With regard to the latest article published by Sri Lankan Media agencies concerning Turkish wheat flour in the local market, the Turkish Embassy in Colombo deems it necessary to share certain facts about the exports of the aforementioned product.

Contrary to the claims of the Sri Lankan media, the embassy wishes to clarify that the Government of Türkiye does not subsidize wheat flour exports. The export prices of the product, along with any price variations, are determined by local and global demand, supply factors as well as fluctuations in international shipping costs.

In this context, Türkiye’s extensive efforts to broker the grain deal between Ukraine and Russian Federations over the past year and her positive contribution to global food security will  be remembered.

Furthermore, Türkiye has been been a dependable wheat flour supplier to global markets for a considerable period. The prevalence of Turkish wheat flour in the global food chain is not a recent development.

According to international trade figures, the share to Turkish wheat flour in global wheat flour export ranged from 19.5 percent to 23.2 percent over the past  5 years. Türkiye has led the global wheat flour export market by a significant  margin. Additionally, Turkish wheat flour exports made up 4 percent of Sri Lanka’s total import in 2022.

The embassy wishes to emphasize that, while Turkish wheat flour reaches consumers in numerous countries worldwide, the government of Türkiye has not received any complaints concerning the quality or safety of the product to date.