Cotton production in Turkey on track for 38 percent decline due to cost pressure
Due to rising input costs and price pressure, seed cotton production in Turkey is expected to fall to 1.2 million tons. Producers are turning to alternative crops such as wheat and corn as costs approach sales prices.
Cotton production in Turkey has entered a period of significant contraction in the 2026/2027 season due to rising input costs and geopolitical developments. It is estimated that seed cotton production will decrease by 38 percent compared to the previous period, falling to 1.2 million tons.
According to data released by ÇUKOBİRLİK, the price per kilogram for 42-yield first-grade white cotton has been set at 41.50 TL, while the price for spotted cotton is 40.50 TL. With production costs reaching the 40 TL level, farmers are moving away from cotton cultivation.
Producers are turning to alternative crops such as wheat, corn, sunflower, tobacco, peppers, and watermelons instead of cotton. This situation has brought about sharp declines in planting areas; cotton planting areas in the Aegean Region have shrunk by 47 percent.
While the cotton planting area in Şanlıurfa has decreased from 1.7 million decares to 800 thousand decares, the number of villages producing cotton in the Salihli district of Manisa has fallen from 12-13 to 2.
Sources
- bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr · Link