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Turkey has a young population of 84 million people fueling consumption of consumer-oriented agricultural products. The country is in a Customs Union with the EU and is the 20th largest economy in the world and the 7th largest agricultural producer.

Algeria’s 2019 economic development strategy promotes projects that require processing to support the processing industry.

In MY 2021/22, the orange yield is forecast to increase 40 percent to 1.82 million metric tons (MMT) due to favorable rainy weather conditions in March and April 2021. The input costs for items such as fertilizer, fuel, and pesticides are still considered too high while farm gate prices are too low to compensate for the high production costs.

The Turkish cotton crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 is forecast at 450,000 hectares and 825,000 metric tons (MT; 3.79 million bales). Cotton consumption is expected to be 1,850,000 MT (8.50 million bales) for the same MY.

The Ministry of Agriculture’s December 24, 2020, decree prevents agricultural genetically engineered product development, commercialization and import into Algeria. FAS Algiers continues to support biotechnology researchers through the Borlaug scientific exchange program.

Turkey published its Biosafety Law and implementing regulations in 2010. This legislation has continued to disrupt trade and Turkey’s domestic agriculture and food sectors.

The apple production for Turkey in Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 is expected to be 4.28 million metric tons (MMT), slightly less than the 4.3 MMT of apple production in MY 2020/2021 due to frost damage in some regions in late May. Total pear production...

Improving domestic dairy production to reduce reliance on imports remains a priority of the government of Algeria.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a very negative impact on the Turkish consumer food service industry in 2020, with a strong decline in sales and widespread outlet closures seen throughout the industry.

Turkey's Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 wheat production estimate is lowered slightly to 16.25 million metric tons (MMT), while barley production is further lowered to 4.5 MMT.

Due to insufficient rain, Algerian grain production in 2021/22 declined by 38 percent. As a result, grain imports are predicted to increase. While Algeria relies primarily on European wheat, German wheat is making gains at the expense of French wheat.

Turkey’s sugar beet production is forecast at 19.5 MMT in MY 2021/22 and is expected to result in 2.8 MMT of sugar.