
The livestock market in Kelkit, Gümüşhane, reopened on November 7, 2026 after a temporary closure due to foot-and-mouth disease risk. Producers report one-year-old heifers selling for 70,000 to 80,000 lira recently, compared with 100,000 to 150,000 lira last year, while a sack of feed rose from 900 to 1,200 lira.
Lower cattle prices combined with higher feed costs squeeze cattle fatteners' margins and can reduce demand for feed grains locally. The effect on international commodity prices is limited, as the story covers local, sample-based prices.
After 145 past neutral disease events, Corn moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +0.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.