Wheat

PM: Turkey to establish specialized commodity exchange soon

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has vowed Turkey will soon launch a specialized commodity exchange, adding that the warehousing responsibilities of Turkey's Grain Office (TMO) would be transferred to the private sector gradually and the office would play a watchdog role in regulating prices. 

Turkey sees record high wheat production levels but keeps importing due to low quality

Turkey's wheat production hit a record high of 23 million tons this year after a drought year. Despite a dramatic rise in output, the country has kept importing wheat as the locally produced wheat is of low quality due to unproductive seeds. The productivity level can be increased through certified seeds, according to sector players. 

Enough wheat in 2015

BELGRADE - The sowing of wheat in Serbia was carried out on an area of between 500,000 and 550,000 hectares and at the level of the last year's average, Tanjug was told by Nenad Budimovic, secretary of the Agriculture Committee of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.

Turkey’s 2014 wheat, barley production falls

Turkey’s grain production fell in 2014, official figures showed yesterday, hit by the Middle East’s driest weather in more than a decade, forcing the country to raise its grain imports.

Wheat production was down by 13.8 percent to 19 million tons while barley production was at 6.3 million tons, down more than 20 percent from 2013, the Statistics Institute (TÜİK) said.

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