Turkish Grain Board (TMO) is taking measures to prevent supply shortages at supermarkets during the Coronavirus crisis.

Ahmet Guldal, General Manager and CEO of the Turkish Grain Board conducted a video conference with representatives from flour, pasta, and bulgur sectors. Guldal made a short statement via his Twitter account. According to the statement, recent developments were assessed during the meeting. “We always stand by with business stakeholders and consumers. Turkish Grain Board will continue to supply raw materials to the food sector,” Guldal pledged. Turkish customers had rushed to the supermarkets to buy flour, pasta, pulses, and bulgur during the first days of the Coronavirus pandemic. Panic buying had created concerns if supplies are enough for domestic consumption. As a result, the Turkish Grain Board decided to closely monitor the market. The video meeting was attended by flour industrialists association representatives; Mesut Cakmak of South Eastern Anatolia Flour Industrialists, Ali Ihsan Ozkasikci of Anatolia Flour Industrialists, Veysi Duyan of Dicle Flour Industrialists, Bekir Bagis of Cukurova Flour Industrialists, Selcuk Aydinalp of Central Anatolia Flour Industrialists, Ahmet Ergin Okandeniz of Marmara Flour Industrialists as well as Abdulkadir Külahcıoglu of Turkish Pasta Industrialist, Eren Günhan Ulusoy of TUSAF, Nihat Uysallı Flour Industrialists and Manufacturers, Faysal Sun of Mardin Bulgur Producers, and Kamil Adem of Ulusoy Flour. CEO Ahmet Guldal was accompanied by his deputy Muharrem Akyaka at the meeting.