Unable to afford the input costs, the breeder sold his animals and started a scrap metal business.

Soner Küçüktaş, who complained to the Niğde deputy of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Ömer Fethi Gürer, who met with the citizens engaged in animal husbandry in Niğde towns and cities, said that he was tired of animal husbandry of animals and had to leave the cattle. because he couldn’t win.

Explaining that he had difficulties in caring for the animals due to the increase in food prices, Küçüktaş said, “I had 24 animals, I had to sell them all. I cleaned the whole barn. The feed that we buy is not enough for the milk that we give, so I quit farming and started working as scrap metal. Now I’m in the scrap business,” he said.

Republican People’s Party (CHP) Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer and Soner Küçüktaş

150 OF 250 ANIMALS REMAIN

Ergün Dane, who said that while there were 250 animals on his farm, he sold most of his animals and sent some to slaughter due to rising input costs, especially feed prices, said: “Now we have 150 head of cattle in our facilities.”

Noting that most of the support and subsidies counted on animal husbandry did not reach the producers, Ergün Dane said: “The daily expenditure of the huge water facility reaches billions of lira. The support that is given to us throughout the year is 12 thousand lire of support for calves. Other than that, we don’t get any support,” he said.

‘WE CAN’T WIN’

Pointing out that prices for milk, silage and straw are constantly increasing, Dane said: “We are having difficulties even though we produce them ourselves. If we tried to buy from outside, we would be in much bigger trouble. Because when we sell 1 liter of milk, we should be able to buy 1.5 kilograms of feed with milk money so that we can benefit from milk production. But that’s not the case, we can’t win,” he said.

REACTION TO PEOPLE WHO SAY ‘IF YOU CAN’T MAKE A PROFIT’

Ergün Dane said that when they said they lost money with animal husbandry and dairy farming, they replied, “If you can’t make a profit, don’t do this business,” Ergün Dane said, “We’ve been doing this business for years. We don’t have another profession. Instead of saying ‘don’t do this job if it hurts’, remove the negativities that cause us harm,” he said.

‘MAIR DOES NOT INCREASE 1 LIRA, FEED IS INCREASE 2 LIRA’

Pointing out that there is a 2 lira increase in food before receiving a 1 lira increase in milk, Dane said, “Is there such a thing? We have invested so much. We have to give poor quality feed. When this happens, the efficiency decreases. There are many expenses such as vaccines, diesel, vitamins and veterinary expenses, and these expenses are increasing day by day”.

CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer and Ergün Dane

‘UNSUPPORTED’

Saying that the expenses for diesel, equipment and industry are around 12 thousand lira, farmer Dane said: “Malfunctions and maintenance of machine equipment are not in the account. They think we are making a profit when we get 3 lira per liter. This has nothing to do with earnings. That they give us our right, enough. We feed the animals for 12 months.

If there are no veterinary fees, medicines, vitamins and animal welfare, the performance will decrease. On TV they constantly explain that they support animal husbandry, but there is no support for us. I only received 12 thousand lire as calf support. They also support the calf with the condition of insemination at certain intervals. If those days don’t hold, they don’t hold the calf,” he said.

‘CATTLE DO NOT MAKE MONEY’

Noting that it takes 26 months after birth for a calf to start giving milk, Ergün Dane said: “There is a serious cost here. Anyone who says they make money from animal husbandry and dairy farming is not telling the truth,” she said.

CHP Niğde MP Ömer Fethi Gürer, who listened to the problems of cattle breeders, drew attention to the serious problems of breeders and dairy cows.

‘COME TO THE END POINT’

Gürer, who pointed out that the problem of forage and pasture area in sheep and goat farming has increased, said:

“On most small family farms in rural areas, livestock farming has come to an end. When set to large, contraction continues. Those who use loans and make serious investments are in a difficult situation.

The prices of produced feed, like imported feed, are also increasing. Farming is hard work. Problem solving should be done not by cutting off its existing animal existence, but by caring for it, feeding it and providing offspring and milk. If the necessary benefit cannot be obtained by sending them to the slaughterhouse in the process where you will bring imported animals, feed them, obtain yields and obtain calves, this process will increase foreign dependency and multiply problems. The dependence on imports also produces new problems.

Ultimately, this process leads to deeper crises. We have come to these days with an unplanned, unpredictable, incompetent and ‘I have money, I can import’ mentality. The government would entrust the work to foreign powers in the affairs. Are external forces creating the problem in milk and meat? If the price of feed does not balance the price of milk, the ordinary citizen knows that this business cannot be sustained. Can’t the rulers see? External dependence is an important factor in food. There is a serious problem in livestock. Saying ‘no problem’ doesn’t go away. The problem cannot be solved without controlling the increase in feed prices.”