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Türkiye’s flour exports last year reached a historic high of 3.66 million tonnes, the head of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia announced on Thursday.
Türkiye has been the leading country in flour exports worldwide since 2015, said Eren Günhan Ulusoy in a press release.
The country is also expected to export over 3.5 million tonnes of flour in 2024, he noted.
Pointing out that despite the recent shipping problems in the Red Sea, he explained, “The Turkish flour sector boosted its exports 22 percent to 344,000 tonnes. Türkiye’s earnings from flour exports last year totaled 1.5 billion dollars.”
“Türkiye saw drops in grain production in the last three years due to weather conditions. There was a decrease of up to 60 percent in this period last year, but this season is better,” he added.
Türkiye reached 22 million tonnes in wheat production in 2023 and the sector expects production of 24-25 million tonnes this year.
