From the official data
Livestock Holdings and Number of Farms
According to the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry's 2025 records, Hatay has 142,829 cattle, 339,842 sheep, 144,335 goats, 1,036,867 poultry and 132,429 active beehives, across 16,177 registered livestock holdings.
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 142,829 | 2025 | [1] |
| Sheep · Goats | 339,842 · 144,335 | 2025 | [1] |
| Poultry | 1,036,867 | 2025 | [1] |
| Active beehives | 132,429 | 2025 | [1] |
| Registered livestock holdings | 16,177 | 2025 | [1] |
What does this data mean for an investor?
Small ruminants (484,177) are about 3.4 times the number of cattle (142,829), and the average number of cattle, sheep and goats per holding is low (39 head per holding, excluding poultry and bees). Poultry number 1,036,867. This suggests that meat and dairy processing would draw raw material from many small holdings; slaughterhouse and processing capacity data are not in this source.
Limitation: Figures are administrative records (2025); meat, milk and egg output and price data are not part of this compilation. The per-holding average does not reflect how holdings are distributed by species.