65 percent of Turkey's total pasta exports come from the Southeast

Grain producers, who realize one-third of the total exports of the Southeast, maintained their leadership in the region's exports by exceeding the monthly export average of 300 million dollars. Enterprises in the region, which increased the sector's exports by 31.2 percent in terms of quantity in the 9-month period, managed to increase their export revenues by 8.6 percent. The most exported products during this period were pasta, wheat flour and vegetable oils. The region's pasta exports in the same period exceeded 450 million dollars. “Our income from pasta exports is an average of 50 million dollars a month.” Pointing out that the strong brands of Turkey, one of the world's largest pasta exporters, in this field operate in Gaziantep, Celal Kadooğlu, President of the Southeastern Anatolia Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters' Association, said: “For countries that want to import pasta, Turkey is one of the first options that come to mind. We are a country that can ...