Turkey: Quota problem solved in white poppy export to India

After India, which is the most important market for white poppy, one of the traditional export products of Turkey, stopped purchasing during the epidemic process, exports resumed with new quotas. Turkish companies, which are exporters of white poppy, loaded their products on ships to send them to India after 2.5 years. Providing information on the subject, Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters' Association President Muhammet Öztürk stated that quotas were not given in poppy seed exports to India due to the coronavirus, and that they experienced the enthusiasm of both producers and exporters because of the resumption of exports after 2.5 years. Expressing that a quota of 17 thousand 500 tons was given for the export of white poppy seeds to India, Öztürk stated that they aim for 80 million dollars from exports. Stating that there is an annual average production of 25 thousand tons of poppy seeds in Turkey and that more than 70 thousand producers make a living from ...