Migros opened its "Meat Breed Breeding Animal Farm" into service

Migros opened the "Migros Meat Breed Breeding Animal Farm" in order to support meat breed breeding animal breeding, increase the availability of domestic livestock and contribute to sustainable growth in red meat production. The farm, which can reach a capacity of 10 thousand cattle, presents a long-term production model aimed at increasing the availability of meat breed breeding animals in Türkiye.

600 CAlves WERE OBTAINED IN THE FIRST PERIOD

In the first stage, 3,600 Angus and Hereford meat breed breeder cattle were brought to the Migros Meat Breed Breeding Farm, and production for breeds with high productivity and durability was started. In the first period, 600 calves were born from breeding animals. The number of pregnant animals on the farm is rapidly increasing, creating a sustainable structure with an annual production capacity of 5,000 calves.

MODERN PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE IN AN OPERATION AREA OF 140 THOUSAND SQUARE METERS

The facility worth 9 million euros, built on a total operation area of 140 thousand square meters, has 14 barns in a semi-open area of 36 thousand square meters, a closed infirmary, a silage storage area with a capacity of 12 thousand tons, a forage warehouse of 5 thousand square meters and an underground liquid fertilizer discharge center with a capacity of 4 thousand tons. Migros Meat Breed Breeding Farm currently continues its operations with animal and feed stock worth 1 billion TL. At the farm, rough and concentrated feeds suitable for the age, development and physiological needs of the animals are prepared with fully automated systems. The development, adaptation and genetic improvement processes of animals are managed through registered breeding systems by a team consisting of expert veterinarians, zootechnists, agricultural engineers and veterinary technicians. All meat breed breeding animals on the farm are under the guarantee of Cattle Life Insurance, a first in the sector.

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY

Migros Meat Breed Breeding Farm also makes a strong contribution to the regional economy. Seasonal plants used in the farm's feed needs are supplied from surrounding farmers, creating a regular and predictable market for local producers. Thus, the economic value created by the investment is carried beyond the farm borders. By purchasing fruit pulp from fruit juice producers, we contribute to the circular economy with a zero waste approach.

“WE ADDED A LONG-TERM PRODUCTION MODEL BASED ON THE GROWING OF NEW ROOTSTOCKS IN TURKEY TO OUR STRUCTURE, WHICH OBTAINS PRODUCTS FROM CURRENT ANIMAL AVAILABILITY.”

Migros Group Marketing Executive Board Member Ekmel Baydur said, "As Migros, we bring 40 thousand tons of beef and lamb meat to our customers annually, and supply approximately 600 thousand sheep and 100 thousand cattle annually from our breeders all over Türkiye. In addition to our breeding farm and MİGET meat production facility, we have launched our breeding animal farm, which contributes to the first step of this chain. The structure that produces products from the existing animal existence, meat breed breeding animals. "We have added a long-term production model based on the proliferation in Turkey and the cultivation of new broodstock here. We believe that this investment will provide permanent value to Turkey in red meat production with its scale, technology and end-to-end traceability," he said.