# Turkey building up cattle imports again to rein in high beef prices - Beef Central

> Turkey's government is increasing cattle imports to bring down high domestic beef prices. Turkey imported 460,000 head last year and is projected to import 700,000 this year and next. Most of the added volume comes from South America and Europe rather than Australia.

- Date: 2017-12-07 · published 2017-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Turkey · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67442-turkey-building-up-cattle-imports-again-to-rein-in-high-beef-prices-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Turkish import demand absorbs South American and European cattle supply, but the effect on US feed and cattle prices is limited. The story mainly shifts Australian export flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-11 | [Imports of Cattle and Beef Hit Historical High in 2020 - R-CALF USA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48572-imports-of-cattle-and-beef-hit-historical-high-in-2020-r-calf-usa.md) | -0.3% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-02-09 | [SE Asia report: Lower Indo imports likely in 2018 \| China prices climb - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66458-se-asia-report-lower-indo-imports-likely-in-2018-china-prices-climb-beef-central.md) | +1.5% | -1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices \| News \| palestineherald.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17424-economists-don-t-expect-reopening-the-us-to-mexican-cattle-imports-to-reduce.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-07 | [Beef Market Update: Political noise and import talk weigh on cattle prices - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8354-beef-market-update-political-noise-and-import-talk-weigh-on-cattle-prices.md) | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-19 | [Beef import debate heats up - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61524-beef-import-debate-heats-up-beef-central.md) | +0.9% | +5.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-02-11 | [Imports of Cattle and Beef Hit Historical High in 2020 - R-CALF USA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48572-imports-of-cattle-and-beef-hit-historical-high-in-2020-r-calf-usa.md) | -0.9% | -3.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-02-09 | [SE Asia report: Lower Indo imports likely in 2018 \| China prices climb - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66458-se-asia-report-lower-indo-imports-likely-in-2018-china-prices-climb-beef-central.md) | +1.7% | -3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices \| News \| palestineherald.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17424-economists-don-t-expect-reopening-the-us-to-mexican-cattle-imports-to-reduce.md) | +2.3% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/lotfeeding/turkey-building-up-cattle-imports-again-to-rein-in-high-beef-prices/

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