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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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Cattle ('000 head) | 73.290 | 68.946 | 71.889 | 75.583 | |||||
| of which: | |||||||||
| Buffaloes | 172 | 162 | 162 | 165 | |||||
| Goats | 11.578 | 10.303 | 10.822 | 11.186 | |||||
| Sheeps | 44.688 | 42.060 | 44.081 | 46.689 | |||||
| Merino Sheeps | 3.959 | 3.852 | 4.209 | ||||||
| Cows Milk | 16.852 | 16.421 | 16.824 | 17.544 | |||||
| Buffalo milk Production | 44 | 43 | 58 | ||||||
| Goat milk Production | 540 | 543 | 482 | ||||||
| Sheep milk Production | 1.067 | 934 | 907 | ||||||
| Cow milk Production | 19.912 | 19.962 | 21.040 | ||||||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | +0,2% | +5,4% | |||||||
| Collected Cow's Milk | 9.751 | 10.219 | 11.287 | 11.233 | 941 | 945 | +0,4% | Jan 2026 | |
| ± % over the same period of the previous year | +4,8% | +10,5% | -0,5% | ||||||
| % Delivery on production | 49,0% | 51,2% | 0,1% | ||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Drinking Milk | 1.497 | 1.518 | 1.578 | 1.642 | 151 | 157 | +4,1% | Jan 2026 | |
| Cream | 32 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 3 | 4 | +16,5% | Jan 2026 | |
| Collected Cream From Farms | 56 | 69 | 86 | 84 | 7 | 10 | +37,7% | Jan 2026 | |
| Butter | 95 | 87 | 103 | 108 | 9 | 9 | -1,3% | Jan 2026 | |
| WMP (1) | 45 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 4 | -1,3% | Jan 2026 | |
| SMP | 89 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 6 | 6 | -2,1% | Jan 2026 | |
| Cheese made From Cow's Milk | 703 | 771 | 827 | 838 | 71 | 73 | +3,1% | Jan 2026 | |
| Cheese made sheeps, goats, buffalo and mixed milk | 20 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | -7,5% | Jan 2026 | |
| Yoghurt | 1.169 | 1.220 | 1.330 | 1.403 | 105 | 120 | +13,8% | Jan 2026 | |
| Drink made of Yoghurt | 766 | 830 | 960 | 1.049 | 75 | 80 | +6,9% | Jan 2026 | |
| EXPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Whey (0404) | TOP importers | 40 | 36 | 88 | 87 | 16 | 10 | -33,2% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Cheese (0406) | TOP importers | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 7,4 | 6,9 | -7,4% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| SMP (040210) | TOP importers | 45 | 5,7 | 22 | 32 | 2,9 | 0,8 | -72,9% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP importers | 8,7 | 7,4 | 13 | 21 | 3,5 | 3,0 | -14,8% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Bulk and pack. milk (040110+040120) | TOP importers | 13 | 11 | 8,3 | 8,0 | 1,3 | 0,9 | -28,5% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) | TOP importers | 4,6 | 7,5 | 6,1 | 7,5 | 1,3 | 1,3 | +6,2% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP importers | 4,0 | 4,0 | 5,0 | 4,3 | 0,7 | 0,5 | -28,2% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| IMPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Infant milk formula (190110) | TOP exporters | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 3,3 | 2,3 | -29,8% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Cheese (0406) | TOP exporters | 9,4 | 11 | 8,1 | 10 | 1,0 | 1,6 | +59,1% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) | TOP exporters | 4,1 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 0,6 | 0,5 | -27,6% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Whey (0404) | TOP exporters | 2,4 | 1,5 | 2,1 | 2,8 | 0,5 | 0,1 | -72,2% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP exporters | 1,1 | 1,4 | 2,0 | 2,1 | 0,3 | 0,4 | +54,1% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,6 | 1,2 | 1,4 | 0,5 | 0,4 | -5,3% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| Caseinates (350190) | TOP exporters | 0,6 | 0,8 | 1,2 | 1,3 | 0,2 | 0,3 | +59,2% | Jan-Feb 2026 |
| % Self-sufficiency | 103,8% | 101,7% | 100,0% | ||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026(f) | % | Period | |
| Population ('000) | 87.058 | 87.271 | 87.474 | ||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 10.618 (e) | 11.932 (e) | |||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 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: 17-04-2026
* 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: 17-04-2026
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