Türkiye is the world export champion in wheat production

Published 2024년 7월 8일

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The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) has reported that Turkey is once again the world champion in wheat flour exports, having shipped 3.5 million tons to 164 countries in the past year. The country's grain and pulse exports have seen a 6.9% increase in the first half of the year, reaching $5.9 billion. The most significant exports were to Iraq and the USA. Despite the increased global grain supply and decreased money supply, Turkey is implementing a balanced trade policy and expects to find affordable wheat prices for its food sectors when imports are allowed again. Turkey has no foreign trade deficit in the field of grains and pulses and is a major exporter of various value-added products, generating nearly $12.5 billion from the total foreign trade of the sector annually.

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TURKISH Exporters Assembly (TİM) Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Board Chairman Ahmet Tiryakioğlu said that this year, wheat production in the world is expected to be 800 million tons and in Turkey it is expected to be 21.5 million tons. Tiryakioğlu stated that according to these figures, per capita wheat production in the world is 100 kilograms and in Turkey it is 250 kilograms, and said, "Our country's strength in wheat production is directly reflected in the performance of our cereals, pulses and oilseeds sector in the field of activity. According to 2023 data, annual wheat flour and pasta "Our total exports amount to 5 million tons. Turkey, which exported 3.5 million tons of wheat flour to 164 countries last year, has been the world export champion in this field since 2015," he said. Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the TİM Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Board, who is also the Chairman of the Assembly of Gaziantep Commodity Exchange, said that ...

Source: Sondakika