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Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Report Name:Citrus Annual Country:TurkiyePost:AnkaraReport Category:Citrus PreparedBy:FAS Staff Approved By:Rishan Chaudhry Report Highlights: Türkiye’s citrus sector is facing significant challenges in the 2025/26 marketing year, with orange andlemon production sharply reduced due to severe frost and extremeweather, while tangerine output isexpected to rebound thanks to resilient early varieties. High inflation and volatile farmgate prices haveled to increased retail prices and decreased domestic consumption across all major citrus fruits. Exportvolumes for oranges and lemons are projected to decline, while tangerine exports are set to surge, THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY Oranges Production Marketing Year(MY)2025/26orangeproductionis forecast todecrease15percent toaround 1.3MMTdue tosevere frost which occurred in spring 2025.Theseverefrost impacted 36 provinces and led tosignificant losses infruit production.The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkSTAT) has released itsagricultural production estimate for 2025, revealing a significant decline in output due to adverse In the Adana region,orangesandother citrus productswere negatively affecteddue to thewinterfrostand extremesummerheat. While the average yield per decare(0.1 hectare)was about 5MTtwo yearsago and 2-3MTlast year, it was reported that following the agricultural frost this year, the yield has In MY 2024/25 Türkiye produced 1.6 MMT of oranges, which was 30 percent lower than MY 2023/24(2.3 MMT)due toextreme hot weather conditions in the blooming period in spring 2024. The yielddecrease was mostly seen in theNavelinaandFukumotovarieties,especially in the Aegean region,which accountsfor 70 percent of total orange productionin Türkiye. The most popular orange types inproduction in Turkiye areWashingtonNavel,Yafa(Shamouti), Valencia, Moro, and Taracco(Figure 1). Orange producers are dealing with several problems, including poor management anduse ofagriculturalchemicals and fertilizers, poor pruning practices, cultivation of varieties that are not in local demand, The Mediterranean fruit flyremainsa major concern, causing quality and production losses.To combatthe pest, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) has been distributing free pheromone traps tofarmers through provincial offices and member associations. According to MinAF,a significant increase Source: TurkStat, 2025 Commercialorangeorchards are largely concentrated in thesouthwesternMediterranian regions ofTürkiye.Approximetly 29percent of all commercialorangeproduction comes fromAntalya,23 percentof comes from Adana, 19 percent comes from Hatay, 15 perccent Mersin, 7 percent from Mugla, 5 Source: TurkStat, 2025 Source: TurkStat, 2025 Consumption In MY 2025/26 orange consumption is expected to decreasearound 18 percent to 1.1MMT due to thedecrease in production. The orange consumption estimates for MY 2024/25 were adjusted to 1.5 MMT,higher than forecastedfor this period.According to the latest data published by TurkSTAT, orange As of December 2025, the average retail price foraWashington orange is between 40-55 Turkish Lira(TL)/kg ($0.93-$1.28);a juicing orange is between 10-40 TL/kg ($0.23-$0.93). The farm-gate priceisvery volatile,since productionislowerthis year, ataround 22-30 TL/kg ($0.51-$0.70). The exchangerate in Decemberwas$1=42.81 TL.According to TUIK, Türkiye experienced a food inflation rate of Trade Orange exports in MY 2025/26are expected todecrease7 percent to 130,000 MT in parallel with a In MY 2024/25, Türkiye’s leading export destinations for freshorangeswere Russia, Ukraine, Iraq,Georgia, and Romania.Over the past five years, Türkiye’sorangeexports to Russia have remainedconsistently high and stable, while exports to Iraq have fluctuated. Most of Türkiye’s export markets aregeographically close, yet notably, Canada ranks among the top ten destinations for Turkish fresh orange InMY2023/24Türkiyeexported255,707 MT of oranges, 45 percent more than in MY 2022/23(176,377 MT).Thisincreasewas based onincreasedproduction due tofavorableweather conditions Türkiye imports small amounts of oranges compared to its production and export. Almost all the importscome from theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). In MY 2024/25Türkiye importedaround23,000 MT of oranges from TRNC. Türkiye’s orange imports depend on domestic production, but In Türkiye, 40 percent of the total citrus production is exported, with 50 percent of that going to Russia.Target growth markets for the Turkish industry are Japan, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Poland.Turkish citrus exporters face significant headwinds as it relates to low export unit prices ($468/per ton),high input prices, and logistics issues.In addition, citrus shipments (especially oranges, grapefruits, and Tangerines/Mandarins Production Marketing Year 2025/26 tangerine production is