The US expects a significant decline in wheat and barley harvests in Turkey

This year in Turkey, weaker wheat and barley harvests are expected due to drier-than-usual weather, which will necessitate increased imports to meet domestic market demand, according to a report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Wheat production is forecast to decrease by 15% compared to last year to 16.3 million tons, with minimal expansion of sown areas unable to compensate for the decline in yields, the service's analysts emphasize. "Production may shrink even further depending on the scale of drought damage. Specifically, in the main wheat production regions, insufficient rainfall occurred, winter temperatures were above normal, and unexpected spring frosts are expected to reduce wheat yields by 15-30% compared to last year," they predict. The service's expectations for Turkey's barley harvest are even more pessimistic – a 28% decline compared to last year to around 5.1 million tons. Considering the expected production contraction, they have raised their forecast for ...