Brief information about Turkish agriculture, livestock, fishery and food market by 2018, including growth, foreign trade, main companies and market outlook
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• Suitable ecological conditions and climate for agricultural production, wide variety
of fruits and vegetables.
• Main processed agricultural products are fruits, vegetables, cereals, tobacco,
sugar beet, milk, meat and poultry.
• World’s largest producer of (2016):
• Europe’s largest producer of (2016):
A. Agriculture, Livestock & Fishery
Position in the World
• Beans (Dry and
green)
• Chestnut
• Chick peas
• Cotton lint, cotton
seed
• Cranberries
• Cucumbers and
gherkins
• Dates
• Dry onions
• Eggplants
• Grapefruits
• Green chillies and
peppers
• Groundnuts
• Leeks
• Lentils
• Melons
• Okras
• Pistachios
• Pulses
• Quinces
• Safflower seed
• Sesame seed
• Spices
• Spinach
• Strawberries
• Tea
• Tobacco
• Tomatoes
• Treenuts
• Vanilla
• Walnuts
• Watermelons
• Apricots
• Cherries
• Figs
• Hazelnuts
Source: FAOSTAT, 2018
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• Turkey ranks 7th in the world and 1st in Europe in terms of agricultural production.
A. Agriculture, Livestock & Fishery
Position in the World
Rank Country
Gross Production Value, Agriculture
(2016, USD mn, constant prices)
1 China 652,124.27
2 USA 652,091.24
3 India 251,043.17
4 Brazil 223,763.26
5 Nigeria 95,798.70
6 Japan 74,763.21
7 Turkey 73,533.10
8 Russian Federation 67,309.05
9 Indonesia 62,475.20
10 France 60,776.72
Source: FAOSTAT, 2018
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• Total utilized agricultural land in Turkey is 38.0 mn hectares.
A. Agriculture, Livestock & Fishery
Land & Crop Production
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), 2018
36,133
30,826
22,109
1,164
0.0
5,000.0
10,000.0
15,000.0
20,000.0
25,000.0
30,000.0
35,000.0
40,000.0
Cereals Vegetables Fruits Dry pulses
Crop Production, 2017, ('000) tons
Area of
cereals and
other crop
products, 19
233, 51%
Land under
permanent
meadows
and
pastures, 14
617, 38%
Land under
permanent
meadows
and
pastures, 14
617, 19%
Area of
vegetable
gardens, 798,
2%
Area of
ornamental
plants, 5, 0%
Distribution of Agricultural Land, 2017
(Thousand Hectares, Percentage)
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• Turkey is a net importer in the agriculture, livestock and fishery industry.
• CAGR (2007-2017):
• Exports: 4.4%
• Imports: 7.5%
A. Agriculture, Livestock & Fishery
Foreign Trade
Includes crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, fishing and aquaculture
Source: TUIK, 2018
2,942
3,337
3,753
4,119 4,205 4,173
4,721 4,875
4,332 4,531 4,509
4,082
5,800
4,106
5,952
8,323
6,800
7,155
7,982
6,572 6,404
8,382
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Foreign Trade of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery
Exports Imports
USD mn
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A. Agriculture, Livestock & Fishery
Foreign Trade
Includes crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, fishing and aquaculture
Source: TUIK, 2018
Russia ,
719, 16%
Iraq , 683,
15%
Germany ,
327, 7%
USA , 262,
6%Netherlands
, 173, 4%
Italy , 172,
4%
Romania ,
165, 4%
Ukraine ,
153, 3%
Saudi
Arabia ,
130, 3%
Belarus ,
102, 2%
Other,
1624, 36%
Main Destinations of Exports
USD mn, % Share, 2017
USA , 1107,
13%
Russia ,
1059, 13%
Brazil , 628,
7%
Ukraine ,
496, 6%
Uruguay ,
319, 4%
Paraguay ,
299, 3%
Côte d'Ivoir
, 248, 3%
Australia ,
232, 3%
Canada ,
231, 3%
Greece ,
185, 2%
Other,
3635, 43%
Main Sources of Imports
USD mn, % Share, 2017
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• 42,846 food manufacturers and 665 beverage manufacturers as of Dec. 2017. (Source:
Social Security Institution, 2018)
• 461,688 people were employed in the food and beverage (F&B) industry as of Dec.
2017. (Source: Social Security Institution, 2018)
• F&B and tobacco expenditures have the second largest share in total household
consumption expenditures with 24.2% in 2017, following housing and rent
expenditures. (Source: TUIK, 2018)
• 67% of the food retail in Turkey belongs to traditional retailers, and 33% belongs to
organized retailers. (Source: Turkish Federation of Shopping Centers And Retailers / TAMPF, 2018)
B. Food & Beverage
Industry Overview
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• 587 foreign capital manufacturers operate in the F&B and tobacco industry as of Dec.
2017, 288 of them are in Istanbul. (Source: Ministry of Economy, 2018)
• Main origin of foreign investors is the EU, led by Germany with 101 companies. (Source:
Ministry of Economy, 2018)
• More than USD 2.8 bn FDI inflow to the F&B and tobacco industry btw. 2013-2017.
(Source: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 2018)
• Share of the F&B and tobacco industry in the FDI inflows to the total manufacturing
industry was 21% btw. 2013-2017, which is the highest share among all industries.
(Source: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 2018)
B. Food & Beverage
FDI
14. 14
B. Food & Beverage
Foreign Trade
Source: TUIK, 2018
Iraq , 2365,
35%
Germany ,
1041, 15%
USA , 588,
9%
Italy , 561,
8%
Syria , 487,
7%
United
Kingdom ,
404, 6%
Netherlands
, 393, 6%
Saudi
Arabia ,
379, 6%
France ,
357, 5%
Israel , 226,
3%
Other,
5,707, 46%
Main Destinations of Exports
USD mn, % Share, 2017
Russia ,
770, 20%
Malaysia ,
582, 15%
USA , 572,
15%
Ukraine ,
418, 11%
Netherlands
, 363, 9%
Germany ,
336, 8%
Argentina ,
302, 8%
Italy , 221,
6%
Poland ,
177, 4%
United
Kingdom ,
166, 4%
Other,
2,522, 39%
Main Sources of Imports
USD mn, % Share, 2017
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C. Main Companies
Largest Manufacturers in the Food Industry
Company Net Sales (TRY mn, 2017)* Product Groups
Unilever** 4,873.8 Tea, Ice Cream, Sauce, Margarine, Soup
Ulker Biskuvi 4,811.0 Biscuit
Et ve Sut Kurumu (S-o***) 4,372.7 Meat products
Turkiye Seker Fabrikalari (S-o) 3,875.7 Sugar
Philsa Philip Morris Sabanci 3,159.4 Tobacco
Eti Gida 3,145.3 Biscuit, Chocolate
Tiryaki Agro Gida 2,920.2 Agricultural Products
Konya Seker 2,774.3 Sugar
Coca-Cola Icecek 2,765.8 Soft Drinks
SUTAS 2,658.1 Dairy
Abalioglu Yem 2,369.8 Animal feed
Banvit 2,347.4 Poultry and feed
Ulusoy Un 1,920.6 Flour
Cay Isletmeleri (S-o) 1,904.9 Tea
Bunge Gida 1,812.3 Oil Seed
Senpilic Gida 1,809.2 Poultry
Namet Gida 1,681.0 Meat products
C.P. Standart Gıda 1,639.6 Poultry and feed
Erpilic Entegre Tavukculuk 1,519.8 Poultry
Abalioglu Yag 1,433.6 Vegetable Oil
*EUR 1 = TRY 4.120 in 2017.
**Includes non-food sales of Unilever
***S-o: State-owned
Source: Istanbul Chamber of Industry and Capital magazine, 2018
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• Main factors and trends influencing future F&B production and consumption:
• Young and fast increasing population willing to try new brands and products (half of the
population is under the age of 32, population growth rate in 2017: 1.24%)
• Urbanization (Population living in urban areas 69.7% in 2008, 75.1% in 2018)
• Increasing number of working women (Women’s share in the labor force: 26.0% in 2007,
32.1% in 2017)
• Increasing demand for packaged, ready-to-eat and frozen foods
• Increasing hygiene standards
• Healthy nutrition trends
• Increasing production and consumption of organic food (Organic crop production: 2,406,606
tons in 2017. CAGR (2007-2017): 15.5%)
• Proliferation of mass grocery retail outlets
• Tourism industry supports the domestic market (International Tourist Arrivals: 37.6 mn in
2017, with 24% increase compared to 2016, CAGR (2010-2017) is 2.6%).
D. Market Outlook
Future Trends
Source: TUIK, United Nations and UNWTO, 2018
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