Although demand for Turkish wire rod in the international markets has increased slightly during the past week, it has failed to reach lively levels. Following the rises seen in import scrap quotations in Turkey, Turkish wire rod producers have increased their wire rod export offers by $40/mt week on week to $530-540/mt FOB due to higher production costs. Market sources report that Turkish wire rod mills have concluded sales of small tonnages to Israel and North Africa over the past week.