Turkey: The food crisis is at the door

Published 2022년 5월 29일

Tridge summary

Turkey is facing a challenging period with decreasing wheat production and potential issues in sugar production due to wrong policies in agriculture, insufficient fertilizer application, drought, and the Russia-Ukraine war. Wheat production is expected to continue to decline, as it decreased from 20.5 million tons in 2020 to 17.6 million tons last year, while consumption remains around 20 million tons per year. Turkey relied heavily on imports from Russia and Ukraine, but may need to find new sources as the war impacts imports and prices continue to rise. The current cost of imported wheat is several times the price paid for domestic wheat, leading to concerns about the sustainability of these costs and the need to find new sources and strategies to address these challenges.

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Original content

A difficult period awaits Turkey in sugar and flour due to wrong policies in agriculture. There is a decrease in wheat production due to insufficient fertilizer application and drought. The Russia-Ukraine war also made imports problematic. Concerns are increasing that there will be problems in domestic production in sugar in the 2022-2023 season. According to the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), wheat production in Turkey, which was 20 million 500 thousand tons in 2020, decreased to 17.6 million tons last year. However, Turkey's average wheat consumption is 20 million tons per year. In other words, production does not meet consumption. In addition, Turkey is among the important flour producer and exporter countries of the world. Last year, 3 million tons of flour was exported. Therefore, wheat is needed for the export of flour and pasta. Since domestic production was not sufficient, 9.7 million tons of wheat was imported in 2020 and 7.5 million tons in 2021. 66% ...

Source: Gidatarim