15.11.2026 10:02
In Adana, the difference between market and butcher prices for red meat has directed citizens to butchers. According to information provided by butchers, a kilo of minced meat is sold for 1,200 TL at the market while it is 700 TL at the butcher; tenderloin is sold for around 2,500 TL at the market and 1,700 TL at the butcher. At the Meat and Milk Institution, varieties of beef are between 400 and 820 TL.
In ADANA, the difference between butcher shops and supermarkets in red meat prices has been reflected in shopping preferences. Stating that butcher tradesmen cannot compete due to high supermarket prices, Adana Chamber of Butchers President Murat Saruhan Yağmur said, "Our tradesmen are competing with each other not to raise prices. Supermarkets are also selling meat at exorbitant prices. In the supermarket, for example, lamb chops vary between 1,750 and 2,500 TL from neighborhood to neighborhood. We sell it at the butcher for 1,500 lira. Therefore, citizens have now begun to turn to butchers."
The price of red meat, one of the important protein sources in nutrition, varies according to sales points. While varieties of lamb meat are sold in butcher shops for between 850 and 1,100 TL, in some supermarkets prices start at 1,200 TL and go up to 1,500 TL. Varieties of beef, on the other hand, range between 600 and 1,500 TL in butcher shops, while in supermarkets they start at 1,000 TL and exceed 1,600 TL. At the Meat and Milk Institution, beef varieties are also offered for sale at prices between 400 and 820 TL. Citizens prefer the Meat and Milk Institution for beef due to the price advantage, and butcher shops for lamb meat.
MINCED MEAT 1,200 AT THE SUPERMARKET, 700 TL AT THE BUTCHER
Butcher Ahmet Kayar, noting that he has been a tradesman for 30 years, said that prices in supermarkets are very high. Kayar said, "While a kilo of cubed meat is around 1,500-1,700 TL in supermarkets, at the butcher this price ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 TL. Tenderloin is 2,500 TL in supermarkets and around 1,700 at butchers, while minced meat is 1,200 TL at the supermarket and 700 TL at the butcher. There is almost a gulf in terms of price between the supermarket and the butcher. This inevitably reflects on citizens' pockets. For that reason, citizens generally prefer us butchers."
CITIZENS CHOOSE THE BUTCHER FOR FRESHNESS AND PRICE
Özgür Ekiz (40), a döner master who buys meat from the butcher, said, "Butchers' fresh daily cuts, flavor and counter display are much better. But we cannot find the same flavor in supermarkets. I can buy meat from the butcher that is both more affordable and tastier and fresher." Ayhan Karadağ, who works in the textile sector, said that he goes to butchers on slaughter days and buys more suitable and cleaner products, and stated, "These places are more affordable than the market and are daily cuts. For that reason, I generally shop at the butcher. Meat prices at the supermarket seem expensive to me."
CHAMBER OF BUTCHERS: WE CANNOT COMPETE WITH SUPERMARKETS
Adana Chamber of Butchers President Murat Saruhan Yağmur said, "In Adana, all our tradesmen provide service to our citizens with hygienic and affordable prices. Our sales continue with lamb minced meat at 700 TL, butcher sucuk at 750 TL, tail fat at 400 TL, lamb chops at 1,100 TL and leg at 1,750 TL. We cannot compete with supermarkets. They sell meat at exorbitant prices. Therefore, citizens have now begun to turn to butchers. In the supermarket, for example, lamb chops vary between 1,750 and 2,500 TL from neighborhood to neighborhood. We sell it at the butcher for 1,500 lira. Lamb liver is 1,000 TL here, but at this supermarket it is sold with a 50 percent difference for up to 1,500-1,700 lira. Our Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Ministry of Trade continue their continuous investigations and sanctions on this issue. In this sense, we thank them on behalf of our tradesmen."