Turkey: Oilseeds and Products Update
Marketing year (MY) 2014 sunflowerseed area and production is now estimated at 530,000 hectares and 1.2 million metric tons (MMT). Despite a significant decline in planting, the rainy season contributed to an increase in yields.
Sunflower seed meal imports almost doubled to 800,000 MT during MY 2013, and Post expects imports to continue at this level in MY 2014 due to abundant supplies in the region, increased domestic consumption, and the decline in alternative feed product imports such as distillers dried grains and solubles (DDGS) and corn gluten feed pellets (CGFP). Sun oil imports continued to be strong as well due to an increase in domestic consumption and strong exports to neighboring countries that Post expects to continue in MY 2014 as well.
