Turkey forecasts grain production to dip
Turkey’s cereals production in 2025 is projected to decline by 4.1% to 37.4 million tonnes, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute. Wheat output is expected to fall 5.8% to 19.6 million tonnes, with barley, rye, and oats also down. In contrast, corn production is forecast to rise 4.9% to 8.5 million tonnes. Sunflower output is set to grow 4.8%, while soybean production may drop 11%. Among pulses, chickpea, dry bean, and red lentil outputs are estimated at 605,000, 283,000, and 340,000 tonnes, respectively.
ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey’s cereals production in 2025 is estimated to fall 4.1% to 37.4 million tonnes compared to 2024, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute, which publishes data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
In its first 2025 crop production estimate published May 23, Turkey’s wheat production was estimated to be 19.6 million tonnes, down 5.8% from a year earlier.
Other major grain crops projected to fall were barley, 7.5 million tonnes, down 8%; rye, 243,000 tonnes, down 5.5%; and oats, 300,000 tonnes, down 23.1%.
Corn production is expected to buck this trend in 2025, jumping 4.9% to 8.5 million tonnes year on year.
Among oilseeds, sunflower production in 2025 is projected to increase 4.8% to 2.3 million tonnes, while soybeans are seen falling 11% to 160,000 tonnes.Within dry pulses, it was projected that chickpea, dry beans and red lentil production will be 605,000, 283,000 and 340,000 tonnes, respectively.
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Source : World Grain
