Strong reaction from producers to Nabati sheep declaration

The sheep meat blunder by Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati provoked a strong reaction from farmers in the Southeast, which is the lifeblood of small cattle farming.

Producers, who had to send their pregnant ewes to slaughter due to rising costs, said: “The sin of this is on your neck. Sheep meat is not in demand because it is cheap and smells compared to beef. I think the minister is ignorant of the fact that cheese prices have risen above 200 lire after milk sheep are sent to slaughter. The dairy cows and sheep went to slaughter, both pregnant. Now they don’t even stop to think why these milks and derivatives have increased so much. They ended up raising animals together”, they reacted.

THEY HAVE RETURNED FROM THE ALTIPLANO, THEY CANNOT FEED THE ANIMALS

In the spring and summer seasons, the herders, who grazed their sheep and goats on the highland pastures and pastures, especially in the Karacadağ region, in Kulp, Lice, Muş, Bingöl, returned to their villages from the lands high as of the last week of last November, with the start of the winter season.

However, due to the increase in feed and hay prices and the lack of support from the Ministry of Agriculture to provide the necessary support, the breeders, who were thinking about how to feed the animals until spring, found the solution by culling dairy sheep, that was one of them. month before his birth. Despite the lambing period of the ewes in January, the breeding ewes were sent to slaughter in December. The images of live puppies being taken from their mothers’ wombs and fed to dogs were heartbreaking.

ALL ARE PREGNANT AND SACRIFICE 2 THOUSAND SHEEP DAILY

The producer, who had difficulty finding grass and hay due to the decrease in milk during the pregnancy period and the price of the feed bag exceeded 500 lire, sent 1,500-2,000 dairy sheep per day to slaughter in the slaughterhouses. from Diyarbakir.

DEMAND INCREASES WHEN IT IS CHEAP COMPARED TO MEAT

The preference of companies, food factories and restaurants that won the tender for food from public institutions, because it is cheaper than beef, was another reason why the sheep were sent to the slaughterhouse while they were still pregnant.

“I WOULD LIKE PLANT TO ASK AND SPEAK WITH THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE”

Besici Burhan Avşar also reacted to the Finance Minister’s statement with the following words:

“I wish the Minister had talked to the Minister of Agriculture first and got the latest data and inventory records. There was a massacre at the hands of the meat and milk institution during the sacrificial feasts. The female mothers were mercilessly slaughtered. We said that after two years there will be a serious decrease in the number of animals in milk and dairy products, but no one listened.

Our voices were not heard. The lambs, which should now be 2 months old, were brutally slaughtered 3 months ago in the womb. Anyway, sheep meat is not preferred. It is for milk production and purposes. Its meat smells and is soft. However, when the seasonal cost of a sheep exceeded its own price, producers were culled regardless of whether she was pregnant.

Prices for feed, hay, electricity and herdsmen paralyzed production. Now they are looking for a cure for the long lines in front of the Meat and Dairy Institution. Opening a branch is not a solution. The only solution is to reactivate production, stop the killing. Otherwise, even finding cheese and yogurt for breakfast will be a dream.”