Cotton's position in Türkiye's economy strengthened in 2022-23
The contribution of the domestic textile industry to Turkey's economy has increased rapidly. Despite very hot and dry climatic conditions in the 2022/23 season, it is predicted that the high field yields of the previous season could be largely maintained.
According to the '2022 National Cotton Council Cotton Sector Report', domestic cotton raw materials worth $864 million were processed into textile and apparel in 2021 from the main product 'fiber cotton' alone. Cotton further strengthened its position in the Turkish economy in the 2022/23 season. The area under cotton cultivation in Turkey reached 550 thousand hectares in the 2022/23 season.
Analysis of Türkiye's Cotton Production and Status in the Last Five Seasons
With the improvement in the 2021/22 season, increased to 432 thousand hectares. In the 2021/22 season, from 2 million 250 thousand tons of cotton stumps produced, about 833 tons of fiber cotton, 993 thousand tons of cotton seed and 149 thousand tons of edible oil and 695 thousand tons of feed meal were obtained, while many industries, in particular 149 thousand tons of lint and 150 thousand tons of cotton waste were offered for use in medical equipment and cosmetics.
As a result of a further improvement in the balance sheet in the same season, the areas under cotton cultivation increased further, reaching 550 thousand hectares in the current 2022/23 season. Turkey's cotton consumption is estimated to increase to 1 million 649 thousand tons in the 2022/23 season with increased demand following the global pandemic.
While 80 percent of world cotton is exported by 6 major exporting countries (USA, Brazil, Australia, India, Greece and West African-CFA countries: Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso), 70 percent of world cotton is imported by 5 Is. The major importing countries (China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Turkey and Pakistan), Turkey ranks fourth in the ranking. Thus, China, India, Pakistan and Turkey form a special competition group as the four major cotton countries which are distinct in both production and consumption.
cotton policies
A network should be established that provides rapid and reliable estimation of yield on the basis of areas and parcels of cotton cultivation using satellite technologies. Cotton planting forecast should be done by integrating with TIKAS with parcel definitions obtained from ÇKS and land registry records.
With regard to sustainability and raising awareness, “a national agricultural sustainability strategy should be defined and promotion, R&D, training and extension activities and investments should be carried out in accordance with this strategy.
A cotton sustainability standard should be formulated and this standard should be integrated with other national standards such as Good Agricultural Practices (ITU), GMO-free Turkish Cotton Guaranteed Brand standard and international standards such as BCI and mechanisms to implement and supervise this standard should be established Needed
Farmers producing organic cotton and under the purview of Improved Cotton Practices (IPUD) should be supported by way of bonus, contribution to certification expenditure, etc."
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