb-free as cattle plague outbreaks persist
Minister of Rural Development Kostas Tsiaras announced that traditional August 15 festivities will take place without lamb, hinting that slaughterhouses across the country are expected to remain closed next week.
"We will be without lamb on August 15," Tsiaras stated in an interview with Skai TV.
Over 14,000 animals have been killed due to the plague – Rapid test on animals imported into the country
Almost a month after the plague outbreak in Greece and we are officially counting 35 cases and 14,000 animals killed.
Measures taken to prevent ‘collapse of animal husbandry’
The Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food has decided to extend the ban on the movement and slaughter of small ruminants throughout Greece in an attempt to control the spread of rinderpest - a contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals.
Anavyssos: Nika's villa makes limit up to 20 million euros - Again for sale in the "private paradise on the sea"
The first advertisement of €11 million for the house that belonged to the famous family of sausage makers, the haggling that brought the price down to €3.5 million and the radical renovation that doubled the square meters and the final price
3D printed plant-based meat produced for dietary-restricted patients
A groundbreaking innovation has emerged from Ankara University as completely plant-based eggs and meat were successfully produced using a 3D printer.
Istanbul districts see varying prices in meat: Report
Meat prices across Istanbul vary considerably, as a kilo of red meat can cost between 200 to 600 liras depending on the district or shop selling it, according to reports from local media.
Five-year livestock roadmap targets self-sufficiency: Minister
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Yumaklı has announced Türkiye's five-year livestock roadmap which plans to end livestock imports in three years by providing additional support to producers.