TURKEY (15 October)
Sowing of the 2005 wheat crop is underway. The 2004 wheat production, harvested from last July, is estimated at 20.5 million tonnes, 5 percent above last year and the previous five year’s average. Similarly, the barley crop estimated at about 7.8 million tonnes, is slightly above last year’s crop.
Wheat and maize imports in the current 2004/05 (July/June) marketing year are both expected to be around 700 000 tonnes.