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The MY 2018/19 Turkish cotton crop now estimated at 550,000 hectares and 920,000 MT (4.2 million bales).

The total cherry production forecast in Turkey in Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19 is 590,000 metric tons (MT), which is 70,000 MT more than the MY 2017/18 estimate.

Turkey reduced the import tariff on Brans under HS code 2302 from 5 percent to 0 percent according to a governmental decree.

Raisin production forecast in Turkey in MY 2018/19 is 295,000 MT, down slightly from MY 2017/18 due to quality issues from heavy rains during the late spring and summer in the Aegean region.

In MY 2015/16, yields were favorable in Turkey and the total production of citrus was 3.9 MMT. The sector expects that the yield in MY 2016/17 will follow the same upward trend as last year.

Despite the slowdown in the growth of the Turkish economy in general, the food retail sector is expected to grow eight percent annually. The total retail sector in Turkey reached US$214 billion...

Turkey published its Biosafety Law and implementing regulations in 2010. Ever since, this legislation has continued to disrupt Turkey’s agriculture and food sectors due to inharmonious procedures...

Turkey will start to implement a new subsidy program for agricultural products in 2017, the National Agriculture Project, which has an anticipated annual budget of nearly US$4 billion.