Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the "2nd Crop Production Forecast" for 2026.
Accordingly, it was calculated that production amounts would increase by 17.3 percent in field products (excluding forage crops), 60.8 percent in fruits, beverage and spice plants, and decrease by 0.8 percent in vegetables, compared to last year.
Approximate production amounts were predicted to be 78.6 million tons in grains and other plant products, 33 million tons in vegetables, and 31.5 million tons in fruits, beverages and spice plants.
IT IS CALCULATED THAT GRAIN PRODUCTION WILL INCREASE BY 30.9 PERCENT
It was estimated that grain product production amounts would increase by 30.9 percent compared to 2025, reaching approximately 44.8 million tons.
Compared to last year, it was predicted that wheat production would increase by 37.9 percent to approximately 24.8 million tons, barley production would increase by 66.7 percent to 10 million tons, rye production would increase by 21.5 percent to 247 thousand tons, oat production would increase by 3.9 percent to 298.7 thousand tons, and corn production would decrease by 4.7 percent to 8.1 million tons.
In the dried legumes group, the production of chickpeas, dried beans and red lentils was calculated to be 525 thousand tons, 204.3 thousand tons and 368.6 thousand tons, respectively. It was estimated that potatoes, one of the tuber plants, would be produced to 6.2 million tons, decreasing by 3.1 percent compared to 2025.
It was predicted that soybean production from oilseeds would decrease by 14.3 percent to 127.6 thousand tons, and sunflower production would increase by 21.8 percent to 2.4 million tons.
It was calculated that sugar beet production will increase by 5.8 percent and reach 22 million tons.
VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO DECREASE IN 2026
It was predicted that the production amount of vegetable products would be 33 million tons in 2026. Among the vegetables group products, it was predicted that there would be a 10.2 percent production increase in cucumber, 7.5 percent in carrots, 9.1 percent in white cabbage, 13.7 percent in cauliflower, and a 30.8 percent production decrease in onion, 5.2 percent in zucchini, 13 percent in curly lettuce, and 12.6 percent in spring onion.
It was estimated that the production amount of fruits, beverages and spice plants would increase by 60.8 percent compared to last year, reaching approximately 31.5 million tons in 2026.
In the fruits group, compared to last year, a production increase of 97.4 percent in apples, 109.2 percent in peaches, 114.9 percent in nectarines, 289.7 percent in cherries and 60.5 percent in grapes was calculated.
Among the citrus fruits, a production increase of 36 percent for tangerine, 76.4 percent for orange and 65 percent for lemon was predicted. It was estimated that there would be a 62.6 percent production increase in hazelnuts, 86.8 percent in walnuts and 42.6 percent in pistachios, among hard-shelled fruits.
It was predicted that banana production would decrease by 2.4 percent compared to last year, while olive production would increase by 75.5 percent.
