PULSES & BEYOND CEM BOGUSOGLU SWISS AEGEAN
because in countries with such large distances, the number one hassle after harvesting is storage. Compared to when I started, there have been big improvements; now you can see goods being transported two or three thousand kilometers via rail. You even see goods going from Kazakhstan to Turkey by rail or on trucks. It’s efficient because Turkey is traditionally a fresh food exporter to that region and now the trucks come back with grains and pulses. Is there a growing capacity for splitting and processing in Black Sea? I see more cleaning plants. Splitting is less active because there isn’t a tradition of splitting to consume. Also, Turkey has the biggest splitting capacity in the world and that expertise makes it more competitive. I’m sure there will be entrepreneurs looking to discover the potential of the value-added business, as they are doing
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