Turkey: Sugar Semi-annual
Turkey is forecast to produce 2.3 million metric tons (MMT) of sugar in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 from a planted area of 300,000 hectares. Turkey’s total sugar quota (beet sugar plus starch based sugar) is announced as 2,612,500 MT for MY 2015/16. The beet sugar quota is announced at 2,362,500 MT for MY 2015/16, a slight increase from the 2,327,500 MT quota for MY 2014/15 and the production is expected to meet this quota.
