Türkiye has maintained its world leadership in flour exports for 10 years

Wheat

Published Mar 6, 2024

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Turkey's flour exports have surged by over 60% in the past decade, reaching around $1.5 billion annually, with the potential to increase to 20 million tons by 2023. The Turkish Flour Industrialists' Federation plans to export 4 million tons of flour in 2024, aiming to bring $2 billion of foreign currency to the country by 2028. The federation also intends to boost wheat production using artificial intelligence. The Ukraine-Russia grain corridor has boosted Turkey's exports, with Iraq, Syria, and Somalia being the top three countries for flour exports. Other significant markets include Djibouti, Venezuela, Sudan, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Ghana, and Palestine.

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Turkey exported 1 billion 465 million dollars of flour to 160 countries and 6 free zones in 2023. Turkey's flour export amount has increased by over 60 percent in the last 10 years. Haluk Tezcan, Vice Chairman of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters' Association and President of the Turkish Flour Industrialists' Federation, informed that flour production and consumption started approximately 10 thousand years ago in Mesopotamia and Anatolia, and that the milling sector is one of the oldest and most ancient sectors in Anatolian lands. He stated that they continue this experience in modern facilities today and that their world leadership has been maintained for 10 years with flour exports reaching approximately 1.5 billion dollars annually. Giving information that they have a production capacity of 30 million tons in 598 factories in 69 provinces across Turkey, Tezcan said, “We continue our leadership in world trade despite the protectionist obstacle of many ...

Source: Tarim Pusulasi