# Turkey starts exporting 500,000 tonnes of wheat; imports to fall 56%

> Turkey's state grain agency TMO launched two international tenders to sell 500,000 tonnes of wheat, 400,000 tonnes of food wheat and 100,000 tonnes of durum, on November 17 and 18. USDA FAS puts Turkey's 2026 wheat crop at a record 23 million tonnes and projects imports falling 56% to 2.8 million tonnes in 2026/27.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T06:11:01.925Z
- Category: trade · region Turkey · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100775-turkey-starts-exporting-500-000-tonnes-of-wheat-imports-to-fall-56
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Turkey shifting from importer to exporter removes a source of global wheat demand and adds supply to the Black Sea and Mediterranean market, which is bearish for wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-23 | [Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports fall to 460kt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14174-russia-s-wheat-exports-from-black-sea-ports-fall-to-460kt.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-05 | [China has delayed or redirected 600,000 tons of wheat imports, sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26082-china-has-delayed-or-redirected-600-000-tons-of-wheat-imports-sources-say.md) | -0.7% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-27 | [Russia could still export 4-5 million tons of wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60447-russia-could-still-export-4-5-million-tons-of-wheat.md) | +1.3% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-23 | [U.S. wheat futures fall on fading export hopes, corn weak, soy flat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10534-u-s-wheat-futures-fall-on-fading-export-hopes-corn-weak-soy-flat.md) | +5.5% | +10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-20 | [Wheat price held hostage to pace of Russian exports - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62094-wheat-price-held-hostage-to-pace-of-russian-exports-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-02-05 | [China has delayed or redirected 600,000 tons of wheat imports, sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26082-china-has-delayed-or-redirected-600-000-tons-of-wheat-imports-sources-say.md) | -0.3% | -8.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-02-27 | [Russia could still export 4-5 million tons of wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60447-russia-could-still-export-4-5-million-tons-of-wheat.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-11-20 | [Wheat price held hostage to pace of Russian exports - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62094-wheat-price-held-hostage-to-pace-of-russian-exports-farmers-weekly.md) | -3.3% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- farmer.pl: https://www.farmer.pl/produkcja-roslinna/zboza/turcja-rusza-z-eksportem-500-tys-ton-pszenicy-import-ma-spasc-o-56-proc,187131.html

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