Feed Planet Magazine Issue-Sayı: 38 May - Mayıs 2022

74 ARTICLE • MAKALE FEED PLANET / MAY 2022 • MAYIS 2022 Ukraine, which exports nearly 25 million tons of wheat every year, had realized 18 million tons of sum before the war broke out. Hasan Hacıhaliloğlu, CEO of Taban Gıda, said, “Ukraine has 6 million tons of wheat from the previous harvest period which can be exported after the war. I do not think that this export will take place due to many post-war problems such as port and shipping. This inevitably causes this trade volume to shift to other re- gions and increase prices. The bigger trouble is with the forthcoming harvest. There are regions planted in Octo- ber-November. There will also be areas that have been cultivated but damaged. Ukraine will also have cultivation areas and lands in the next month. Even if the war lasted for 1 extra month, there will be no sowing. Therefore, it will cause a decrease in the production of agricultural commodities, especially wheat, corn and sunflower, and keep prices high. In addition, when regional problems such as drought in the USA are considered, next season, we may witness unprecedently high prices." WHEAT PURCHASE FROM RUSSIA CONTINUES With an annual trade volume of over 1.5 m t, Taban Gıda reached a turnover of 4.5 billion TL by the end of 2021. The company, which has grown by more than 50 percent compared to the previous year, targets a 20% growth on the basis of tonnage and 30% of turnover in 2022. Taban Gıda, which is among the top 200 in the "500 Biggest Companies of Turkey", aims to increase its power in the global market and expand its supply structure by invest- ing 100 million dollars in production, logistics and storage areas in a 3-year period. “The wheat purchase of Taban Gıda from Russia in 2021 was 1,170,427 metric tons. Due to the Russia-Ukraine war, many global giant companies withdrew from Russia with regard to the sanctions. This development will en- able us, as Taban Gıda, to exhibit a stronger presence and increase our market share,” said Hasan Hacıhaliloğlu. “We expect to overshoot our targeted trade volume in the new season. We in no way have been able to trade with Ukraine for the last 1.5 months. On the Russian side, shipments and trade continue in deep ports. Of course, there are parts that it affects, such as freight prices and insurance conditions." INVESTMENTS WILL CONTINUE Performing transit trade based on needs and demand, Taban Gıda analyzes various risks and opportunities cre- ated by global crises such as global climate change, pan- demic and freight crisis, and carries out new investment moves. Taban Gıda which rolled up its sleeves for ship, silo and flour mill investments has allocated a budget of 100 million dollars for these investments for the next 3 years. Realizing 15 percent of the total wheat import tarımsal emtiada kriz beklentilerine de neden oluyor. Her yıl 25 milyon tona yakın buğday ihracatı yapan Ukrayna savaş öncesi bu rakamın 18 milyon tonunu ger- çekleştirmişti. Taban Gıda CEO’su Hasan Hacıhaliloğlu, “Ukrayna’nın savaş sonrası, geçtiğimiz hasat dönemine ait ihraç edebileceği 6 milyon ton buğdayı daha var. Li- man, nakliye gibi savaş sonrası ortaya çıkan birçok so- rundan dolayı bu ihracatın gerçekleşeceğini düşünmü- yoruz. Bu da ister istemez bu ticaret hacminin başka bölgelere kaymasına ve fiyatların yükselmesine sebep oluyor. Daha büyük sıkıntı önümüzdeki hasat ile ilgili. Ekim-Kasım aylarında ekilen bölgeler var. Aynı zamanda ekilip zarar görmüş alanlar da olacaktır. Ukrayna da bu- nun dışında önümüzdeki 1 ay içerisinde ekim alanları ve arazileri olacak. Savaşın 1 ay daha sürmesi bile ekimin yapılamamasına; dolayısıyla buğday, mısır, ayçiçeği baş- ta olmak üzere tarımsal emtianın üretiminin azalmasına ve fiyatların yukarıda kalmasına sebep olacaktır. Bunun yanında Amerika’daki kuraklık gibi bölgesel sorunlar da eklenince önümüzdeki sezon belki de dünyanın hiç gör- mediği fiyatlara şahit olabiliriz” dedi.