Investigation of the general structure of flour factories in Tekirdag

Thrace region of Turkey produces 9% of wheat production. However, wheat processing is a highly developed region in the flour and feed industry. a total of 21.5 million tonnes, while wheat production in Turkey is carried 1,940,565 tons of production in the Thrace region. Tekirdag with 4.11% share in the country and 882 674 tons of wheat production in Turkey is among the top 5 provinces. In this respect, it also contributes to technological developments in other regions of the country. Of the 37 flour mills operating in the Thrace region, 21 are operating in Tekirdağ. A face-to-face survey was conducted with all flour mills operating in the study.Th eaim of this study is to analyze the current situation of flour industry in Tekirdağ. Although flour industry is willing to follow technological innovations, it faces various problems in working capital and investment capital.The average installed capacity of the flour mills is 103 thousand tons. When the capacity used is examined, the average capacity is calculated as 43 thousand tons. Accordingly, a significant difference was found between the installed capacity and the capacityused. When the production type of the enterprises is examined, it is seen that 78% of the production is made for the domestic market. On the other hand, 90% of the financing sources of the enterprises are financed by own resources.In addition, face-to-facemulti-dimensionalscaling analysis was conducted with producers to examine how production and market strategies followed by flour industrialists and the problems encountered in the sector were perceived.