The active promotion of strawberry cultivation as a means to bolster agriculture and farmers’ income has been gaining momentum, particularly in the central province of Konya and Batman in the southeast of Türkiye. Notably, the districts of Hüyük in Konya and Sason in Batman are leading the charge, boasting organically grown strawberries …

Türkiye’s Trade Ministry announced Tuesday it would introduce limitations to exports of chicken meat starting from May 1 to Dec. 31, 2024, in a bid to protect domestic consumers amid inflationary pressures and disruption observed in pricing behaviours. The ministry said the export curbs would include whole poultry and parts …

The Turkish flour industry, which is preparing to carry the export leadership it has achieved in the global market in the last 10 years to machinery production, aims to overtake China and become the leader in this field. On the flour side, the sector, which expects wheat production to surge, …

Press release… Speaking about white meat, which has recently come to the agenda with price hikes, Bedri Girit, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, pointed out that the price hike of white meat producers was 50.2 percent in 2023 and that …

Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached 963.4 million dollars in the first quarter of the year. Stating that the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector achieved an export increase of …

Mustafa Altuğ Atalay, General Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, said that Turkish salmon production has increased in the Black Sea and as of 2023, around 66 thousand tonnes of Turkish salmon were raised. Mustafa Altuğ Atalay Mustafa Altuğ Atalay, General Director of Fisheries …

Press release… Türkiye targets 300 million dollars in cherry exports… Türkiye has raised its export target from 250 million dollars to 300 million dollars in cherries, of which it is the world leader in production, with the effect of the positive progress in cherry yield and quality in the 2 …

The announcement of Türkiye’s application to the European Union (EU) to register döner, one of the first flavours that comes to mind when it comes to Turkish cuisine, as a “traditional product name” was published in the EU Official Journal. In the announcement, it is stated that döner is made …

Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Bafra Vocational School Department of Crop and Animal Production Faculty Member Professor Dr. Sebahattin Albayrak said that as a result of 13 years of work, they developed and registered the alfalfa variety ‘Albatur’ which can grow in every region of Türkiye. Professor Dr. Sebahattin Albayrak Albayrak …

Press release Stating that they left the 2022/23 season behind with a foreign exchange return of 258.8 million dollars for 73 thousand tonnes in dried fig exports, Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that there is a 5 percent decrease in yield …