World Grain - October 2011 - 29

COUNTRYFOCUS

market as well,” it said. “The main Turkish exporters to the Middle East are located in either the Gaziantep or Konya regions. Turkish truck drivers carry wheat ﬂour to Nusaybin/Mardin and northern Iraq trucks drivers carry it from Nusaybin to Zaho for $5 per tonne.” There is competition. “According to Turkish traders, Iran is trying to capture some of the market share in the Iraq wheat ﬂour market,” the attaché said. “However, they believe that mills in Iran are using older technology and cannot produce the high quality wheat ﬂour used for bread in Iraq.” The attaché also highlighted pasta exports, expected to reach 280,000 tonnes in 2010-11. “Pasta factories in Turkey invested heavily in marketing year 2010 to increase their production capacities. However, a major challenge will be overcoming decreased durum wheat production in marketing year 2011 as many high quality durum wheat producers, especially in the Sanliurfa region, switched to cotton production,” the attaché said. “Pasta companies that have contracted with farmers will not have a supply problem, but the rest will need to import durum wheat in market year 2011. Pasta exports should reach 295,000 tonnes in 2011 with the help of new capacity improvements.” According to the Turkish Grain Board, there are 682 plants producing ﬂour in Turkey, with a total installed capacity of 32,430,829 tonnes and actual capacity utilization of 15,168,570 tonnes, a 47% utilization rate. There are 20 pasta plants, with a capacity of 1,716,104 tonnes and actual production of 1,095,380 tonnes, or 64%. Turkey also has 403 feed mills, with a capacity of 27,121,725 tonnes and production of 14,864,066 tonnes for 55% utilization. OILSEEDS DEFICIT Turkey’s production of oilseeds is insufﬁcient to meet its needs, making it dependent on exports. The attaché put, in an annual report on the sector, its production of soy, sunﬂower and cotwww.World-Grain.com / World Grain / October 2011

tonseed at around 1.7 million tonnes in 2010-11 and predicted a rise to 1.8 million in 2011-12. “Although sunﬂower seed and soybean production will decline, cottonseed production will increase,” the report said. “The Turkish government’s comparatively early announcement of production premiums for the MY 2011

crop, high world prices for cotton and ongoing uncertainties about imports of transgenic products are the reasons for the increase. “The government’s continuing production premiums for oilseeds and support of quasi-governmental producer coops have inﬂuenced farmers to plant more oilseeds. The soybean area and produc-

www.gwmfg.com 913-682-2291

The Leading Sifter Manufacturer for Dry Corn Milling

Accurate separations are critical for proper flow scheme performance and finished product protection.

See the difference Great Western makes . . .
• Industry experience and know how • True gyratory motion for the most accurate separations • Dependable sifter drives • Durable Sieves

Many special features developed specifically for the process requirements dictated by corn milling

Product Protection & Production Sifters Since 1858
For more information, see Page 106.

http://www.gwmfg.com http://www.World-Grain.com

World Grain - October 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of World Grain - October 2011