{"id":3612,"date":"2024-01-15T06:34:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T06:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makroexport.com\/sin-categorizar\/turkeys-top-food-drink-import-products-and-where-they-come-from\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T06:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T06:34:46","slug":"turkeys-top-food-drink-import-products-and-where-they-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makroexport.com\/es\/finance-es\/turkeys-top-food-drink-import-products-and-where-they-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"TURKEY\u2019S TOP FOOD & DRINK IMPORT PRODUCTS AND WHERE THEY COME FROM"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nthanks to its growing population and expanding economy, is moving from a net exporter of food to an importer. That means the import market, currently totalling roughly $5 billion annually, is expected to grow over the coming years.\r\n\r\nFor exporters, that\u2019s great news. WorldFood Istanbul will put you in touch with the food and drink players hunting for supplies of these items \u2013 so read on to find out what foodstuffs Turkish food and drink players are importing right now (data from the United States Department of Agriculture).\r\n\r\n \r\n

Turkey imports $5 billion worth of food & drink a year – but what is it actually importing?<\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nTurkey, thanks to its growing population and expanding economy, is moving from a net exporter of food to an importer. That means the import market, currently totalling roughly $5 billion annually, is expected to grow over the coming years.\r\n\r\nFor exporters, that\u2019s great news. WorldFood Istanbul will put you in touch with the food and drink players hunting for supplies of these items \u2013 so read on to find out what foodstuffs Turkish food and drink players are importing right now (data from the United States Department of Agriculture).\r\n\r\n \r\n

Turkey\u2019s top 5 food & drink import categories<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nFish & seafood – $172m<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn 2016, Norway\u2019s Nofima, a fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood research body, said that Turkey is one of the markets to watch for exporters. Turks have a healthy appetite for the sea\u2019s bounty, and consumption is growing as the population turns to seafood as a healthier alternative to meat.\r\n\r\nIn 2016, Turkey imported fish and seafood products worth $172 million, with salmon as the top individual variety. Norway is the country\u2019s chief seafood supplier, accounting for 27.32% of total imports. Morocco follows with an 18.45% import share, while Spain claims third place with a 9.19% of Turkey\u2019s fish import market.\r\n\r\nProcessed fruits & veg – $134.5m<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTurkey is a massive agricultural producer \u2013 but very few nations are self-sufficient in fruit and vegetable output. In Turkey\u2019s case, it\u2019s niche products sourced from Europe, or exotic fare from further afield in Asia, that tempts importers and fill market gaps.\r\n\r\nThe USDA reports that processed fruit and veg, with 52% of shipments coming from Thailand, was worth $134.5m for exporters in 2016. Thailand is by far and away the biggest supplier of these products. Hungary, which holds the second largest supply share, covers just 5% of total volumes.\r\n\r\nSnack foods – $134.4m<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSnacks are big business in Turkey, with imports totalling over $130m annually. Foreign brands are well loved here too. Just look at the potato chips sector. Frito-Lay and Pringles, two American varieties, control over 90% of the market.\r\n\r\nSo where does Turkey turn to when it\u2019s time to sample some snacks? Given its chip brand\u2019s dominance, the US surprisingly isn\u2019t Turkey\u2019s number one snack merchant. European producers hold that honour. The top three snack exporting countries are:\r\n\r\n\u2022 Germany \u2013 32%\r\n\u2022 The Netherlands \u2013 12%\r\n\u2022 Italy \u2013 10.5%\r\n\r\nMilk & dairy – $90m<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBy importing nearly 40,000 tons of milk and dairy products in 2016, Turkey showed that it still has a healthy taste for internationally-sourced cheeses, butters, and other such products. This came after domestic efforts to ramp up cheese product increased the volumes of Turkish cheese available to consumers.\r\n\r\nIreland and New Zealand together represent 36.5% of imports, but what are they exporting? For New Zealand, butter is its chief dairy product in Turkey. Ireland mainly exports butter and cheese, with cheddar being its most in demand cheese type amongst Turks.\r\n\r\nBeef – $45 million<\/strong>\r\n\r\nInconsistent government policies and rising domestic feed prices means Turkey\u2019s red meat output is fairly erratic. Faruk \u00c7elik, Turkish Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock, says Turkey is facing a red met deficit of between 150,000 to 200,000 tons a year, so imports are scheduled to bump up.\r\n\r\nWhile Russia and Turkey are negotiating for the resumption of their mutual meat trade, Bosnia & Herzegovina has been the individual largest beef exporter to Turkey in recent years. In 2016, for instance, it shipped $45 million, just over 6,000 tons\u2019 worth.\r\n\r\nOther growing sectors<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTurkey imports billions of dollars of food and drink items annually, so the above does not represent the entire make up of Turkish import manifests. There are several exciting sectors that are quickly emerging as groups with great export potential to Turkey for international producers.\r\n\r\nIncluded are dry nuts, baked goods, and chocolate.\u00a0You can find out more information these up and coming food and drink favourites here.\r\n\r\n \r\n

Meet Turkey\u2019s food & drink importers at WorldFood Istanbul<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nNow you know what Turkish customers want, it\u2019s time to meet them. There\u2019s only one place to do that: Turkey\u2019s leading international food and drink exhibition WorldFood Istanbul.\r\n\r\nWorldFood Istanbul is the largest and most successful food and food processing exhibition in Turkey, attracting over 13,000 professional visitors each year.\r\n\r\nThe event is the perfect platform to get your products in front of a dedicated audience of food and drink buyers, including distributors, retail representatives and HORECA sector members.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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