The Chairman of the Kayseri Beet Growers Cooperative, Hüseyin Akay, has expressed concern over Turkey's low sugar prices leading to smuggling of sugar abroad. He highlighted that for the first time, international sugar prices are higher than in Turkey. Due to production issues and climate challenges, Turkey is not meeting its sugar quota, with a projected deficit of over 200 thousand tons. Akay is calling for increased support for beet production and farming, including seed and fertilizer subsidies, to address the decreased production and quota shortfall.