Turkey: Turkey Abolishes Remaining Ag Export Bans

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   TU2023-0007

On March 8, 2023, the Turkish government issued a notice in the Official Gazette to lift the remaining restrictions on exporting certain agricultural products, including red meat, tomatoes, some pulses, and sunflower oil. The Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry (MinAF) had initially imposed export bans on select agricultural items last year to help alleviate skyrocketing food inflation.

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