Turkey: Oilseeds and Products Update
Turkish soybean area and production for MY 2016 is now estimated about 30,000 hectares and 100,000 MT. Adverse weather conditions have been reported to have affected yields. Turkey imported 2.28MMT soybeans during MY 2015, of which Ukraine was the leading supplier with 838,000 MT and United States with 402,000 MT. Turkey also imported a total of 592,000 MT soymeal during the MY 2015, of which Argentina supplied 369,000 MT and 72,000 MT were U.S. soymeal.
