튀르키예 농업 및 식품 인사이트

In Küre Village of Söğüt district of Bilecik, the so-called 'Early' cherries were hit by agricultural frost. Bilecik, which is the second province in Türkiye where cherries are grown the earliest, has no cherry production this year.

In the 16th week, freight rates in the Azov-Black Sea region remain at the level of 20 dollars per ton for the shipment of 3,000 tons of wheat from Azov to the ports of the Sea of Marmara. Demand for Russian grain in both Turkey and the Mediterranean countries remains low, and the continuing strengthening of the ruble makes contracts less and less profitable for Russian farmers. Despite the opening of river navigation, an active flow of goods from the Russian river has not yet begun. There is no high demand for cabotage transportation. The rate of duty on wheat exports from Russia will increase from April 16 to 2,210.1 rubles per ton, the duty on barley will increase from 252.2 to 365.6 rubles per ton, and the duty on corn will increase to 1,374 rubles per ton.

In the Mut district of Mersin, where 90 percent of table apricots in Türkiye are produced, the agricultural frost was overcome lightly with approximately 30 percent loss.