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This report outlines specific requirements for food and agricultural products that will be imported into Turkey.

This FAIRS Export Certificate Report for Turkey 2020 lists the major export certificates and other requirements expected by the Turkish government for food and agricultural products imports to Turkey.

Hot and dry weather in May and heavy rains in June caused slight yield and quality losses in wheat and barley in some regions.

The U.S.-Japan Organic Equivalency Arrangement will be extended to livestock products on July 16, 2020.

Turkey has a young population of 83 million people fueling consumption. The country is in a Customs Union with the EU and is the 19th largest economy in the world.

On July 7, 2020, Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA) published a list of 7 proposed geographical indications (GIs) for alcoholic beverages from the European Unions (EU).

Despite continuing challenges facing the Turkish livestock industry, the number of cattle in Turkey is estimated to grow 6 percent in 2020 to 18.1 million animals...

Japan has accepted the sanitary certificate issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for fresh oysters exported by eligible U.S. entities.

On July 3, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for Imazapyr, Tolpyralate and Oxolinic acid for various agricultural...

On July 7, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) published a list of 21 proposed geographical indications (GIs) for agricultural products from the European Union (EU).

In 2019, the total value of all retail food and beverage (F&B) sales in Japan fell 1.3 percent to ¥52,669 ($483.2 billion).

From July 1, 2020, Japan will require all retailers to charge a fee for the use of plastic shopping bags, with the exception of biodegradable plastic bags...