On June 15, 2015, the Unites States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service's (USDA-FAS) request for an extension of current certification requirements was granted. The Turkish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock informed USDA-FAS that the APHIS certificate currently used will continue to be valid throughout the granted three-month extension which is set to expire on October 1, 2015. If no extension or new agreement is reached in the meantime, no products with certificates dated after September 30, 2015 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 Mitch Bowling (mbowling@usdec.org) at (703) 528-3049.