13.08.2022 Kırklareli
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the opening ceremony of the slaughterhouse and cold storage at the Kırklareli Live Animal Exchange built by the Kırklareli Commodity Exchange.
TOBB President
Hisarcıklıoğlu, who made a speech at the ceremony hosted by Kırklareli
Commodity Exchange President Turhan Altıntel, thanked Kırklareli, one of the
important centers of animal husbandry in Thrace, and the President of the
Commodity Exchange Altıntel, who won this work.
Stating that Kırklareli
Commodity Exchange is one of the exemplary commodity exchanges, Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “It offers the best service to producers and members they need. Already
accredited exchange. In other words, it is documented that it offers you 5-star
service. We are working together with Turhan President at TOBB in Ankara. He is
under the management of the UMAT company, which was founded in 1937 on the
instructions of our Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. We benefit from his
knowledge and experience there as well.”
- Life depends on
agriculture and animal husbandry
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated
that as TOBB, they have taken important steps for the development of the
country's agricultural markets and will continue to do so, and said, “We have
implemented TMO-TOBB LİDAŞ in order to store agricultural products safely.
Thus, by taking the first step in our country, we pioneered the increase of
licensed warehouse investments of the private sector. We have invested in a
warehouse of 60,000 tons in Babaeski. Thanks to the licensed warehouse, in
addition to security storage, we have facilitated the access of producers to
finance and ensured that industrialists can easily access raw materials. On top
of the system that forms the basis of the licensed warehouse, we established
TÜRİB – Product Specialized Exchange. Thus, in agricultural products, we
started the commodity exchange. Now, we ensure that the prices of the products
we produce are determined in a healthier way. Let us always keep in mind that
agriculture and animal husbandry are sectors that will never lose their
importance. We have to consume in order to live, and the agriculture and
livestock sector will meet this. Look, the world's population has become 8
billion, and the middle class in the world is growing more and more every day.
The older it gets, the more it consumes. On the other hand, we have seen the
importance of being a self-sufficient country during the pandemic period. That
is why the work you do here is strategically important. We can never neglect
agriculture and animal husbandry. On the other hand, our costs have increased
considerably in the recent period. We are meeting with our relevant ministers
to take measures on these issues. Together, Allah willing, we will overcome
this turbulent period.”