Turkey: Cotton and Products Annual

Türkiye’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2025/26 is forecast to decrease to 760,000 metric tons (MT; 3.6 million bales), based on the assumption that cotton prices will remain stagnant and orders to Turkish ready-to-wear apparel producers will remain lower than normal. Cotton farmers were unable to make adequate profits in recent MY's to cover rising input costs. In MY 2025/26, Turkish cotton consumption is expected to decrease to 1.45 million MT (6.66 million bales) due to lower demand from end consumers of ready-to-wear-garments in western markets and a decrease in garment orders due to high costs of production in the country. Cotton imports in MY 2025/26 are forecast to be 825,000 MT (3.79 million bales), with the United States losing its top spot as Turkiye's supplier of cotton as imports shift to Brazil due to lower prices.