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Food inflation in Turkey is the highest it has been in decades. Average food prices in May were up 92 percent from a year ago. One of the leading reasons behind higher food prices is the rising cost of on-farm inputs, such as fuel, fertilizer, and feed.

This report outlines specific requirements for food and agricultural products to be imported into Turkey and was prepared by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Office of Agricultural Affairs in Ankara, Turkey for U.S. exporters of food and agricultural products.

This 2022 Food and Agriculture Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Export Certificate Report for Turkey lists the major export certificates and other requirements expected by the Turkish government for food and agricultural products imports to Turkey.

Turkey’s citrus production for MY 2021/22 is forecasted up year-over-year in large part due to improved weather conditions compared to the previous year’s hot weather. While production is up, growers are seeing profit margins shrink as input costs, such as fuel and fertilizer, increase at a faster clip than farm gate prices.

MY 2015 sunflower seed area and production are now estimated at 505,000 hectares and 1 MMT, respectively.

In 2015, weather conditions were better than the previous year despite a spring frost which occurred in late April 2015.

Turkey is forecast to produce 2.3 million metric tons (MMT) of sugar in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 from a planted area of 300,000 hectares.

In June 2013, the Government of Turkey (GOT) enacted sweeping legislation to amend its existing alcohol laws.