29.05.2018 Malatya
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that a very important step was taken in terms of storage of apricots in healthy conditions in the speech he made at the Malatya Commodity Exchange Dried Apricot Licensed Warehouse Signature and Award Ceremony.
Malatya Commodity Exchange Market Dried Apricot Licensed Warehousing
Signature and Award Ceremony, hosted by Malatya Commodity Exchange President
Ramazan Özcan and attended by Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkci,
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TESK President Bendevi Palandöken,
Malatya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chair Oğuzhan Ata Sadıkoğlu was held
with the participation the chairpersons of the chambers and exchanges of the
province and districts.
Speaking at the opening of the signing ceremony, TOBB President
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that a very important work was signed with licensed
warehousing and said that it would be possible to work under healthier
conditions. Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Turkey's most intelligent people come from
Malatya showed mişmiş as its source. Pointing out that Malatya has an important
place among those who governed Turkey for the last 50 years Hisarcıklıoğlu gave
İsmet İnönü, Turgut Özal, TESK President with Bendevi Palandöken and Customs
and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkçi as examples originating from Malatya.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Minister Tüfenkci has contributed greatly to licensed
warehouses becoming a reality and thanked TMO, Lidaş and all of their employees
for their contributions.
- Customs and Trade Minister
Bülent Tüfenkci
Customs and Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkci said in his speech, “Started
with 20,000 tons in 2011, licensed warehousing system has reached a capacity of
1,838,200 tons.”
Tüfenkci noted the importance of licensed warehouses and said, “We gave
permission for 123 companies to build licensed warehouses as the Ministry of
Customs and Commerce to date. Started with 20,000 tons in 2011, licensed
warehousing system has reached a capacity of 1,838,200 tons. We started with
licensed storage of wheat now there is a wide variety of goods kept in licensed
warehouses including olives, cotton, pistachio nuts, apricot. Licensed
warehouses in agricultural trade are very important, so we continue to work
with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock to increase our licensed
warehouse capacity.”
- “Product Specialized Exchanges
are coming”
Tüfenkçi reported that Malatya boasts not only apricot licensed storage
capacity but cereals as well, “Today we will sign a licensed warehouse protocol
regarding apricots, and hopefully we will lay its foundations in a short time,
too. Next week we will have completed the establishment of Turkey Product
Specialized Exchange. This way, you will be able to electronically trade goods
on the Product Specialized Exchange.”
Following the ceremony, Malatya’s top exporting companies were presented
with success and appreciation awards.