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The 3rd Financing for Development (FfD) Conference established the development financing framework for the post-2015 development agenda.

Wheat production is forecast at 19.5 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2015 because of high yields, especially in Central Anatolia.

On July 16, 2015, the Official Gazette published the Biosafety Board Decisions on genetically engineered feed imports.

Fueled by increasing disposable income levels and a strong consumer demand, the Turkish food retail sector reached US$ 121 billion in 2014.

Turkey expected to benefit when Russia implemented an agricultural trade ban against the United States, Canada, European Union, Australia, and Norway in August 2014.

African leaders launched the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) at the June 2015 African Union summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The target date for finishing CFTA negotiations is 2017.

Turkish soybean area and production for MY 2015 are estimated at 25,000 hectares and 90,000 MT, respectively.