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According to a decision by the Ministry of Commerce, chicken meat exports, including whole chicken and its cuts, are limited to a maximum of 10,000 metric tons (MT) per month from May 1-December 31, 2024, and 80,000 MT in total by the end of the year.

It is expected that Türkiye will produce approximately 6.5 million metric tons (MMT) of citrus in MY 2023/24, 39 percent more than the previous season. However, yield increases have brought concurrent marketing and consumption issues.

The Ministry of Health is the competent authority for identifying principles, procedures, and enforcement related to health claims made on the labels, presentation, and advertising of foods and food supplements for the end consumer.

Sugar beet production and planting area is forecast at 20.5 MMT and 340,000 ha in MY 2019/20, assuming favorable growing conditions similar to last year.

The drought in Turkey has finally ended, with rainfall from October 2018 through February 2019 significantly higher than the previous two years.

Turkey's food sector is diverse and growing, although an economic downturn is affecting businesses across all sectors starting in the latter half of 2018.

Turkish cotton planting and production for Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 is projected to be about 540,000 hectares and 900,000 metric tons (4.13 million bales).