Grains and Pulses

On January 27, 2022, the Turkish government published a regulation (2022/1) that granted the TurkishMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) the authority to restrict the export of twenty (20)agricultural products in order to decrease domestic food inflation. As of writing, MinAF has not limitedexports of any of these products, but …

Press release… Agricultural associations within Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) continue to announce their export targets… Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association was the one that increased its exports the most among the 7 agricultural associations within the EİB in 2021. Emphasizing that the pandemic surged the demand for …

The target is to exceed 1 billion dollars in foreign sales by 2022… Indicating that the industry is targeting 1 billion dollars in foreign sales this year, Abdülkadir Külahçıoğlu, Chair of Pasta Industrialists Association of Turkiye, said, “We will take firm steps towards the 1 billion dollar export target that …

Press release… Hüseyin Arslan, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), said that they should concentrate on production increase, derivative products and promotion of original products. Arslan said that Turkey should increase its agricultural production capacity in cereals and pulses products and …

Antalya Organized Industrial Zone Chairperson Ali Bahar stated that Türkşeker (Turkiye Sugar Factories Inc.) which could not meet the demand of the food industry because of delivering sugar it produced to the markets, indicated the address to the privatized sugar factories. Ali Bahar said, “Sugar is 70 percent more expensive …

Turkish pasta manufacturers exported 780 million dollars worth of pasta to 160 countries last year. Turkiye, which ranks second in the world after Italy in pasta export, increased its pasta export to 780 million dollars with an rise of 3 percent on value basis compared to the previous year. Abdülkadir …

Press release… Hüseyin Arslan, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they realized exports of 1.57 billion dollars in 2021 with an increase of 34 percent compared to the previous year. Hüseyin Arslan Hüseyin Arslan, who stated that as AHBİB, …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) achieved an export of 16 billion 325 million dollars in 2021. EIB managed to increase its exports of 13 billion 4 million dollars in 2020 by 26 percent. The export of the Aegean Region increased by 29 pct from 21 billion 800 million dollars …

Cereals and pulses industry exceeded its export target in 2021! A total of 9 billion 156 million 524 dollars of grains, pulses, oilseeds and products were exported across Turkey in 2021 with an increase of 25.57 percent compared to the previous year. Sector Board Chairman Mahsum Altunkaya said, “Despite great …

On December 31, 2021, Turkey announced a revised tariff list for a number of products. According to a Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette, the import tariffs on wheat, corn, rye, barley, oats, chickpeas, and lentils, has been eliminated through December 31, 2022. Turkey Continues Zero Tariff Policy for …