Pasta

The demand for pasta in Turkey has increased by 20 percent amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Turks consuming some 8 kilos of pasta annually, according to a survey released by the Turkish Pasta Industrialists' Association.

With this rate, Turkey sat in eighth place on the list of countries consuming pasta in 2021.

During the pandemic caused by COVID-19, Bulgarians eat more fruits at the expense of bread, pasta, processed meat and sugar. This is according to the data from a survey on consumption of staple food products for the fourth quarter of 2020, provided by the National Statistical Institute, BGNES reported.

Turkey delivered 400 aid packages to needy families in the Venezuelan capital Caracas during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Turkish officials said on May 24.

Turkey's state-run aid agency on May 8 distributed food packages and hygiene kits among 180 refugee families in Tunisia.

The aid was distributed by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) in cooperation with the Tunisian Union of Social Solidarity (UTSS).

One in two households in Greece have stocked up on basic food commodities, such as pasta and rice, to last over two to three weeks, while one in five have bought enough disinfectants for more than a month, according to a survey by the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA).

It appears Greek consumers will have rice and pasta in their pantries for several months to come, while supermarket data on the sale of flour suggests they are preparing to start baking their own bread. At the same time, sales of antiseptic tissues rose about eightfold in the week when the first coronavirus cases were reported in Greece, which explains the recent shortage.

The price of surgical masks and other commodities that have come in high demand as a result of the coronavirus outbreak will be put under the scrutiny by the Competition Commission to prevent profiteering.
Apart from masks, the products being monitored, according to the watchdog, include disinfectants, long-life milk, rice and pasta.

The United States will impose new tariffs of 25% on European goods for $ 7.5 billion. They will enter into force on October 18 and are a response to European subsidies for the Airbus airlines.

Local pasta manufacturers have enjoyed strong external demand for their products this year as their exports rose 9 percent to $252 million in the first five months of 2019.

The suitors of Greek food company Minerva are a leading pasta producer, the world's number 1 producer of stuffed vine leaves, and a fund that has invested in many local companies.