# Autumn sowing excitement in the fields alongside farmers' endless cost calculations - [ILKHA] Ilke News Agency

> Farmers in Batman, Turkey, are continuing autumn sowing after rains prepared the soil, but high diesel, fertilizer and seed prices are raising production costs. They are asking for increased agricultural subsidies, particularly for diesel and fertilizer.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T13:37:52.830Z
- Category: macro · region Turkey · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101344-autumn-sowing-excitement-in-the-fields-alongside-farmers-endless-cost
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel, fertilizer and seed costs reduce farm margins and may limit planting, a modest upward pressure on regional grain prices. The effect on global markets is negligible.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-31 | [Should U.S. Farmers Fret Over Falling Ag Currencies?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64951-should-u-s-farmers-fret-over-falling-ag-currencies.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-30 | [Argentina's Milei Taps Unseasonal Source in Search of Dollars: Shock Therapy \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28129-argentina-s-milei-taps-unseasonal-source-in-search-of-dollars-shock-therapy.md) | +0.1% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-27 | [Markets analysis: cropping margins for 2020 - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58670-markets-analysis-cropping-margins-for-2020-farmers-weekly.md) | -8.5% | -12.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-14 | [Assessing tight global wheat stocks and their role in price volatility \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36895-assessing-tight-global-wheat-stocks-and-their-role-in-price-volatility-ifpri.md) | -2.1% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-04 | [Market Outlook Considerations for Week Beginning June 4, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6747-market-outlook-considerations-for-week-beginning-june-4-2018.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- ilkha.com: https://www.ilkha.com/ekonomi/tarlalarda-bir-yanda-ekim-heyecani-diger-yanda-ciftcinin-bitmeyen-maliyet-hesabi-575963

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