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Türkiye’s Biosafety Law continues to threaten imports and imposes a heavy financial burden on the country’s agri-food sector. The number of approved of genetically engineered (GE) events remains arbitrarily fixed at 36 and only includes traits in corn and soy for feed use. There are no approvals for food use due to public sensitivities about the technology.

Turkiye’s commercial apple production in MY 2024/25 is forecast to fall to a five-year low because of unusually dry and warmer weather conditions, which growers say is caused by climate change.

Amid economic headwinds, Turkiye's retail food sector continues to grow, fueled by a young population of 85 million and a rising middle class. The sector is predominantly made up of domestic discount chains, and most of the food on store shelves is produced locally.

Turkey has a modern and developed food processing industry which represents 16 percent of all manufacturing in the country.

Turkey’s sugar beet planted area is expected to increase by 3 percent to 340,000 hectares (ha) in MY 2018/19, due to the slightly increased quota for sugar production.

Turkey’s wheat production for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast at 19.3 MMT, which is slightly lower compared to the previous year due to decreased planting area.

Turkey has revised its livestock genetics import requirements for 2018 and this year has focused on simplifying the import process.