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Turkey: dairy sector

This page contains data regarding key components of the Turkish, dairy industry over a given time period.


TURKISH: DAIRY SECTOR
  x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 % Period
Cattle ('000 head) 75.555 73.290 69.107 72.041
of which:
Buffaloes 186 172 162 162
Goats 12.342 11.578 10.303 10.822
Sheeps 45.178 44.688 42.060 44.081
Merino Sheeps 3.995 3.959 3.852 4.209
Cows Milk 17.851 16.852 16.421 16.824
Buffalo milk Production 64 44 43
Goat milk Production 623 540 543
Sheep milk Production 1.144 1.067 934
Cow milk Production 21.370 19.912 19.962
± % Over the same period of the previous year -6,8% +0,2%
Collected Cow's Milk10.0519.75110.21911.2331.8171.799-1,0%Jan-Feb 2025
± % over the same period of the previous year-3,0%+4,8%+9,9%
% Delivery on production47,0%49,0%51,2%
DAIRY PRODUCTION202120222023202420242025%Period
Drinking Milk1.5231.4971.5181.578287283-1,4%Jan-Feb 2025
Cream4132293066+11,4%Jan-Feb 2025
Collected Cream From Farms395669871512-15,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Butter8595871001818-1,7%Jan-Feb 2025
WMP (1)4145454388-1,4%Jan-Feb 2025
SMP868968771111+6,5%Jan-Feb 2025
Cheese made From Cow's Milk736703771824137137+0,1%Jan-Feb 2025
Cheese made sheeps, goats, buffalo and mixed milk2820272111+30,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Yoghurt1.1261.1691.2201.301196208+6,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Drink made of Yoghurt717766830932137149+8,9%Jan-Feb 2025
EXPORT202120222023202420242025%Period
Cheese (0406) TOP importers41494948
Whey (0404) TOP importers85403688
Bulk and pack. milk (040110+040120) TOP importers1313118,3
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) TOP importers6,04,67,56,1
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP importers5,98,77,413
SMP (040210) TOP importers61455,722
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP importers3,54,04,05,0
Infant milk formula (190110) TOP importers0,91,62,02,7
IMPORT202120222023202420242025%Period
Infant milk formula (190110) TOP exporters18172019
Cheese (0406) TOP exporters8,69,4118,1
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP exporters2,01,46,93,7
SMP (040210) TOP exporters0,83,54,13,3
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) TOP exporters2,54,13,43,4
Whey (0404) TOP exporters2,82,41,52,1
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP exporters0,91,11,42,0
% Self-sufficiency 104,2% 103,8% 101,7%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025(f) % Period
Population ('000) 86.686 87.058 87.271
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 9.654 10.618 (e) 11.932 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 8.162 10.083(e) 11.035(e)
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(f): forecast
(1) Whole Milk Powder, Partly Skimmed Milk Powder, Cream Milk Powder.

Source Raw Material Area and Dairy Production: Turkstat
Source Import: IHS
Source Export: IHS
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source Popolation: FAO
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME

Last Update: 23-04-2025
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