Turkey’s overall sufficiency rate for grain products has surpassed the full sufficiency level, reaching 111.9%. TURKSTAT reported that the sufficiency rates for key feed industry inputs—barley, corn, and soybeans—stood at 115.7%, 96.5%, and just 4.1%, respectively.

According to the Plant Product Balance Tables released annually in March by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), the sufficiency rate for grain products reached 111.9% in the 2023-2024 marketing season. As a result, the sufficiency rate for wheat climbed to 118.4%, while durum wheat reached as high as 228.6%. Barley, a crucial raw material for the feed industry, saw a sufficiency rate of 115.7%. In corn, the sufficiency rate increased to 96.5%, showing an improvement compared to the previous year. On the other hand, the sufficiency rate for soybeans, a product for which Turkey heavily relies on imports, was only 4.1%.

When compared to last year’s data, a noticeable increase in grain sufficiency is evident. In the 2022-2023 period, the grain sufficiency rate was 92.3%, while it rose to 111.9% in 2023-2024. Wheat sufficiency increased from 95.9% to 118.4%, barley from 90.0% to 115.7%, and corn from 85.8% to 96.5%. However, the sufficiency rate for soybeans dropped from 5.2% last year to 4.1% this year.