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It is an ‘on-year’ for pistachios for Turkey; consequently a high amount of production is anticipated for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21.

The Turkish cotton crop for MY 2020/21 is now estimated at 350,000 hectares and 615,000 MT (2.825 million bales). Low yields, unattractive cotton prices, inflated costs...

Despite the rapidly growing demand for chicken meat in Turkey, in 2021, chicken meat production is expected to increase only 5 percent compared to 2020, less than industry expectations.

Turkish soybean area for MY 2018/19 is about 26,000 hectares and production is 100,000 MT, lower due to increases in cotton planting in recent years.

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.

In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Turkey’s total apple crop is expected to increase to three million metric tons (MMT) and the pear crop to 450,000 MT due to favorable weather conditions....

For marketing year (MY) 2018/19, wheat production is forecast at 18.75 million metric tons (MMT), barley production at 6.4 MMT, corn production at 5.5 MMT, and paddy rice production at 910,000 MT.

There has been an increase in incoming tourists in 2017 compared to 2016 when there were several security problems.

The Turkish cotton crop for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is now estimated at 560,000 hectares and 920,000 metric tons - MT (4.2 million bales).

Turkey’s Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19 sunflowerseed area and production is estimated at 750,000 hectares and 1.6 million MT, of which 1.45 million MT is oilseed.

Turkey’s pistachio harvest is expected to reach record high levels for the Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19.

Turkey’s imports of feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, breeding cattle and meat increased in 2017 and are continuing in 2018.