Turkey: Southeastern Anatolia's cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and products exceeded 1 billion dollars

Published 2023년 5월 11일

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The article reports that exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and products from Southeastern Anatolia surpassed $1 billion in the first four months of the year, marking a 15.5% increase in April compared to the same period in 2022. Despite this, overall exports for the first four months saw a decrease of 5.6% due to a drop in other categories. The region's pasta, wheat flour, semolina, and bulgur exports exceeded 150 thousand tons in April, and there has been a notable increase in vegetable oil exports. Sugar, sugar products, cocoa products, biscuits, and cakes exports reached 70 thousand tons, with the total return to the region approaching $200 million. The Southeastern Anatolian Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters' Association is planning to increase the efficiency of member companies and strengthen international cooperation.

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Exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products of Southeastern Anatolia exceeded 1 billion dollars at the end of the first 4 months of the year. The decrease in the exports of the region, which managed to increase its exports by 15.5 percent in April compared to the same month of 2022, decreased to 5.6 percent at the end of 4 months. Stating that they aim to reset the export loss of the sector in this region by the end of June, Southeastern Anatolian Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters' Association President Celal Kadooğlu said, "This year, we are experiencing a rainy season in which our wells are getting full and the waters in our rivers are rising again in the dry winter months. The abundance of this period, which it is full of, will reflect positively on our production. Southeastern Anatolia will complete this year as the region with the highest export in the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector," he said. "We think we will have a productive summer" ...

Source: Kamu3