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Turkey has removed most of the technical barriers on importation of genetic materials for animal breeding.

It is "off-year" for pistachios in Turkey therefore low amount of pistachio production is expected.

Tourism continued to recover in 2018 from the low hit in 2016 when domestic and geopolitical security issues nearly halted tourism.

Turkey’s Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 sunflowerseed area and production is estimated at 730,000 hectares (Ha) and 1.66 million metric tons (MMT), of which 1.5 MMT is for use as oilseeds.

The Turkish cotton crop for MY 2019/20 is now estimated at 570,000 hectares and 900,000 MT (4.1 million bales).

In 2020, chicken meat production in Turkey is expected to grow 3 percent to 2.45 million MT.

The total cherry production forecast in Turkey in Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 is 865,000 metric tons (MT), which is 41,000 MT more than MY 2018/19.

Raisin production forecast in Turkey for marketing year (MY) 2019/20 is 310,000 metric tons (MT), up from MY 2017/18 due to favorable weather conditions in the Aegean region.

This report outlines specific requirements for food and agricultural products imports to Turkey.

Unexpectedly dry weather conditions in Turkey between April and June in many regions led to slightly lower wheat and barley production forecasts for MY 2019/20.

This FAIRS Export Certificate Report for Turkey 2019 lists the major export certificates and other requirements expected by the Turkish government for food and agricultural products imports to Turkey.

The Republic of Turkey has a young population of 82 million people fueling consumption.