Turkey Cuts Lentil Duty
WASHINGTON - Nov 10/20 - SNS -- Turkey has reduced the import duty on red lentils and eliminated the duty on sunflower seed,.
With the change, imports duties on red lentils drop from 19.3% to 9% until further notice, while sunflower seed import duties will be zero until June 2021.
Commenting on the change, the U.S agricultural attache for the country said "(because of ) a serious increase in international commodity prices and the Turkish Lira's depreciation . . . . the cost of imported goods has been increasing in Turkey, which has had large effects on domestic food and feed prices as well."
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