Turkey aims to maintain world leadership in flour exports

Turkey aims to continue its global leadership in flour exports, which it has maintained for the past 11 years, by exceeding 2 million tons in exports this year and becoming the world champion for the 12th time. Sector representatives are preparing to come together at the 5th IAOM Eurasia Conference to be held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

Global Gathering in Tashkent

Global actors of the flour, feed, and milling sectors will meet at the 5th IAOM Eurasia Conference and Exhibition to be held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

The organization, hosted by the Eurasia Directorate of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM), will take place on September 28-29.

International Participation and Scope

Representatives from approximately 20 countries across 3 continents, as well as a 7.1 trillion dollar economic ecosystem, will take part in the conference and exhibition.

Producers and investors from countries such as Turkey, the USA, Uzbekistan, Russia, China, Germany, France, Ukraine, and India are participating in the organization.

12th Championship Goal

Turkey has been the world's largest flour-exporting country uninterruptedly for the past 11 years and aims to exceed 2 million tons by the end of the year.

If this goal is achieved, Turkey aims to maintain its title as the world flour export champion for the 12th consecutive time.

Strategic Opening Speeches

The opening speeches of the program will be delivered by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı and Uzbekistan Minister of Agriculture Ibrohim Abdurahmonov.

Additionally, Turkish Grain Board General Manager Ahmet Güldal and IAOM US President Mike Wiechman will be among the speakers at the opening.

Supply Security and Harvest

Thanks to favorable climatic conditions, a wheat harvest of 23.5 million tons is targeted.

Officials reported that there is no supply risk in the domestic market and production levels meet expectations.