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MY 2016 sunflowerseed area and production are now estimated at 550,000 hectares and 1.2 million MT while planting area is up about ten percent, production was up about twenty percent...

Following the completion of the wheat harvest, Post has revised the wheat production forecast down to 17.25 MMT in MY 2016/17.

Depending on the location of orchards and regions, tree nut production was affected by the poor weather conditions, such as less rainfall compared to normal and previous-year values...

Turkish poultry production is expected to stagnate in 2016 because of export difficulties within the region and is expected to slightly increase in 2017.

Livestock numbers and red meat prices have been a critical issue for the current administration of the Turkish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL) as they try to address...

The market for organic goods in Turkey is small but growing. Most of the organic production in Turkey is intended for export, with the European Union as the largest export market.

MinFAL published the “List of Restricted Substances for Food Supplements” on January 22, 2016 on its website. Business operators must comply with this list by January 22, 2018.

The new implementation period for a law on poultry feeding which would impact the Turkish poultry sector was going to start on January 1, 2016, but it has now been postponed for one year.

Turkey has again delayed the implementation of a Product Verification Monitoring System (PVMS) for another year.

On January 1, 2016, the Government of Turkey (GOT) announced increases to special consumption taxes, which include taxes on alcohol and tobacco.

Russia announced on December 1 a ban on Turkish fruits, vegetables, and poultry.

The year 2015 has been a difficult one for Turkey's hotel, restaurant and institutions (HRI) sector due to political and economic instability.