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Turkey closes livestock markets amid food-and-mouth disease outbreak: What to know
The Agriculture Ministry has closed all livestock markets to prevent spread of the disease while vaccination efforts are underway.
Jack Dutton
Jul 2, 2025
Turkey said on Wednesday it was shutting down all livestock markets to control the spread of a highly contagious strain of foot-and-mouth disease that is hitting the country’s agricultural sector hard. The government stressed that the measures would not impact food security.
What happened: Turkey’s Agriculture Ministry said in a statement it had detected a new strain of the potentially fatal disease amid the outbreak, which is blamed on animal movement during the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. The holiday occurred this year between June 5 and June 9, during which large numbers of livestock are traditionally slaughtered.
The ministry said it had closed all livestock markets to prevent the disease from spreading while the country's animals are vaccinated against the pathogen. Along with livestock markets, the closure includes live animal exchanges, animal collection and sales centers, fairs and festivals.
The ministry said it would gradually lift the restrictions once all the livestock across the country is vaccinated...
Turkey closes livestock markets amid food-and-mouth disease outbreak: What to know
The Agriculture Ministry has closed all livestock markets to prevent spread of the disease while vaccination efforts are underway.
Jack Dutton
Jul 2, 2025
Turkey said on Wednesday it was shutting down all livestock markets to control the spread of a highly contagious strain of foot-and-mouth disease that is hitting the country’s agricultural sector hard. The government stressed that the measures would not impact food security.
What happened: Turkey’s Agriculture Ministry said in a statement it had detected a new strain of the potentially fatal disease amid the outbreak, which is blamed on animal movement during the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. The holiday occurred this year between June 5 and June 9, during which large numbers of livestock are traditionally slaughtered.
The ministry said it had closed all livestock markets to prevent the disease from spreading while the country's animals are vaccinated against the pathogen. Along with livestock markets, the closure includes live animal exchanges, animal collection and sales centers, fairs and festivals.
The ministry said it would gradually lift the restrictions once all the livestock across the country is vaccinated...