Turkey: Import-based exports are not sustainable

Published 2024년 9월 24일

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CHP Deputy Chairman Erhan Adem has expressed concerns about Turkey's reliance on imported wheat for its flour and pasta exports, which currently places it as the world leader in flour exports and the second largest in pasta exports. He argues that this model is neither economically nor strategically sustainable and urges the country to increase its domestic wheat production to reduce its dependency on foreign sources, particularly Russia, Ukraine, and Iraq. Adem emphasizes the need for Turkey to shift towards a more self-sufficient model to secure both national security and economic stability.

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(ANKARA) - CHP Deputy Chairman Erhan Adem said, "Yes, we are first in world flour exports, but this first place does not benefit Turkey in the long term. We largely base our flour and pasta exports on imported wheat. This model is neither economically nor strategically sustainable. Turkey needs to increase its wheat production and end its external dependency on wheat." CHP Deputy Chairman Erhan Adem made a written statement regarding Agriculture and Forestry Minister Yumaklı's statements that Turkey is first in world flour exports and second in pasta exports. Adem said, "The whole world knows this fact stated by the Minister. However, this first place does not really benefit our country. We have to increase production." "Our country needs a beneficial first place" Adem's statement is as follows: "Mr. Minister, I would like you to know that this export is largely carried out with imported wheat. Wheat imported without paying customs duty is processed and exported as a product. ...

Source: Sondakika