In the letter received from the Trade Department of the General Directorate of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO); it is stated that their corn stocks have been offered for sale to users; poultry breeders (white meat and egg sectors), semolina and feed factories on the basis of actual consumption (1 month) against cash payment as of 02 June 2026.
Applications for corn sales will be made through the TMO Electronic Purchase and Sales Platform (ELASP) for ELÜS + TMO Warehouses (Domestic and Imported).
Payments for corn will be made in cash and credit card payments will not be accepted.
Of the stocks offered for sale, only;
- 6 thousand tons of imported corn held in the stocks of the Sakarya Regional Directorate will be sold freely without distinction between individuals and organizations against cash payment and/or a single credit card payment at the cash price (via Ziraat Bank POS terminals and credit cards issued by all banks) (applications will be made to the Regional Directorates where the stocks are located.)
- Approximately 2 thousand tons of domestic corn from the 2023 harvest held in TMO warehouses of the Mardin Regional Directorate will be sold freely against cash payment without distinction between individuals and organizations, (applications will be made to the Regional Directorates where the stocks are located.)
- Approximately 300 Tons of ELÜS corn held in Azim Lidaş warehouses within the hinterland of the Mardin Regional Directorate will be sold freely on the trading board through TÜRİB.
Hinterland restrictions will apply to companies applying for imported corn. Following the announcement of allocation results, purchasing companies shall confirm their delivery schedules with the TMO Port Regional Directorates without delay, deposit the product payment and arrange vehicle logistics. For imported corn, the allocations of companies that have deposited the product payment but fail to collect their products within the delivery date range determined by the TMO Regional Directorates will be canceled and the product payments will be refunded.
No corn sales will be made to the starch sector, crushers, rollers and flake producers.
Integrated companies (operating in both the feed and poultry sectors) shall select either the feed factory or the poultry sector when applying for corn sales.
All applicant companies will be required to submit an activity certificate dated 15 May 2026 or later, approved by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry to which they are affiliated, demonstrating that they are currently operating.
Since corn sales will be based on actual consumption, semolina and feed factories will be required to submit their 2025 actual consumption certificate, electricity consumption for the same year and an installed capacity report (whose validity period has not expired).
Poultry breeders requesting corn will be required to submit an establishment registration certificate obtained from the Provincial/District Directorates of Agriculture and Forestry, dated 15 May 2026 or later, indicating the number of animals (number of heads and species). Poultry house live capacity figures will not be taken into account and calculations will be based on the actual number of animals.
The authenticity of the requested documents will be verified with the individuals and organizations issuing the documents.
In sales; if applicants are found to have committed forgery or irregularities in the documents requested from them by the Organization (TMO), they will be prohibited from its sales for 2 (two) years.
The payment, final delivery, request collection and settlement dates for the corn stocks offered for sale are specified below.
- Corn Sale (ELÜS + TMO Warehouses (Domestic and Imported) (Application ELASP)
Platform Request Collection Date: 02-08 June 2026 (inclusive) (Request Collection Closing Time 17.00)
TÜRİB Settlement Final Transaction Date (ELÜS): 22 June 2026 (inclusive)
Final Payment Date: 22 June 2026 (inclusive)
Final Product Delivery Date: 30 June 2026 (inclusive)
Final Imported Corn Delivery Date: To be determined by the TMO Port Regional Directorates.
Those applying for ELÜS stocks must complete their account opening procedures and memberships both on the TMO Electronic Purchase and Sales Platform (ELASP). and with Product Market Intermediary Institutions (ÜPAK).
ELÜS stocks to be allocated through the TMO Electronic Purchase and Sales Platform will be sent to TÜRİB for settlement. Since the TÜRİB ELÜS market has transitioned to an intermediated system, buyers must conduct their transactions through the Product Market Intermediary Institution (ÜPAK) where they have opened an account and the full product amount must be available in their investment account at the time of settlement in ELÜS sales.
Detailed information regarding the sales principles can be accessed at www.tmo.gov.tr.
Kind regards,
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