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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that the production and import of an additional nine active substances which are used in the production of plant protection products will be banned..

In Turkey, feed costs are still the biggest concern for livestock businesses, accounting for 80 percent of total expenditures.

The total cherry production forecast in Turkey in Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 is 918,000 metric tons (MT), which is 72,000 MT more than MY 2019/20.

In MY 2020/21, Turkish sultana raisin production is expected to decrease to 280,000 MT from a planted area of 74,000 hectare (ha) due to lower yields expectations in some regions...

In MY 2015/16, yields were favorable in Turkey and the total production of citrus was 3.9 MMT. The sector expects that the yield in MY 2016/17 will follow the same upward trend as last year.

Despite the slowdown in the growth of the Turkish economy in general, the food retail sector is expected to grow eight percent annually. The total retail sector in Turkey reached US$214 billion...

Turkey published its Biosafety Law and implementing regulations in 2010. Ever since, this legislation has continued to disrupt Turkey’s agriculture and food sectors due to inharmonious procedures...

Turkey will start to implement a new subsidy program for agricultural products in 2017, the National Agriculture Project, which has an anticipated annual budget of nearly US$4 billion.