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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 Milk9.75110.21911.28711.2335.7705.853+1,5%Jan-Jun 2026
± % over the same period of the previous year+4,8%+10,5%-0,5%
% Delivery on production49,0%51,2%0,1%
DAIRY PRODUCTION202220232024202520252026%Period
Drinking Milk1.4971.5261.5781.642832912+9,5%Jan-Jun 2026
Cream322932392025+22,5%Jan-Jun 2026
Collected Cream From Farms566986844253+26,7%Jan-Jun 2026
Butter96871031085857-2,5%Jan-Jun 2026
WMP (1)454543402322-5,1%Jan-Jun 2026
SMP896877835241-21,0%Jan-Jun 2026
Cheese made From Cow's Milk703773827838414430+3,7%Jan-Jun 2026
Cheese made sheeps, goats, buffalo and mixed milk202621211414+2,6%Jan-Jun 2026
Yoghurt1.1691.2201.3301.403661723+9,4%Jan-Jun 2026
Drink made of Yoghurt7668309601.049487532+9,4%Jan-Jun 2026
EXPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Whey (0404) TOP importers403688875343-20,1%Jan-Jul 2026
Cheese (0406) TOP importers494948452521-14,4%Jan-Jul 2026
SMP (040210) TOP importers455,72232181,3-92,4%Jan-Jul 2026
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP importers8,77,413211311-16,2%Jan-Jul 2026
Bulk and pack. milk (040110+040120) TOP importers13118,38,04,53,2-29,3%Jan-Jul 2026
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) TOP importers4,67,56,17,54,25,8+36,2%Jan-Jul 2026
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP importers4,04,05,04,32,41,8-25,2%Jan-Jul 2026
IMPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Infant milk formula (190110) TOP exporters172019201212-1,2%Jan-Jul 2026
Cheese (0406) TOP exporters9,4118,1104,47,0+58,0%Jan-Jul 2026
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) TOP exporters4,13,43,43,42,01,9-3,5%Jan-Jul 2026
Whey (0404) TOP exporters2,41,52,12,82,31,8-21,7%Jan-Jul 2026
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP exporters1,11,42,02,11,11,8+68,9%Jan-Jul 2026
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP exporters0,50,61,21,41,01,4+31,9%Jan-Jul 2026
Caseinates (350190) TOP exporters0,60,81,21,30,80,8+6,1%Jan-Jul 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 87.685
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 10.659 13.244 15.463 (e) 16.709 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 10.122 12.248 14.282(e) 14.787(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: 09-09-2026
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