Turkey: Grain and Feed Update
Total wheat production for Turkey is forecast at 17.5 MMT in MY2016/17. Barley production in Turkey is forecast at 4.75 MMT in MY2016/17, down 35 percent from the MY2015/16 estimate. Wheat products export reached a historic high in MY2015/16. Especially unirrigated fields were hit by the drought weather condition. Turkey completed the lentil harvest in June 2016. Total lentil production is forecasted 350,000 MT.