Turkey's Sunflower Seed Imports Maintain Soft Trend
PANAMA - Oct 29/24 - SNS -- At this point in this calendar year maintained their softer tone, with sunflower seed imports by Turkey plunged relative to the previous month in August, judging from trade data from Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT).
Imports for the month reached 1,823 metric tons (MT), down from 19,383 MT the previous month. This lifted imports so far during the calendar year to 218,529, down 67% last year.
The most recent trade statistics showed China was number one exporter, shipping 997 MT. Argentina was the second most important export origin selling 634 MT, followed by Bulgaria at 133 MT.
Turkey's Lentil Imports Record Improved Result
PANAMA - Oct 29/24 - SNS -- Imports of lentils for Turkey leapt relative to the previous month in August, recent data from Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) reports.
Total imports throughout the month reached 89,004 metric tons (MT), up 676% from the previous month's total of 11,470. So far imports have totalled 349,369 MT, down from 671,751 in the same period the last calendar year.
The most recent movement data revealed Canada was biggest origin, selling 65,343 MT. Russia was the second most important shipper shipping 10,948 MT, followed by Ukraine at 7,663 MT.