In the last few days, after Russia’s invasion attempt on Ukraine, there have been posts about the decrease in sunflower oil stocks in Turkey, and even that there are enough products for only one month.
Thereupon, the claims that some markets made a price increase for the related product and the images of the chaos that emerged as a result were on the agenda of conventional and social media. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Prof. Dr. Vahit Kirişçi clarified the issue with his statement on social media.
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The first statement about sunflower oil stocks came from the Ministry.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Prof. Dr. Vahit Kirişçi said in his post on social media:
The information shared that there is not enough stock in basic food products such as sunflower oil is not correct. Necessary measures have been taken. Our country has sufficient sunflower oil stocks. Do not rely on baseless claims. There is no cause for concern
In this post, Minister Kirişçi also shared the official press release of the ministry announced to the public. In the share of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, it is said:
It has been argued in some media and social media that the crisis between Russia and Ukraine caused a lack of supply in the food markets, and there were speculations that did not reflect the truth, that there was not enough stock in basic food products such as sunflower oil, and therefore the market prices increased.
Significant increases have been experienced in sunflower production in our country in recent years. Our total sunflower production increased by 17 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year.
Despite the increase in sunflower production in recent years, some of our needs are met through imports due to the increase in domestic consumption and the increasing demand under pandemic conditions.
As the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the latest developments between Russia and Ukraine are closely followed, and every measure is taken to avoid problems in the supply of vegetable oil.
In this context, necessary studies were carried out for alternative countries and alternative oil types, and sunflower oil exports were stopped, and the existing stocks were managed to meet domestic consumption.
However, the current precipitation situation throughout the country has a positive effect on the production of oilseed crops such as sunflower and canola. In this framework, all necessary planning has been made until the first harvest in the Çukurova Region. The claims that our country has enough sunflower seeds and oil stocks for our 1-1.5 months consumption are completely untrue.
Considering both our production, the supply of the sector and our turnover stocks; Our country has sufficient sunflower oil stocks. As a result, the allegations made to the public do not reflect the truth and there is nothing for our people to worry about.
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