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Turkish Cypriot butchers on Friday called on the north\u2019s \u2018government\u2019 to act as consumers desert them to buy cheaper meat in the Republic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n They staged a protest at the north\u2019s slaughterhouse, slaughtering two lambs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n After the protest, the north\u2019s butchers\u2019 association said the \u2018government\u2019 must take \u201curgent measures\u201d and \u201cfind a solution which would allow meat to be sold at a price range in line with the prices in South Cyprus.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are currently seeing our own citizens travel to South Cyprus to do their shopping<\/strong>. This has brought vendors, who have been crushed under the weight of economic difficulties, to the point of bankruptcy, meaning they cannot cover basic expenses like their electricity bills or rent,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n They said the increase in the price of livestock in the north has \u201cseriously damaged\u201d butchers, who have no choice but to pass these price increases onto consumers, while the stock of meat in the north has plummeted due to a lack of demand.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are throwing away meat we cannot sell because it stinks<\/strong>, and as a result animal slaughter has hit rock bottom,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n While this crisis is worsening, they said, \u201cthe government is acting as if everything is rosy<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n To this end, they added their \u201csadness\u201d that no steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation by either helping control the prices or staving off the decreasing purchasing power of people living in north.<\/p>\n \u201cThey should not forget that we, who live in this country, and try despite great difficulties to do our job, pay a lot of taxes to the state, and are an integral link in the chains of production and tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf this link breaks, and<\/strong> it is about to break right now<\/strong>, we will face a much more serious situation,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n Follow the Turkish Cypriot butchers are experiencing a loss of customers as consumers opt to buy cheaper meat in the Republic of Cyprus. The butchers held a protest at the north’s slaughterhouse, where they slaughtered two lambs. They are urging the northern government to take urgent action to allow meat to be sold at competitive prices. The butchers’ association has highlighted that the high price of livestock in the north is causing economic difficulties for vendors, leading to potential bankruptcy. They are unable to sell meat, which leads to waste as the unsold meat spoils, and as a result, animal slaughter rates have dropped significantly. The butchers have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s inaction to address the crisis, which is affecting their livelihood and the broader economy, including production and tourism sectors. They warn that if the situation does not improve, it could lead to more severe consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[620,3,26,553,250,415,621,463,238,268],"class_list":["post-2435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-butchers","tag-cyprus","tag-economy","tag-electricity","tag-google","tag-government","tag-meat-prices","tag-protest","tag-tourism","tag-turkish-cypriot"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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