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Pasta Producers and Industrialists' Association (MÜSAD) Vice President Fatih Doğan said that there is no shortage of pasta in Turkey since it exists pasta stock for two years. Golda Gıda Inc. General Manager and Pasta Producers and Industrialists' Association Vice President Fatih Doğan said, "Annual domestic consumption is 600 thousand tons in Turkey. While 2 million and 900 thousand tons of pasta produced in Turkey so it is sufficient for 2 years." Stating that annual production of Turkey is fivefold of domestic consumption, Doğan explained, "In this situation there is no indication that will make distress and panic. In the city of Karaman, only we as Golda Gıda manufacture 12 million of packages of pasta per month. Meanwhile our shipment is continuing uninterruptedly throughout the country." "Our factory sustains to run as three shifts with 320 staff. Furthermore despite the negative fallout of Covid-19, we accelerated our exports again. W...

Turkey Pasta Industrialists Association (TMSD) Board Member Aykut Göymen said that although the domestic market demand of pasta increased in Turkey due to the outbreak, it is a sector with a production capacity of up to 4 times and any difficulty related to the pasta stock in the country would not happen. Commenting on the subject, operating in Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone, Mutlu Makarnacılık Chairman of the Board Aykut Göymen stressed that no hike in prices and empty shelves will be filled quickly, so all citizens should feel comfortable. 'Demand much over the normal" Stating that the demand is much higher than normal, Göymen also noted, "It is true that all markets are full up. Because the demand coming to us from the domestic market is much higher than normal. But I can clearly say to our nation that there is no problem here." "Our production power four times bigger" The fact that they have an industry capable of producing up to 4 time...