Turkey: Hazelnut and TMO statement from the AK Party

AK Party Army Deputy Metin Gündoğdu, on whether the period of the Grain Board, which will end the hazelnut purchase at the end of December, will be extended, said, "This period will be extended if there is a need." said. This season, the importance of the Turkish Grain Board's purchase of hazelnuts has increased even more as the hazelnut price in the free market remained below what was expected. TMO, which has bought nearly 150 thousand tons of hazelnuts so far, will end its hazelnut purchase on 31 December. Now, the question is whether the purchase period of TMO will be extended. While the producers want TMO to continue buying hazelnuts, they say that even when TMO buys hazelnuts, the free market buys hazelnuts from 8 liras low 44 liras, and that they are concerned that the hazelnut price in the free market will decrease further if TMO ends its hazelnut purchase. On the subject, AK Party Army Deputy Metin Gündoğdu made a statement. Gündoğdu said that TMO started to buy hazelnuts ...