Food & ingredients December 2022

Dr. Eren Günhan Ulusoy,
Board Chairman of Ulusoy Un
grain hub with the grain corridor. Ulusoy said,
“The most critical aspect of this corridor is
its contribution to the world’s wheat supply.
Because when the products produced in
Ukraine cannot reach the world, it is not
possible to maintain the balance. Thanks to the
corridor, a very important step was taken for
this balance. Turkey has given the whole world
an opportunity to overcome this food crisis.
Among the countries to which products are
shipped from the grain corridor, Spain ranks first
with 1.8 million tons, and Turkey ranks second
with 1.3 million tons. Turkey both acted as the
guarantor of this agreement and procured
a significant amount of products from this
corridor. During the closure period, there were
negotiations with other alternative supply
countries. Although Turkey is not a corridor, it is
a country with alternatives. This year’s harvest is
better than last year thanks to the rains.
Turkey hosted the Joint Control Center (JCC),
which controls the ships to be loaded and
loaded in Ukraine. With the continuation of
the agreement after November 19, Turkey
will continue to play a leading role. In fact,
there is also the use of Turkey as a transit point
where products are downloaded, stored and
resent, as envisaged in natural gas. With a
licensed warehouse capacity of 8.5 million
tons and a storage capacity at ports, Turkey
has a sufficient infrastructure to do this. Turkey
can take on such a role in a situation where it
is not sure about the corridor.”
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