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Turkey: Which sugar companies are making big profits?

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Turkiye
Published May 30, 2022

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Mustafa Çakır The government, which made agriculture almost completely dependent on foreign sources, also opened the door to sugar imports. The tariff quota for cane or beet sugar was determined as 400 thousand tons with the relevant presidential decision and the Ministry of Commerce communiqué published in the Official Gazette yesterday. Zero customs duty will also be applied for this import to be made until October 15th. The importing authority was given to private companies instead of Türkşeker, which was responsible for managing the sugar market.

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Mustafa Cakir The government, which made agriculture almost completely dependent on foreign sources, also opened the door to sugar imports. The tariff quota for cane or beet sugar was determined as 400 thousand tons with the relevant presidential decision and the Ministry of Commerce communiqué published in the Official Gazette yesterday. Zero customs duty will also be applied for this import to be made until October 15th. The import authority was given to private companies instead of Türkşeker, which was responsible for managing the sugar market. One of the names who commented on this development, CHP Tekirdağ Deputy İlhami Özcan Aygun, pointed out that some companies kept the sugar they imported from India, Pakistan ...
Source: Gidatarim
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