TURKISH EGG EXPORTERS HEAD FOR GULF COUNTRIES AFTER IRAQ'S BAN...
Iraq's ban on the egg imports from Turkey since April has compelled Turkish exporters to seek new markets, including the U.S., Kuwait and United Arab Emirates (UEA). Exports to Iraq amounted to nearly $306.45 million in 2018, according to Turkish Egg Producers Association (YUM-BİR) data, or 71% of Turkey's total egg exports at $430 million. At the beginning of this year, the Iraqi government gradually banned imports of certain products from regional countries, including Turkey. These included eggs, poultry, meat, beverages, ice cream, table salt, noodle varieties and pasta. The producers from the central Aegean province of Afyon have seen the halt of the egg exports to Iraq and have been looking for new markets. Hüsnü Serteser, chairman of the Afyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Anadolu Agency (AA) Monday that the door of Iraq has been closed to egg exports since April. Indicating that egg producers are in a tough spot, Serteser stated that Iraq was their largest expo...