While Turkey signed an export of 2022 billion dollars in food products in 25, the grain pulses oilseeds sector was at the peak of food exports with an export of 11 billion dollars. The sector alone realized 4 percent of Turkey's food exports.
Cereals, pulses and oilseeds sector; Although he foresees that there may be losses in the short term due to the earthquake in Gaziantep and its surroundings, which is the leader in production and exports, he believes that the wounds will be healed in the medium term and that he will re-enter the route he has drawn in his export targets.
Exporting hundreds of food products in more than 7 main groups, from flour obtained from products grown in 10 geographical regions in Anatolia to vegetable oils, from spices to oil seeds, from confectionery to legumes, from chocolate products to pasta, the grains, pulses, oilseeds sector is the food warehouse of the world.
$1 billion thank you letter to union members
Muhammet Öztürk, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds Exporters Association, stated that Aegean cereals, pulses, oilseeds exporters increased their exports from 2022 million dollars to over 47 billion dollars in 682 with an increase of 1 percent, and that they are the 1th exporter union that exceeded the 6 billion dollars threshold under the roof of Aegean Exporters' Associations. He said they have succeeded.
Sending a letter of thanks to the members of the union who contributed to the historical success, Öztürk said in his letter of appreciation; “As EHBYİB, we are experiencing the joy and pride of having increased our exports to the level of 10 billion dollars by increasing our exports approximately 280 times in 2022 years, when we came to 10, while we were exporting 4 million dollars 1 years ago. We will continue to work, produce and export with all our strength in order to increase the export volume of 1 billion dollars, which we have reached thanks to you, our esteemed members and industry stakeholders, who contribute to this outstanding export success of our industry, and to break new records in the upcoming periods. I would like to congratulate you for your success in realizing our export targets with great devotion, and I would like to thank you on behalf of myself and the Board of Directors for the contribution and value you have provided to Turkey's production and exports to its future.
Food demand is increasing in the world, our exports will increase
Pointing out that the world population is based on 8 billion and it is expected to reach 2030 billion in 8, Öztürk said, “We are losing agricultural lands in the world, global climate change negatively affects production. According to the data of the World Food Organization, if we continue to consume at this rate as humanity, we need 5 worlds. We haven't found a planet where we can live outside of Earth yet. In these conditions, we need to create a ground where we can get more and healthier products from a unit area by preserving the balance of nature and our arable lands, preventing losses in food production, and concentrating on Research and Development studies. If we take the right steps, the demand for food is already increasing in the world, there is no reason why we should not increase our exports. We believe that we can export 1 billion dollars from the Aegean Region in 7”.
Anatolian and Mesopotamian lands have the power to heal their wounds in a short time.
The lands where many products in the product range of the cereals, pulses and oilseeds sector are intensively produced and exported are going through a difficult period due to the earthquake that took place on 6 February. In this process, EHBYİB President Muhammet Öztürk continued his words as follows; “The lands of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, which are the zero point of humanity, are the lands where agricultural production started and have been feeding humanity for thousands of years. In 2023, 2022 percent of our sector's exports of 11 billion dollars were realized by this ancient geography. Thanks to the measures taken by our government after the earthquake we experienced and our productive people in these lands, we believe that the production in these lands will be on track in a short time, we believe that we will overcome the local production declines that may occur in 4. With the Decision Amending the Decision Regarding the Agricultural Supports to be Made in 38 and the Support for the Use of Certified Seeds to be Implemented in 2024, which was published in the Official Gazette dated February 17, 2023, in the provinces that were damaged due to the earthquakes that occurred on 2022/2023/6 and were declared disaster areas, Farmer Registration The 2 production year diesel and fertilizer support payments will be made in cash for the farmers registered in the system, in addition, the support rate of 2023 kr/kg for seed cotton to 2022 kr/kg and 110 kr/kg for Oil Sunflower in the Basin Based Difference Payments. We find it correct to increase it to 160 kr/kg.”
TURQUALITY Project brought success in the US market
Reminding that Aegean Exporters' Associations are in the leading position in Turkey's food exports, Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters' Association President Muhammet Öztürk said, “In order to maintain our leadership, together with our 6 Food Associations within the EİB, fairs, sectoral trade delegations, purchasing committees, URGE and TURQUALITY projects we continue. We have accomplished very successful works with our Turkish Tastes Turquality project, which we carried out with the support of the Ministry of Commerce in the US market. In the food products we introduced in our project, we increased our exports to the USA from 4 million dollars to over 700 billion dollars in a 1-year period. This success has been the driving force of the projects we have carried out. In 2023, we are starting the URGE Project for our members to cluster together and increase their institutionalization and export competencies.”
Exports of cereals and vegetable oils dominated
Öztürk stated that the grains, pulses, oilseeds industry, which has a wide product range, dominates the sector's exports with an export of 2022 billion dollars in 11, with an export of 4 billion dollars in cereal products and 2 billion dollars in animal and vegetable oils. summarized; “Milling products exported 6 billion dollars. We sweetened the mouth of the world with exports of 2 billion dollars of sugar and sugar products and 1 million dollars of cocoa products. Food preparations constituted 8 million dollars of our exports.”
Exported to 216 countries and customs areas
While Turkey was exporting grains, pulses and oilseeds to 2022 countries and bonded regions in 216, Iraq was at the top of the list with an export of 2 billion dollars. The sector's exports to Iraq increased by 3 percent compared to 2021.
With the support of the TURQUALITY Project carried out by EHBYİB in the US market, exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds to the USA increased by 28 percent to 708 million dollars, making the USA the second most exported country.
In the sector's exports, Syria ranked third with 562 million dollars, Libya fourth with 365 million dollars and Yemen fifth with 322 million dollars.
Aegean exporters wrote epic in North Africa
When the 2022 exports of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters' Association are analyzed on the basis of countries; It turned out that they wrote epics in the North African market.
In the list of 153 countries and customs zones to which EHBYİB members export; While Libya was at the top with an export of 119 million dollars, Aegean exporters succeeded in increasing their grain, pulses and oilseed exports to Libya by 2022 percent in 88.
Algeria followed Libya with an export growth rate of 43 percent and an export performance of 113 million dollars. Tunisia, another North African country, followed the third step of the summit with a record increase of 156 percent and exports of 86 million dollars.
India, the biggest buyer of white poppy, of which Turkey is the world leader in production and exports, became the fourth country to which EHBYİB members export the most, with a demand of 2022 million dollars in 86. Egypt took the fifth place in the list with a demand of 60 million dollars. Egypt attracted attention with a 560 percent increase in demand.
Vegetable oil sector accounted for 100 dollars of every $58 export from the Aegean.
President Öztürk, who also announced the 2022 export scorecard of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters' Association on the basis of sectors, said, “Our vegetable oil exporters made the biggest contribution to the exports of our Union in 2022, with an increase of 51 percent, amounting to 580 million dollars. In other words, out of every $2022 export we made in 100, our vegetable oil exporters made 58 dollars. Our meals and Animal Feed exports amounted to 67 million dollars with an increase of 123 percent, our exports of oil seeds amounted to 140 million dollars with an increase of 98 percent, our chocolate confectionery exports amounted to 3 million dollars with an increase of 48 percent, and food preparations amounted to 25 million dollars with an increase of 41 percent.” he said.
Ozturk; “We made a bright start to 2023”
Underlining that they made a bright start to 2023 as the cereals, pulses and oilseeds sector, Chairman Öztürk continued his words as follows; “In January, our industry's exports across Turkey increased by 19 percent from $3 million to $829 million. Our exports from our Union increased by 989 percent from 20 million dollars to 63 million dollars. While Iraq maintained its top position in our sector with 76 million dollars of exports across Turkey, our exports to the Russian Federation increased by 164 percent from 161 million dollars to 17 million dollars. The Russian Federation gives the impression that it will be one of the markets where our industry will gain strength in 44. EHBYİB statistics also support this impression. In January 2023, the country to which we export the most from the Aegean Region was the Russian Federation, with an increase of 2023 percent and an amount of 1.488 million dollars. Algeria followed Russia with 9 million dollars of exports. While Djibouti and Libya were ranked after Algeria with 7 million dollars of exports each, Germany found itself among the top 5 countries with an increase of 210 percent and an export of 4 million dollars.
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