# Turkey Shifts Beef Carcass Pricing to Hot Weight Basis

> Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amended its beef carcass pricing regulation to use hot carcass weight rather than cold carcass weight when calculating market prices. The change took effect immediately after publication in the Official Gazette.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T03:07:13.764Z
- Category: policy · region Turkey · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86892-turkey-shifts-beef-carcass-pricing-to-hot-weight-basis
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Changing the weight basis can alter reported carcass prices and the way producers and buyers assess beef values, but the article gives no expected price impact or change in supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqL9TzpbxCSMjKHdrunxBDFbH

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