Mehmet Hanifi GULEL
Whereas unit costs in exports of Turkish agricultural, meals and beverage merchandise elevated beneath the rise in worldwide markets, the costs of imported merchandise in the identical sector elevated at a better price. This example causes the international commerce scissors to slender within the sector, which is a web exporter. Sector representatives state that the dearth of progress in areas corresponding to added worth, innovation, packaging and branding is mirrored within the value formation, and that Turkish merchandise are bought at a cheaper price than the market averages.
Between the exports and imports of the meals, agriculture and beverage sector, the annual commerce surplus of roughly 5 billion {dollars}, which has been preserved for years, is progressively melting away. There was a severe loss in international commerce surplus this yr. Whereas the sector had a commerce surplus of $3.6 billion within the first 9 months final yr, it remained beneath $2.4 billion in the identical interval this yr.
Import unit value elevated twice than exports
Within the first 9 months of this yr, exports reached 20.78 billion {dollars} with a rise of 23.2 p.c in comparison with the identical interval of the earlier yr. Nonetheless, imports elevated by 38.2 p.c and rose to $18.39 billion. Whereas the international commerce surplus was $3.6 billion within the first 9 months final yr, it decreased to $2.4 billion in the identical interval this yr. Export unit worth elevated by 11.38 p.c and the value per ton was 1,164 {dollars}. Within the first 9 months, the import unit worth elevated by 21.48 p.c to 738 {dollars}. It’s famous that Turkey couldn’t enhance its exports sufficiently, particularly at a time when meals costs have been excessive all around the world, and that imports elevated virtually twice in worth. Through the pandemic interval final yr, exports amounted to 24.35 billion {dollars} with a rise of twenty-two.73 p.c. Imports, then again, elevated by 21.9 p.c to $ 18.87 billion, and the international commerce surplus of the sector had elevated to $ 5 billion 480 million.
Most wheat was imported
The highest 5 merchandise exported this yr have been as follows: Wheat flour with a rise of 31.6 p.c and 1 billion 65 million 887 thousand {dollars}, a rise of 69.6 p.c and 857 million 77 thousand {dollars}. dollar and sunflower oil, frozen hen meat with a rise of 43.4 p.c and 723 million 791 thousand {dollars}, pasta with a rise of 26.6 p.c and 708.4 million {dollars}, and hazelnut with a lower of 26.8 p.c with 587.6 million {dollars}.
We can not elevate the export value
The highest 5 imported merchandise are; Wheat with 2 billion 231 million {dollars} with a rise of 35.3 p.c, soybean with a rise of 48.4 p.c and 1 billion 803 million {dollars}, crude sunflower oil with 1 billion 769 million {dollars} with a rise of 128 p.c, with a rise of 157.4 p.c. Corn with 994.8 million {dollars} and refined palm oil with a rise of 55.5 p.c turned 877.9 million {dollars}.
Noting that the international commerce deficit hole between meals exports and imports is getting smaller and smaller, TOBB Meals Council President Necdet Buzbaş mentioned that the mentioned hole has decreased in some months, however the meals business is without doubt one of the sectors that doesn’t have a international commerce deficit typically. Stating that imports didn’t enhance by way of amount, Buzbaş famous that the identical quantity was bought at greater costs as a result of enhance in uncooked materials costs on the earth. Noting that they might not enhance the value of the exported merchandise regardless of the rise in exports as another excuse, Buzbaş mentioned, “The annual value enhance is round 12 p.c, however wherever you go on the earth, the value enhance is not less than 40-50 p.c. Since we didn’t enhance the value, the export decreased in worth, regardless of the rise within the amount. However the quantity is similar in our imports, the full import information can also be rising as a result of the costs are rising. Due to this fact, the hole is closing,” he mentioned.
Stating that the distinction right here could differ relying on the season and months, Buzbaş mentioned that there are seasonal merchandise in some merchandise corresponding to chocolate within the meals business at the start of the season. Explaining that month-to-month adjustments in exports could be deceptive, Buzbaş emphasised that the rise in imports was primarily as a result of rise in import costs in world markets. Declaring that Turkey couldn’t enhance the value of the merchandise it exports, Buzbaş mentioned, “Sadly, our merchandise are going low cost,” and mentioned: “As a result of world costs, the hole between exports and imports is closing. By the tip of the yr, international commerce shall be virtually head-to-head, however we predict that this hole won’t be totally closed.”
Emphasizing that the goal in exports ought to be to extend gross sales costs according to the developments on the earth market, Buzbaş mentioned that the way in which to do that is thru merchandise with excessive added worth, innovation, packaging and branding. Drawing consideration to the significance of branding, Buzbaş mentioned, “It isn’t doable to boost that value with out coping with all these. For instance, olive oil yields good this yr, however we promote it in barrels. However Italy places it within the bottle and earns 10 occasions as a lot as we do.”
“The truth that individuals transfer away from agriculture will enhance our dependence on imports”
Agriculture Declaring that fruit and vegetable exports are within the first place with roughly 10 billion {dollars} in exports of merchandise, TOBB Agriculture Council President Ülkü Karakuş said that grains, oil seeds and their by-products are within the first place in imports. Noting that the worth of those imported merchandise is 10 billion {dollars}, Karakuş mentioned, “It isn’t doable for our nation to attain 100% self-sufficiency in agricultural merchandise, given the geographical circumstances, the scattered and fragmented lands, in addition to the quantity of precipitation we obtain. Within the quick time period, it’s vital to enhance the standard of our pastures, particularly with the intention to enhance oilseed manufacturing, to prioritize water administration, and to allow these engaged in animal husbandry to make worthwhile manufacturing. In fact, above all, we have to enhance the residing requirements of these engaged in agriculture, each socially and economically. In any other case, the truth that individuals transfer away from agriculture day-to-day will enhance our dependence on imports much more.”
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