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Turkish Pulses Sector has faced many difficulties in 2008

Turkish Pulses Sector has faced many difficulties in 2008. Decline of seeded area Reduction in production and export Sharp increase in red lentil imports Soaring domestic prices for all lentils especially red lentils Instability in domestic markets. Decrease of seeded area is continuing.

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Turkish Pulses Sector has faced many difficulties in 2008

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  1. Turkish Pulses Sector has faced many difficulties in 2008 • Decline of seeded area • Reduction in production and export • Sharp increase in red lentil imports • Soaring domestic prices for all lentils especially red lentils • Instability in domestic markets

  2. Decrease of seeded area is continuing

  3. Pulse Production – In Decline • Green Lentil production has almost disappeared. • Drop in dry beans seeded area is accelerating to alarming levels. • Chickpea and red lentil seeded area is steadily decreasing

  4. Fall in Pulse Production

  5. Reduction in Pulse Production • Declining trend in pulse production continued in 2008. • Red lentil production declined by 78 percent due to drought in main production regions. Shocking blow to the industry.

  6. Last Year’s Drought Map of Turkey

  7. Reasons for decreases in pulse production in last years • Govermental support favouring production of feed crops and forages at the expense of pulses crops • 2008 Drought in red lentil production regions

  8. GOOD NEWS - 2009 • Goverment has noticed the dangers • Cooperation between governmental and sectoral institutions is increasing • Pulses crops included in the new govermental support programs • Level of domestic price for pulses is encouraging production • Rainfall level is ideal for production

  9. This Year’s Rainfall Map of Turkey

  10. Government Support for pulse crops

  11. Increase in Domestic Prices

  12. Decrease in Exports

  13. Fall in Exports Because of • Drop in production quantities • High domestic prices • Low quality • Emergence of global production in other origins i.e. Canada and USA Exports are declining

  14. Increasing Trend in Imports Due to • Supply deficit and high domestic prices • İncreasing demand from nearby markets to use Turkey as Gateway i.e. Iraq and Iran İmports have upward trend • In 2008, about 25.000 tons dry beans and 20.000 tons green lentis are imported. • First time in its history, Turkey imported 165 000 tons red lentils from Aug 2008 to Feb 2009

  15. We hope that 2009 will be a recovery year for red lentil production.

  16. In 2009, chickpea production is expected to remain stable

  17. National Pulses Council • National Pulses Council is establishing. • Producers,traders,processors,exporters and R&D institutions will come together and try to find solutions for problems of the sector. • Slow start but this initiative has great promise.

  18. First Pulses Spot Market Turkey’s first and unique pulses spot market complex is opening in this summer at the Mersin Commodity Exchange. Building infrastructure is complete.

  19. CICILS 2009 Wish all of you good luck and profitable business in 2009 Huseyin Arslan arbel@arbel.com.tr

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