War has stopped imports, Turkey may be left without oil

Danger bells are ringing in sunflower oil. Crude sunflower oil went from $1400 to over $2,000 a ton. Russia does not allow the exit of 15-16 ships carrying oil belonging to Turkey in the Sea of Azov. If these ships cannot be brought, Turkey may be left without oil. The Vegetable Oil Manufacturers' Association wrote to the Ministry of Commerce, General Directorate of Imports, requesting that there is enough oil in stocks until the end of March and mid-April at the most, and urgent action should be taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Embassy to allow Russia to import ships. The Russia-Ukraine war may drag Turkey into an oil crisis. Turkey, the world's largest sunflower importer, imports mainly from Ukraine and Russia. The war between the two countries stopped Turkey's crude oil imports to a large extent. One of the key points in the import of crude sunflower oil is the Azov (Azov) sea. Most of the sunflower oil imported to Turkey is loaded from the Rostov Port ...