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Turkey’s pasta exports rose 13.8% in the first nine months of 2026
Turkey’s pasta exports rose 13.8% in January–September 2026 compared with the same months a year earlier.
The country exported 1.274 million tonnes of pasta, worth $756.6 million.
Somalia was Turkey’s largest export market, buying $123.8 million worth, followed by Ghana and Iraq.
Turkey’s production capacity has grown from about three million tonnes to four million tonnes after new investment and expansions.
Global pasta production reached 17.6 million tonnes in 2025, with the European Union accounting for the largest share.
The global pasta market is estimated at about $79 billion in 2026 and is forecast to reach $120.13 billion by 2034, as demand for convenient foods and Western-style diets grows.
World Pasta Day will be hosted in Parma, Italy, this year, on 25 October.
Turkey exported $756.6 million worth of pasta in the first nine months of 2026, up 13.8% from the same period a year earlier.
Exports totaled 1.274 million tonnes, according to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly.
Somalia was Turkey’s largest pasta export market, with sales rising 80.8% to $123.8 million.
Ghana and Iraq were the next-largest markets, with exports worth $71.64 million and $64.86 million.
Turkey’s pasta production capacity rose from about 3 million tonnes to 4 million tonnes after new investments and capacity expansions.
- Who
- Turkey’s pasta industry and exporters.
- What
- Pasta exports rose 13.8% to $756.6 million in January-September 2026.
- When
- January-September 2026, compared with the same period in 2025.
- Where
- Turkey; Somalia was its largest export market.
- Why
- Not stated
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Turkey’s pasta exports reached $756.6 million, up 13.8% from the same period a year earlier.
- Export value
- $756.6 million in January-September 2026
- Export growth
- 13.8% year-on-year
- Export volume
- 1.274 million tonnes
- Largest market
- Somalia, $123.8 million
- Production capacity
- 4 million tonnes
- Next-largest markets
- Ghana, $71.64 million; Iraq, $64.86 million
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