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BULGARIA TO BOLSTER ITS GRAIN RESERVES!

Bulgaria has plans to bolster its grain reserves and buy enough grain from local producers to ensure domestic needs for a year ahead as it weighs in risks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and volatility of grain markets, its deputy premier said. Grain producers in the Black Sea country said …

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TAHİR BÜYÜKHELVACIGİL: THE WAR CAUSED CONCERN IN VEGETABLE OIL INDUSTRY

Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil: The inability to import from these countries due to the Russia-Ukraine war caused concern in the oil industry. Stating that ships to import raw materials from both countries could not come to Turkey during the war, Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil, Chair of the Vegetable Oil Industrialists’ Association (BYSD), said, “Price …

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COMMODITIES CHAOS HITS AFRICA!

Just over a week into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the fallout of the war and unprecedented sanctions on Moscow are shaking global supply chains and financial markets, with the impact already being felt in Africa. With Russia a major producer of commodities including oil and wheat, sanctions and supply chain disruption are causing commodity …

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PRIORITY GIVEN TO DOMESTIC MARKET IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS…

When the Russia-Ukraine war is added to the problem in food supply that started with the pandemic, measures are increasing in Turkiye. In this framework, periodic arrangements can be made in the export of some agricultural products. In this context, 34 more products were added to the list of 20 …

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AEGEAN EXPORTERS OPPOSE THE BAN ON EXPORT OF BULK OLIVE OIL!

Press release… Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB) made a declaration on the ban on the export of bulk olive oil! “As the only representative of olive oil exporters in Turkiye, we find the ban on olive oil export in packages over 5 kg by the Ministry of …

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PROFESSOR DR. VAHİT KİRİŞCİ, THE NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY!

Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişçi was appointed to replace the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli with the Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette. Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli Dr. Vahit Kirişci, who succeeded Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli, was born on December 4, 1960 in Kahramanmaraş province. Dr. Vahit Kirişci is …

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WHEAT PRICES BOOM AMID NUCLEAR SCARE!

Wheat price reaches $444 per ton after fire breaks out at nuclear plant amid clashes between Ukrainian, Russian forces… ISTANBUL… Following nuclear fears related to the fire that broke out in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant amid clashes with Russia, wheat prices neared the level of $500 per ton in …

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FAO: WORLD FOOD PRICES REACH RECORD HIGH IN FEBRUARY!

FAO food price index jumps 24.1% from last year… World food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement Friday. FAO said its food price index averaged 140.7 points in February, up 3.9% from January — a significant increase of 24.1% …

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AHMET ÖKDEM: ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION IS MADE IN AYDIN

Press release… Aydın Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Ahmet Ökdem said that Turkey ranks fifth in the world with an annual strawberry production of 546 thousand tonnes. He noted that in Aydın, which is the second largest province in strawberry production in Turkiye, strawberry production is concentrated mostly in …

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UİB EXPORTS 28 MILLION DOLLARS OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS IN FEBRUARY…

Press release… BURSA – The February 2022 export of Uludağ Exporters’ Association (UİB), which is Turkiye’s second largest exporter association on the basis of the General Secretariat, was 2 billion 629 million 882 thousand dollars. February 2022 export figures of UİB have been announced… UİB’s exports, which were 2 billion …

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