BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 29. Turkmenistan will
begin sowing wheat for the 2027 harvest on September 2 and cotton
harvesting on September 9.
This was announced in the statement of the Turkmen government,
published following a regular Cabinet of Ministers meeting chaired
by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov via digital system.
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers T. Atahallyev
briefed the president on seasonal agricultural work across the
country.
According to the report, preparations for sowing wheat for next
year’s harvest are underway in the regions, including plowing and
leveling fields, forming ridges and furrows, preparing seeders and
securing quality seed material.
Atahallyev also reported that cotton cultivation activities are
nearing completion. “Preparations are underway for the upcoming
cotton harvesting season, including at collection points, cotton
gins, and involving combines, vehicles and other agricultural
machinery,” he said.
The deputy prime minister requested that dates be set for
seminars involving experienced farmers, specialists, scientists and
machine operators to ensure the timely and proper organization of
the wheat sowing and cotton harvesting campaigns in accordance with
agricultural requirements.
Berdimuhamedov noted that wheat growers and cotton growers have
entered a crucial period of seasonal work. The president called on
respected elders to launch the seasonal agricultural campaigns.
Wheat and cotton remain the two strategic crops of
Turkmenistan’s agriculture. Cotton is typically grown on around
520,000 hectares with a state procurement target of approximately
1.25 million tons, while wheat is sown on about 850,000 hectares.
In 2026 the country delivered more than 1 million tons of wheat to
the state for the first time since 2022, with USDA estimates
projecting 1.1 million tons for the 2026/27 marketing year. The
agricultural sector operates under a centralized system of
production quotas, state supply of seeds, fertilizers, machinery
and irrigation water. Seasonal sowing and harvesting campaigns are
launched at the national level with presidential involvement and
large-scale mobilization of equipment and labor across the
country’s five regions.
