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The Turkish cotton crop for MY 2019/20 is now estimated at 590,000 hectares and 800,000 MT (3.6 million bales).

Marketing Year 2019/20 is forecast to be a better year for fresh deciduous fruits in general with pear and table grape production increasing, while apple production remains stable.

Turkey has a modern and developed food processing industry which represents 16 percent of all manufacturing in the country.

Turkey’s sugar beet planted area is expected to increase by 3 percent to 340,000 hectares (ha) in MY 2018/19, due to the slightly increased quota for sugar production.

Turkey’s wheat production for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast at 19.3 MMT, which is slightly lower compared to the previous year due to decreased planting area.

Turkey has revised its livestock genetics import requirements for 2018 and this year has focused on simplifying the import process.