Turkey: Grain and Feed Annual

Turkiye’s MY 2025/26 wheat and barley production, most of which are grown without irrigation, are projected to decline year-on-year due to limited rainfall during the fall and winter months and prospects of more dry weather. Rice production is also predicted lower year-over-year due to worries over dry weather conditions and concerns over the availability of irrigation water, especially in the key rice growing area in northwest part of Turkiye. On the other hand, corn production is projected to increase from last year due to strong domestic prices and based on the expectation that farmers in corn-growing parts of the country will have sufficient access to irrigation water. With water resources under increasing pressure, the Turkish government recently instituted a new crop production plan that is designed to boost national food security while conserving water resources. As this program is still very new, it is not expected to have a visible impact on grain production in MY 2025/26.