Food Turkey International Food Magazine January 2019

Food Exporters
increased their target
in the Russian market
The food industry, leaded by the Agriculture
and Forestry Minister Dr. Bekir
Pakdemirli, visited Russia, which is the
sole country considered as the target
market of all exporting industries in
Turkey, for settlement of problems experienced
in exportation operations.
In a 9-month period, the Turkish food
industry exported food items worth
610 million dollars to Russia and the
goal in exporting to Russia is to exceed
1-billion dollar limit.
The Agriculture and Forestry Minister
Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli presided at the
Turkish Delegation at the Turkish-Russian
Federation 2nd Term Agricultural
Executive Committee Meeting and he
had discussions with the Russian Federation’s
Agriculture Minister Dimitri
Patrushev and other officials for improvement
of agricultural cooperation
and trade between Turkey and Russia.
An Agriculture Business Meeting was
held at the Russian Federation’s Ministry
of Agriculture with the Agriculture
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