Statistics Institute

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.