Turkey: Grain and Feed Update

For marketing year (MY) 2025/26, Turkiye’s production of wheat and barley, most of which are dry farmed, is forecast lower year-over-year because of drier-than-normal weather conditions. Similarly, rice production is projected lower because of water limitations, especially in the northwestern Marmara region, where a significant amount of the country’s rice crop is grown. In contrast, corn production, which is less impacted by the dry weather because most of the crop has access to irrigation, is forecast higher year-to-year as farmers are expected to expand plantings in response to strong prices. Imports of wheat and barley in MY 2025/26 are expected to surge to fill the shortfall in domestic production. Meantime, Turkish flour exporters hope to regain market share lost the prior marketing year after the government limited wheat imports.