The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) has informed the U.S. Dairy Export Council that Turkey has granted a market access extension to allow for additional time to negotiate health certification language.

The Turkish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock informed USDA-FAS that the APHIS certificate currently used will continue to be valid through April 1, 2016. If an extension or new agreement is not reached in the meantime, no products with certificates dated after April 1, 2016, will be allowed entrance into Turkey.

USDEC will continue to monitor the situation and keep our membership updated. If you have any questions, please contact Matt McKnight (mmcknight@usdec.org) or Sandra Benson (sbenson@usdec.org) at 703-528-3049.