Foot and mouth outbreak set to devastate Turkish livestock

Turkey’s livestock industry faces billions in losses from a widespread foot and mouth disease outbreak

• Livestock markets closed
• Over $4bn in losses
• Vaccine being produced

Turkey’s livestock industry faces crippling losses and long-term damage from a widespread outbreak of foot and mouth disease, with up to one third of the country’s meat and dairy animals already believed to be infected.

On July 2 the Ministry of Agriculture ordered all of Turkey’s livestock markets

https://www.agbi.com/analysis/agriculture/2025/07/foot-and-mouth-outbreak-set-to-devastate-turkish-livestock