ESK will also sell affordable red meat to butcher shops

With the protocol signed between the Meat and Milk Institution (ESK) and the Turkish Federation of Butchers, affordable red meat will be sold to butchers.

According to the statement on the IHC website, the Authority will also supply red meat to butchers within the scope of measures to protect consumers.

Under the protocol signed by ESK CEO Mustafa Kayhan and Turkish Butchers Federation President Osman Yardimci, meat will be supplied to federation member butchers and red meat will be sold to more consumers at affordable prices. .

Kayhan, whose views are included in the statement, said they are working to stop the rise in red meat prices and prevent speculative moves caused by the supply gap, saying: “We will continue to take steps to stabilize the price of red meat. meat.”

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According to the written statement made by the Turkish Federation of Butchers, beef imported by IHC and beef obtained from live animals destined for slaughter will be sold to butchers who are members of the federation, in places like combine, slaughterhouse, warehouse , if the institution deems it appropriate.

Butchers who are members of the federation and active butchers may submit applications to the relevant IHC combined addresses. On the days determined by the addresses, the orders can be fulfilled if the import and stock status of the work center is available.

With this protocol, in which we seek to provide faster and more affordable meat products to the final consumer, reaching broader masses, we seek to solve the situation in which carcass meat reaches the consumer at high costs, especially in metropolitan cities. Cost reduction and sales acceleration will also regulate unbalanced prices in the market.

ESK had previously signed protocols with retail associations in Istanbul and Ankara, providing discounted red meat to member markets of these associations. ESK also offers discounted meat to Farm Credit Markets. (AA)