Turkey: Turkish Pulses Market Overview
Pulses production and planting area in Turkey have been declining for many years, especially in the last decade. However, the Government of Turkey increased supports for lentil production which led to an increase in lentil planting area in MY 2016. Post estimates Turkey’s marketing year (MY) 2015 production of lentils at 350,000 MT and forecasts MY 2016 production at 360,000 MT. Strong domestic demand and re-exports are the driving force for Turkish lentil imports. Turkish lentil importers suffered rejections of shipments due to detections of low level presence of biotech dust from other crops, such as canola.
