BBM Magazine Issue-Sayı: 58 November - Kasım 2022

77 CONSUMPTION RESEARCH • TÜKETİM ARAŞTIRMASI BBM / KASIM 2022 • NOVEMBER 2022 in question in Foreign Trade of Wheat and Products, which has foreign trade surplus. Moreover, although wheat production in our country generally meets its domestic consumption, except for extreme years, a certain amount of wheat is imported every year in order to process wheat and export it as a finished prod- uct within the scope of the Inward Processing Regime (With the fact that it is the first country in the world in flour and bulgur export and the second country in pasta export, 7-8 million tons of wheat is imported providing it is exported). However, con- sidering the global crises, it was emphasized that it is clear that it is necessary to work on meeting this within the country, and that this target seems to be feasible to a certain extent with the other proposals in the final declaration for increasing the wheat cultivation areas. With the lightening of the pandemic burden and the effect of the fertile harvest period, world wheat prices, which was al- ready in a decline trend, started to decline more rapidly with the Grain Corridor deal. As a matter of fact, bread wheat prices, which had increased to 450 dollars per ton, decreased to 320 dollars. Similar downward trends are observed in some other food products. It has been evaluated that it has positive contri- butions to the agricultural sector and flour sector of our country in terms of raw material supply at affordable prices. Türkiye’s role on a global scale in the Grain Corridor deal was highlight- ed and the following information was given: “This situation is a decisive diplomatic victory of Turkey, which took place in front of the eyes of the world, and a seal on world food security. It is an initiative that will relieve the world about staple foods and will give a breathe a sigh of relief. It is a beacon of hope of- fered to societies suffering from famine in Africa. This deal may bring other programs to the agenda, perhaps by evolving into an energy corridor following the grain corridor, and paving the way for a development that will save the world from the energy shortage. It is likely that it will lead to a permanent ceasefire and trigger diplomatic efforts.” It was emphasized that the number of licensed warehouse operators in Türkiye reached 164 and the warehouse capacity reached 8.6 m t. It was stated that this development provides different supports and exemptions to producers, licensed warehouse investors and investors, as well as it brought many benefits such as the registration of products, stock control and tracking, ensuring the healthy preservation of products by being in qualified warehouses, maintaining quality, the ease of analysis and classification by quality in meeting commer- cial value and demands, opportunity to be sold electronically through TURİB (Türkiye Commodity Exchange), avoidance of unnecessary transportation, the farmer’s ability to sell his prod- uct at the price it deserves and to access financing under fa- vorable conditions. The satisfaction that the cooperation of the Ministry of Com- merce, the relevant units of the Ministry of Agriculture and For- sunulmuş bir umut ışığıdır. Bu anlaşma başka programları da gündeme getirebilecek, belki tahıl koridorundan son- ra enerji koridoruna evrilerek, dünyayı enerji kıskacından kurtaracak bir gelişmenin de yolunu açabilecektir. Muhte- meldir ki kalıcı ateşkesin sağlanmasına yol açacak, diplo- matik çabaları da tetikleyebilecektir.” Türkiye’de faaliyette bulunan lisanslı depo işletmeci- si sayısının 164’e ve depo kapasitesinin 8,6 milyon tona ulaştığı vurgulandı. Bu gelişimin üreticilere, lisanslı depo yatırımcılarına, yatırımcılara farklı destekler ve muafiyet- ler sağlaması yanında, ürünlerin kayıt altına alınması, stok kontrol ve takibi, ürünlerin nitelikli depolarda bulunması ile sağlıklı muhafazasını sağlaması, kalitenin korunması, analiz ile kaliteye göre sınıflandırmanın ticari değer ve taleplerin karşılanmasındaki kolaylığı, TURİB aracılığı ile elektronik ortamda satılabilme imkanı, gereksiz nakliyenin önlenmesi, çiftçinin ürününü hak ettiği fiyattan satabilmesi ve finansmana uygun koşullarda ulaşabilmesi gibi birçok faydaları da beraberinde getirdiği dile getirildi. Lisanslı depolarla ilgili Ticaret Bakanlığı, Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı’nın ilgili birimleri ile sektörün birlikteliğinin mevzu-