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Turkey’s production of wheat, corn, barley and rice in MY 2022/23 are all forecast higher compared to the previous year.

On December 30, 2022, the Turkish Government published a Biosafety Decision to reapprove the import of a genetically engineered (GE) stacked corn event, NK603 X MON 810, for feed. In a separate government action, the single event MON 810 was canceled due to a recent court decision. With these latest changes, the total number of approved GE events remains at 36.

Turkiye is among the world’s leading economies and home to a young, mostly urban population of 85 million people. This dynamic has fueled the country’s rising demand for consumer-oriented agricultural products.

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

The Turkish government established a new Halal Accreditation Authority (HAK) on November 18, 2017.

Turkey produced 4.3 million MT of citrus, including orange, lemon, mandarin and grapefruit in MY 2016/17.

Infographic illustrating the state of U.S. tree nut exports which topped $7.4 billion in 2016.

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

Turkey’s soybean planted area estimate for MY 2017/18 is 22,000 hectares and production is projected at 85,000 MT, down due to the increase in cotton planting in the Cukurova Region.

The MY 2017/18 Turkish cotton planting estimate is up 18 percent to 470,000 hectares and production is up 23 percent to 870,000 MT (4 million bales).

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Office in Turkey organized a Forest Products Buyers Mission to the United States in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture....

The Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual Report for Turkey covers fresh apples, pears and grapes.