Dry weather cuts Turkey’s wheat, barley output for 2025-26: USDA

thanks to irrigation coverage. Wheat production down, but quality remains high FAS forecasts Turkey’s wheat production at 16.3 million tonnes, a decline of 15% from the previous season. Despite the smaller crop, quality is reported to be high. As a result, more of the available wheat is expected to move into the milling sector. “In other words, most of the wheat produced will go for milling, meaning there will be less for animal feed,” the FAS said. Of the total crop, about 3.5 million tonnes is expected to be durum wheat, used mainly in pasta production for both local consumption and export markets. Lower output will drive wheat imports to nearly 7.3 million tonnes, more than double last year’s volume. While elevated, the figure aligns with Turkey’s average import range over the past decade. Around two-thirds of these imports will be processed into flour and pasta for export, with the rest destined for domestic manufacturing of flour and various wheat-based products. Imports ...