Livestock market stagnates amid inflation in Türkiye's Ankara as Eid approaches
STORY: Livestock market stagnates amid inflation in Türkiye's Ankara as Eid approaches
SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024
DATELINE: June 14, 2024
LENGTH: 00:04:17
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the livestock markets
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CUMALI IZOL, Livestock seller
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ORHAN DINC, Livestock seller
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): CEVAT KARSLI, Livestock seller
STORYLINE:
Unlike previous years, livestock markets in Ankara are experiencing a noticeable slowdown leading up to the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha due to the country's struggle with high inflation.
A sharp decline in consumer purchasing power has dampened the excitement of the four-day festival due to start on Sunday in Türkiye, traders told Xinhua in one market in the Muhye neighborhood of the Turkish capital city.
"Sales have plummeted this year. Compared to last year, business is significantly lower. Most of our colleagues have not managed to sell a single animal," Cumali Izol, a livestock
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