An Israel trade delegation which spent some weeks here trying to purchase Turkish products has left after a not too fruitful visit.
The Israelis found that Turkish prices for some products are higher than the world price and that some other items are in short supply and cannot be exported by the Turks. The Israelis indicated before they left that if prices come down to a level with world prices on some Turkish items Israel will purchase.
Since Israel is about $1,000,000 ahead in current trade with Turkey, it must find more products to buy from the Turks if it hopes to sell them more. Under the present clearing arrangement, neither country may fall behind more than $1,500,000 in an exchange of goods.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
