Turkey: We are ranked 5th in the world and 4th in Europe in sugar beet production

Published Nov 6, 2024

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The article highlights Turkey's prominent position in global sugar beet production, ranking 5th worldwide and 4th in Europe, with significant production in provinces like Konya and Yozgat. Despite a record production of 25 million tons in 2023, the number of sugar beet farmers has decreased by nearly 20% over the past decade, and production is expected to drop by 8.9% in 2024. Concurrently, per capita sugar consumption rose by 9.4% from 2021 to 2022, driven by Turkey's growing population and tourism, reducing the sugar sufficiency rate to 91.1. The article underscores the strategic importance of sugar production, advocating for technological advancements, fair pricing for sugar beet, and investments to support the sector, which is vital for farmers, factory workers, and consumers.

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Coming to Aksaray to participate in the beet harvest, Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Turkish Chambers of Agriculture (TZOB), stated that Turkey has an important place in beet production and said, “Our country has an important position among the countries that produce sugar from beets with a 6.6 percent share in world beet sugar production. It ranks 5th in the world and 4th in Europe.” TZOB Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar participated in the sugar beet harvest in Aksaray. Bayraktar, who met with the producers and received information about the studies, provided information about beet production. Stating that Turkey is at an important point in beet production in the country, Bayraktar said, “Beet and sugar production is a production branch that has strategic importance in social and economic life all over the world with its features such as high added value, providing high employment opportunities, its role in the development of other agricultural products and animal husbandry, ...

Source: Iha