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20 October 2010

Demand For Cattle Imports As Ban Is Lifted
TURKEY - Turkey could be importing more cattle after a ban on imports from Bulgaria has been lifted in order to put a cap on spiraling domestic prices, Turkish media reported. ...

07 September 2010

Turkey Reduces Duty on Import Fattening Cattle
TURKEY - Two new import regimes have been published in the Official Gazette in which the customs duty for imported live fattening cattle to Turkey was decreased to 40 per cent from 135 per cent until 04/01/2011 and custom duty of live slaughtering cattle...

21 May 2010

EU Project Closing On Effects Of Halal Slaughter
TURKEY - Halal practices were discussed in a meeting in Istanbul earlier this year, and recommendations are to be published early in June....

25 February 2010

Meat Prices Will Correct Themselves, Says Minister
TURKEY - The agricultural minister speaks about meat prices, pesticides and the agricultural consultancy programme....

07 January 2010

Turkey’s MOA Appeals Court Decision, Biotech Ban Resumes
TURKEY - Several weeks ago, the US Grains Council reported Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and Rural Affairs released a directive, ordered by the Turkish Danistay Court, to repeal the 26 October 2009, regulation that restricted market access...

21 July 2008

Report Shows Illegal Meat Production
TURKEY - A quarter of Turkey's meat production is unregulated, according to a report from the Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers (TZD)....

24 April 2007

Turkey Permits Cattle Imports After 10 Years
ISTANBUL - The import of cattle – and long contested topic among Turkey and certain foreign countries – is expected to start soon, according to a spokesperson for the Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. ...

03 January 2007

On Europe's doorstep, a battle against Foot-and-Mouth
TURKEY - EU-funded FAO project helps Turkey cope with foot-and-mouth virus....

19 December 2006

Agriculture Minister: Import of live breeding cattle to start
TURKEY - Turkey is to ease restrictions on imports of meat as well as live breeding cattle, said Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Mehdi Eker yesterday in a wide-ranging interview on agricultural policy with the Turkish Daily News and Referans, the...

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