1st Quarter of 2025 highlights on the agricultural commodity trades in Electronic Warehouse Receipts (EWR) Market in Turkish Mercantile Exchange (TMEX) are as follows:

• In the 1st quarter of 2025, the trading value reached to TRY 18,6 billion, with a trading volume of 1,7 million tons and 15 thousand transactions.
• There are currently 223 actively licensed warehouses providing services in 305 branches, 48 cities, and 143 districts.
• The licensed warehouse capacity has achieved a record of 12,1 million tons.

In the1st Quarter of 2025, information regarding the leading products in terms of daily average traded volume is provided below for the main traded agricultural commodities:

• Bread Wheat: 14.662 tons
• Corn: 6.530 tons
• Wheat Durum: 5.915 tons
• Barley: 656 tons
• Paddy: 142 tons
• Soybean: 107 tons

The seasonal trading value and volume for the traded products are provided comparatively with the same period in 2024:                   

• Bread Wheat trading value %596 increased by 10,1 billion TRY; trading volume %479 increased by 909.035 tons.
• Corn trading value %8 decreased by 3,8 billion TRY; trading volume %38 decreased by 404.887 tons.
• Wheat Durum trading value %173 increased by 3,9 billion TRY; trading volume %136 increased by 331.215 tons.
• Barley trading value %10 increased by 335,1 million TRY; trading volume %7 decreased by 38.709 tons.
• Soybean trading value %162 increased by 85,1 million TRY; trading volume %174 increased by 5.044 tons.
• Paddy trading value %29 increased by 62,5 million TRY; trading volume %8 increased by 1.995 tons.

The changes in Agricultural Commodity Indices for the 1st Quarter of 2025, based on month-end closing values, are provided as follows:

• Wheat Index value %0,86 increased by 5.132,24.
• Bread Wheat Index value %1,12 decreased by 5.085,05.
• Durum Wheat Index value %5,69 increased by 5.763,50.
• Corn Index value %17,90 increased by 5.525,19.
• Barley Index value %23,19 increased by 5.406,49.
• Grain Index value %4,48 increased by 5.124,82.