The Turkish government has decided to suspend the export of lemons to other countries, including Ukraine, from April 8. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Turkish website Dogus.
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According to a statement by the Turkish Ministry of Trade, the reason was unfavorable weather in citrus growing areas. Some parts of Turkey experienced cold weather, with frosts in some places. Therefore, in order to maintain the balance of demand in the domestic market of Turkey, it was decided to suspend the export of these citrus fruits.
The country's Ministry of Trade also stated that they are using "foreign trade policy instruments" to protect the production of Turkish products from negative factors, including speculative price increases.
Let us remind you
The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine stated that the new US tariffs may provoke a global trade war.
