BBM Magazine Issue-Sayı: 58 November - Kasım 2022

72 CONSUMPTION RESEARCH • TÜKETİM ARAŞTIRMASI BBM / KASIM 2022 • NOVEMBER 2022 beginning to the end, took notes and gave the message “We are with you” to the sector, assured the sector representatives. Güldal stated that they met with all the stakeholders of the sector frequently in this challenging process and gave a suc- cessful test thanks to the measures they took in line with their demands and suggestions, and noted that after a very suc- cessful harvest season, they created a large stock especially in the domestic market and they took measures to make the sector comfortable in the coming period. Ahmet Güldal’s state- ment that the wheat purchase price, which is above the world prices, and premium support they put into practice this year will continue in the coming years was interpreted as the farmer will come back to wheat production. Three successive presidents of the Turkish Flour Industrial- ists’ Federation came together at the same time sitting on the panelist chair at the session “Current Situation of the Industry and Global Problems”, which was one of the most popular ses- sions of the meeting. Erhan Özmen, one of the first presidents of TFIF, his successor Eren Günhan Ulusoy and Haluk Tezcan, the president-in-office, made sobering evaluations regarding the sector. The three presidents made recommendations for the sector and drew attention to the measures that the govern- ment should take. TFIF President Haluk Tezcan said, “As flour industrialists, we have been the export leader in the world for the last 9 years, with the support of our state and related institutions. While performing our product supply in the domestic market without any problems, we increased our exports to 652 million dol- lars in the first half of 2022, with a 33% increase compared to the same period of 2021, and we have reached the highest January-June export figure ever. Erhan Özmen explained the population growth of the coun- tries that have a say in the global wheat production since 1980 and the developments in wheat production amounts with fig- ures. He stated that the population of Türkiye was 44 million in 1980, and this figure reached 86 million in 2022 with a 95% increase. During the same period, he noted that wheat produc- tion was 13 million tons in 1980, and that in 2022, wheat pro- duction is around 20 million tons with a 54% increase. Another issue that Erhan Özmen drew attention to was the decrease in wheat cultivation areas. Özmen reminded that wheat cultiva- tion areas, which were 9 m ha in 1980, decreased to 6.8 m ha in 2022. Eren Günhan Ulusoy, who was the President of TFIF for two terms, said that export markets are very precious and these gains must not be lost. Ulusoy expressed that the Turkish flour industrialists attract attention in the world with their products and technology and noted that the industry must continue to grow by heading towards to more value-added products. Bu zorlu süreçte sektörün bütün paydaşlarıyla sık sık bir araya gelerek onların talep ve önerileri doğrultusunda aldıkları önlemler sayesinde başarılı bir sınav verdiklerini belirten Güldal, çok başarılı bir hasat sezonunun ardın- dan özellikle iç piyasadan büyük bir stok oluşturduklarını, sektörü önümüzdeki dönemde rahat ettirecek önlemler aldıklarını kaydetti. Ahmet Güldal’ın bu sene uyguladıkları dünya fiyatlarının üzerindeki buğday alım fiyatları ve prim desteğinin önümüzdeki yıllarda da devam ettireceklerini açıklaması, çiftçinin buğday üretimine geri döneceği şek- linde yorumlandı. Toplantının en çok ilgi gören oturumlarından biri olan, ‘Sektörün Mevcut Durumu ve Küresel Sorunlar’ oturumun- da, Türkiye Un Sanayicileri Federasyonu’nun üç kuşak başkanları panelist koltuğuna oturarak aynı anda bir arada bulundu. TUSAF’ın ilk başkanlarından Erhan Özmen, hale- fi Eren Günhan Ulusoy ve mevcut başkan Haluk Tezcan, sektörle ilgili çarpıcı değerlendirmeler yaptı. Üç başkan, sektöre yönelik tavsiyelerde bulundu ve kamunun alması gereken önlemlere dikkat çekti. TUSAF Başkanı Haluk Tezcan, “Devletimiz ve ilgili ku- rumlarımızın desteği ile un sanayicileri olarak dünyada son 9 yıldır ihracat lideri konumundayız. İç piyasadaki ürün