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European olive oil exporters are looking for new markets as a potential tariff hike in the US could weaken their position compared to Turkey and Tunisia. While they are trying to expand their presence in Asia, particularly in India and China, experts say the slow adoption of olive oil in Asian cuisines will not offset

Adverse weather anomalies, in particular the prolonged drought in March, may reduce wheat production in Turkey in the new season. According to the forecast of the National Grain Council (UHK), this year's harvest will amount to no more than 18.65 million tons of wheat, although it was previously estimated at 20 million tons, - reports FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE. The reason for the decrease in yield was the dry weather in March, which was replaced in April by heavy rainfall and abnormally low air temperatures, which negatively affected the development of crops. According to the Anadolu Agency, despite unfavorable forecasts, Turkish farmers continue to expand the area sown with wheat, which has increased from 6.8 million hectares to 7.6 million hectares over the past three years. In a May report, USDA experts estimated Turkey's wheat production in the 2025/26 MY at 19 million tons, which would correspond to the current season's level and be 2 million tons below the 2023/24 MY figure.

According to information from the National Grain Council of Turkey (UHK), quoted by the Feedlot portal, the prospects for the new wheat harvest in our southern neighbor have significantly deteriorated as a result of “dry weather in March, followed by heavy rainfall and unusually low temperatures in April.” As a result of the unfavorable weather, the forecast for the wheat harvest has been lowered from 20 million tons to 18.65 million tons. At the “Pre-Harvest Grain Congress 2025” held in Madrid last month, organized by the National Grain Council, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ibrahim Yumakli stated in his speech at the congress: “World grain production will reach a new peak in the 2025-2026 marketing year. It is expected to reach 2.4 billion tons, which is an increase of 70 million tons compared to the previous year. Turkey is also one of the countries with the highest grain production potential. The product group with the largest planting area is grain. Our grain ...