Turkey: Bayraktar, President of TZOB, made a statement on sunflower, fig, and input prices

Published 2021년 9월 8일

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The Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB) has highlighted the need for urgent solutions to improve sunflower cultivation in the country. Despite being among the top 10 countries in sunflower cultivation and production, Turkey remains heavily reliant on imports to meet its oil industry's requirements. The total sunflower import bill in 2020 was $1.5 billion. TZOB has called for a fair purchase price for sunflower producers and the reduction of irrigation fees and electricity prices used in irrigation. It also advocates for the development of production policies aligned with the country's vegetable oil consumption.

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Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB), made a statement on sunflower, fig and input prices. TZOB President Şemsi Bayraktar pointed out that our country is one of the top 10 countries among 75 countries in terms of sunflower cultivation area and production amount, and said, “Our sunflower production cannot meet the raw material needs of the Turkish vegetable oil industry. Our country is among the countries that import the most sunflower among 165 countries. Due to the increase in consumption, dependence on imports continues. “Our sunflower production is increasing, but it does not meet our needs” Emphasizing that “It has become inevitable to produce permanent solutions to the problems of sunflower agriculture,” Bayraktar said, “If the public, private sector, universities and professional organizations working on sunflowers do not deal with the problems in cooperation without prejudice and preconditions, it is one of the basic food needs ...

Source: Gidatarim