In the first 7 months of the year, exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector increased by 10.6% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to $6.9 billion. It is expected that the share of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates, to which $270 million were exported, will increase.
According to the statement made by the TIM Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, at the end of the first 7 months of the year, the exports of the sector increased by 10.6% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to $6.9 billion.
The exports of the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which made an export of $781 million in June, reached the historical level with $1.4 billion in July.
In the sector, where the countries with the highest exports in the first 7 months were Iraq and the USA, Italy, whose exports increased 10 times, took the 3rd place. Exports to Saudi Arabia, another important market of the sector, exceeded $124 million in this period.
“We received positive feedback after the Riyadh Trade Delegation”
Tiryakioglu, whose views are included in the statement, stated that they observed the commercial potential of the Gulf region for Turkiye during the visits made last month to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Stating that the development of economic and commercial relations between us and the countries in this region is a development that paves the way for the sector, Tiryakioglu said, “Since logistics is an issue as important as product quality in food exports, we have a strategic cooperation potential with this region at the crossroads of three continents. We received positive feedback from the contacts we established at the Riyadh Trade Delegation. We can increase our share in the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, where we export approximately $270 million in 7 months, in the future.”
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz