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As Türkiye wraps up one of its most bountiful harvest seasons in history, the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has officially reopened exports of milling wheat and broken wheat, which had been suspended since March 2025. While welcomed by farmers and traders, this step aimed at easing TMO’s stock and financial burden has turned all eyes toward the animal feed industry. Struggling with soaring raw material costs driven by the Black Sea crisis, feed millers emphasize that true relief in domestic bran supply would come from easing quotas and regulatory restrictions on flour exports.

Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Chairman and General Manager Ahmet Güldal said at İDMA Istanbul 2026 that Türkiye could experience one of its highest grain production seasons in recent years. Noting that wheat production is estimated at 22.75 million tonnes and barley production at 9 million tonnes, Güldal underlined that TMO is strongly prepared for the new season with more than 600 procurement centres and storage preparations exceeding 20 million tonnes.

Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has announced its 2026 grain procurement prices, increasing wheat prices by more than 22% year-on-year.

The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has updated its 2024–2025 crop grain sales prices effective today (April 1, 2026). The institution stated that sales will continue in a planned manner and no further price changes will be made until the new harvest season.

The volume of the tariff quota applied to barley and corn imports in Turkey has been re-determined. The decision opens the way for zero-duty imports of up to 1 million tons for both products. The regulation, which aims to control the costs of animal products, has drawn reactions from the domestic agricultural sector.

The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has announced a tender for the import of 225,000 tons of feed barley to be delivered in August 2025. The tender, scheduled for July 31, will cover deliveries to several key ports across Türkiye.

TMO’s significant grain reserves and regulatory measures are set to ensure market stability and a steady supply through the 2025 harvest.

Today the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has started 90-day interest-free deferred sales of barley and oats to reduce feed costs.

Turkey has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding grain producers by maintaining a ban on grain imports until October 15, ensuring that domestic harvests reach the market without competition from imports.

The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has announced the purchase of more than 2 million tons of wheat and barley from producers since May 14.

TMO which makes efforts to balance domestic markets imported 77 thousand tons of barley and 62 thou...