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President of the Turkish Bakers' Federation Halil İbrahim Balcı said, "We are delivering a pleasing piece of news for the year 2026, there is no change in the price of bread yet. We will decide what will happen in the most reasonable way by having a meeting with the relevant ministry afterwards."

The hazelnut harvest in Turkey, the main exporter of these nuts globally, has sharply declined this year, with expert estimates indicating a drop of 100,000-200,000 tons compared to usual amounts to below 500,000 tons, reported the online publication FreshPlaza. The decline is due to spring frosts in Turkey and Eastern European countries. According to José Gutiérrez Fernández, an analyst at S&P Global Energy, the average price of 11-13 millimeter caliber hazelnuts in October rose to about $18 per kilogram, which is twice their value from last year. The expected low quality of some of the harvest further increases the prices of premium batches. This affects markets worldwide, as Turkey has for decades provided over 70 percent of the supply. In this tense balance, some Turkish producers succumbed to the temptation to mix new crop hazelnuts with old stocks, which is prohibited. However, this strained relations with Italian chocolate and confectionery manufacturer Ferrero, the world's ...

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in 2025 the gross wheat harvest in the country decreased by 13.7% compared to the previous year to 17.9 million tons. Meanwhile, barley production decreased by 25.9% to 6.0 million tons, and corn production decreased by 4.9% to 8.5 million tons. Due to the poor harvest, Turkey is forced to increase grain imports. Thus, in the first 4 months of the current season, the country imported 1432.3 thousand tons of wheat, which is 28% higher than the corresponding figure last year.