Turkey: The pasta sector turns to soft wheat to increase exports

Published 2021년 4월 28일

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The Turkish Pasta Industrialists Association is initiating a study to produce pasta from soft wheat, in addition to the traditional durum wheat, in order to increase exports to countries with varying consumption habits. Turkey is the second largest pasta exporter in the world, with sales to 154 countries. In the first three months of this year, the industry generated $150 million in revenue from exporting 275 thousand tons of product. The association believes that producing pasta from soft wheat will provide flexibility to the industry and increase exports. There are no issues with product supply or prices in the pasta sector at the moment.

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Turkish Pasta Industrialists Association (TMSD) Chairman Abdülkadir Külahçıoğlu said that they started a study to produce pasta from soft wheat as well as durum wheat in order to increase exports to countries with different consumption habits. Külahçıoğlu stated to the AA correspondent that Turkey is the second largest pasta exporter in the world, and sales were made to 154 countries. Külahçıoğlu stated that in the first 3 months of this year, 150 million dollars of revenue was obtained from 275 thousand tons of product exports. Expressing that they are planning to turn to countries with different consumption habits in order to increase foreign sales, Külahçıoğlu said: "In our country, pasta can only be produced from durum wheat, that is, durum wheat. The consumption habits in the domestic market are in this direction. As it is known, pasta can also be produced with different raw materials such as pulses, corn, rice and soft wheat. It is seen that pasta produced from 100 soft ...

Source: Sondakika