Feed Planet 66 - Eylül 2024

NEWS HABER ding to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fo- reign Agricultural Service (FAS-Türkiye) released on August 26, the total value of transshipped agricultural products through Türkiye reached an estimated $4 billion in 2022, almost double the levels from previous years. Although the figure dropped slightly to $3.8 billion in 2023, Türkiye’s role in global trade is expected to continue growing. “The country has become an essential transit point for agricultural products from Russia, Ukraine, and beyond,” the report highlights, particularly in light of disruptions in the Black Sea region. Between 2013 and 2023, transship- ments of bulk commodities like grain and oilseeds increa- sed fivefold, reflecting Türkiye’s deepening integration into major trade networks such as the Trans-Caspian East-West- Middle Corridor and China’s Belt & Road Initiative. The report also notes the growing presence of U.S. ag- ricultural products like tree nuts and frozen chicken meat being transshipped through Türkiye to neighboring countri- es. These shipments are processed through ports like Mer- sin, reinforcing Türkiye’s strategic importance in the Middle East and beyond. doru ve Çin’in Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi gibi büyük ticaret ağla- rına entegrasyonunun derinleştiği belirtildi. Raporda ayrıca, ABD’den gelen sert kabuklu yemişler ve dondurulmuş tavuk eti gibi tarımsal ürünlerin Türkiye üzerin- den komşu ülkelere aktarıldığına dikkat çekildi. Bu ürünlerin Mersin gibi limanlar üzerinden sevk edilmesi, Türkiye’nin Ortadoğu ve ötesindeki stratejik önemini pekiştiriyor. Looking ahead, the value and volume of transshipments are set to expand as Turkiye has posi itself as a critical trade linkage in the Trans-Caspian East-West-Middle Corridor and China’s Road Initiative . Turkiye’s integral connection within these trade networks builds upon the co historical legacy as the crossroads of trade between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Source: Estimated figures derived from Turkish trade data, as reported in Trade Data Monitor, LLC. U.S. Chicken and Tree Nut Shipments Capitalize on Turkiye as a Transshipment Hub Some U.S. agricultural products, like tree nuts, pulses, and frozen chicken meat, are transshi through Turkiye to third countries. For example, U.S. chicken meat is shipped to the port of located on Turkiye’s southern Mediterranean coast, where it is then loaded onto trucks for tra neighboring countries like Iraq. Of note, Turkiye prohibits transshipments of poultry product originating from U.S. states affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza. 1 In a similar fashi American pistachios are transshipped via Turkiye to third markets in the region. In these two examples, it is important to note that while transshipments of these two products allowed, Turkiye forbids U.S. chicken meat and pistachios from entering the country for dom consumption because of protectionist pressures. Third Countries Ship Apple Juice and Soymeal Via Turkiye to the United States Over the last decade, Turkiye’s agricultural exports to the United States have steadily climbe reaching a record of $2.0 billion in 2022. Turkiye’s single biggest export (includes transship value to the United States is apple juice. 1 For more details, please refer to Transit Regulations Summary for HPAI-Restricted Poultry (TU2024-0002).