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Unexpectedly dry weather conditions in Turkey between April and June in many regions led to lower wheat and barley production forecasts for MY 2021/22.

Turkey has a young population of 83.6 million people. The country is in a Customs Union with the EU and is the 20th largest economy in the world.

On June 25, Michael Conlon, Agricultural Counselor, and Sinem Duyum, Agricultural Specialist, attended an event at Kafkas University to celebrate the donation of 67 Beefmaster embryos to Turkey by the U.S. livestock industry.

On May 6, 2020, the Turkish Government published Biosafety Decisions on production of three enzymes using Aspergillus oryzae improved by modern biotechnological methods, for industrial usage purposes.

As Turkey implements measures to combat Covid-19, the food and agricultural sector has faced challenges as well.