TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

April - 2020 Sugar beet production and planting area is forecast at 19.2 million metric tons (MMT) and 320,000 hectares (ha) in Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21, assuming favorable growing conditions similar to last year. The production quotas for MY 2020/21 were announced on December 25, 2019, which is identical to the amount allocated last year. The process of privatizing ten state-owned sugar factories has finished. Turkish confectionery products exports are increasing steadily. PRODUCTION... Sugar Beets Sugar beet production and planting area is forecast at 19.2 MMT and 320,000 ha in MY 2020/21, assuming favorable growing conditions in line with last year. The sugar beet production estimate is slightly lower than the previous MY due to a slightly decreased planting area. Although the sugar quota remains the same in MY 2020/21, some sugar beet producers in certain regions shifted to corn and other crops because of the complexities of selling sugar beets under the quota and better...

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that sugar beet production this year is expected to increase by 11.4 percent over 21 million tons in Turkey... According to a statement from the Ministry, sugar factories continue to work rapidly throughout the country, beet production is also increasing gradually. Beet production in Turkey is expected to exceed 21 million tons this year with an increase of 11.4 percent compared to last year. In the marketing year 2019-2020, an additional 1.5 million tons of sugar beets were produced within the scope of the quota, reducing starch-based sugar quotas to 2.5 percent. All sugar consumed across the country is produced by domestic and national sources. 95 percent of sugar production is obtained from beet by the way. In the marketing year 2019-2020, 97.5 percent of sugar is expected to be obtained from beets. Sugar beet production is planned by considering supply and demand balance in order to meet sugar needs. Contracts regulating ...