# Cotton cultivation areas decrease by 40%, giving way to imports in Turkey

> Cotton planted area in Sanliurfa, which produces about 45% of Turkey's cotton, fell about 40% to 1.27 million decares from just over 2 million. Farmers are switching away because of low prices and weak government support, and are pushing for import quotas.

- Date: 2020-09-21 · published 2020-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Turkey · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51234-cotton-cultivation-areas-decrease-by-40-giving-way-to-imports-in-turkey
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller domestic cotton output increases Turkey's reliance on imports, which can support cottonseed and cottonseed meal values in the feed chain.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/insights/cotton-cultivation-areas-decrease-by-40-giving-way-to-imports-in-turkey

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