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Unexpectedly dry weather conditions in Turkey between April and June in many regions led to lower wheat and barley production forecasts for MY 2021/22.

Turkey has a young population of 83.6 million people. The country is in a Customs Union with the EU and is the 20th largest economy in the world.

On June 25, Michael Conlon, Agricultural Counselor, and Sinem Duyum, Agricultural Specialist, attended an event at Kafkas University to celebrate the donation of 67 Beefmaster embryos to Turkey by the U.S. livestock industry.

A tender for 800 head of EU breeding bulls (400 head of Simmental, 200 head of Charolais, 200 head of Limousin) will be held on March 24, 2015.

A communique on the requirements for receiving the control document for the importation of bovine and ovine/caprine animals was published on January 29, 2015.

This report outlines specific requirements for food and agricultural products imports into Turkey.

Turkey published a new Retail Law in January 2015 which affects space allocations in shopping malls, an information system, and shelf fees.

An implementing procedure for the importation of feeder cattle was published on February 05, 2015.

Wheat production is increased 250,000 metric tons (MT) on stronger than expected durum yields in southeast Anatolia.