Turkey's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vahit Kirişci, stated that the country does not have a problem regarding product supply for its own domestic needs. “We foresee a wheat production of 19.5-20 million tons. We will meet our own needs with domestic production," he said.

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vahit Kirişci, drew attention to the importance of production for Turkey in the Agriculture Sector Representatives Meeting he attended in Aksaray and thanked the producers who continue production under all circumstances. Minister Kirişci said, “We certainly do not have a problem with the supply of products for our domestic needs. We foresee 19,5-20 million tons of wheat production. With this production, we will meet our own needs. We did not ignore the baker who will buy flour and make bread and the consumer who will buy bread from the baker."

Stating that the issue of agriculture and food came to the fore due to the pandemic, then the war between Russia and Ukraine, and some problems related to the climate, Kirişci said:

"Now, food has become a matter of national security. We witnessed that the countries we thought were self-sufficient suddenly inclined to food nationalism. They closed the gates and imposed export bans. As a result, there was panic. The Russia-Ukraine war added spice to this. There were substantial breaks in the production which was disrupted during the pandemic process and the supply chain that provided production. Our producers continued to produce in this troubled process. There has not been a shortage of a product in our markets as a country thanks to the measures we have taken. We have witnessed some initiatives with provocative motivation. These were also frustrated with the actions we took immediately."