FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 10/00 - TURKEY (18 September)
Output of the 2000 wheat crop is estimated at 19 million tonnes about 5 percent above last year's drought reduced crop, but about average. Maize production is also forecast to increase by nearly 8 percent to 2.2 million tonnes compared to the average. Wheat imports in the current 2000/01 (July/June) marketing year are expected to be around 1.3 million tonnes, similar to last year. Maize imports are projected at 950 000 tonnes, some 200 000 tonnes higher than in the previous year.
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