Press release… The Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) has implemented the most successful Development of International Competitiveness Project (UR-GE Project) within the framework of UR-GE Projects, where the Ministry of Trade aims to boost the competencies and performances of exporter companies by clustering. “We explained that we …

Turkish companies showcase organic products at German fair; the world’s leading trade fair for organic food – Biofach Trade Fair for organic food… Companies from all around world gather in Nuremberg for organic food… Nuremberg, Germany  Thirty-seven companies from Türkiye showcased their organic food products at the renowned organic food …

Chicken, turkey meat production down, while egg production up, says Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)… Chicken meat production in Türkiye fell 3.7% in 2023 on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority announced Wednesday. Chicken meat production totaled 2.3 million tonnes in 2023, while turkey meat production dropped 11.3% to 47,575 …

What is the Development of International Competitiveness Project (UR-GE Project) ? The Ministry of Trade implemented the “Communiqué on Supporting the Development of International Competitiveness” on 23 September 2010 in order to boost the competencies and competitiveness of companies by clustering. The Ministry of Trade supports 75 per cent of …

Emphasising that the global food sector started 2024 hopeful despite various risks brought about by recession expectations, regional wars, climate crisis and cost increases, Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, evaluated the developments as follows: Ahmet Tiryakioğlu “Although agricultural …

Cow milk production up 4.8% in 12-month period, according to Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)… ISTANBUL… Türkiye collected 10.2 million tonnes of cow milk in 2023, the country’s statistical authority announced on Wednesday.
 Cow milk production rose 4.8% year-on-year last January-December, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). In the 12-month …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), stated that in Türkiye, where pulses production is limited to 1.2 million tonnes, exporter companies with a processing capacity of 4 million tonnes are experiencing a shortage of …

The price of sugar, which is widely used in the food industry, is increasing day by day. How will this affect food producers and consumers? Russia’s operation in Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent process led to a sharp hike in the cost of ingredients such as wheat, vegetable …

Press release… Jak Eskinazi, Coordinator President of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), described the exports of 42.6 billion dollars from the Aegean Region as a great success in 2023, when the recession in the world economies and the high inflation and low exchange rate spiral in the Turkish economy. Eskinazi …

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) within industrial-scale greenhouses could make the UK a significant exporter of horticultural produce within ten years, a review of the sector – published by Defra and produced by Camrosh Ltd and the Institute for Manufacturing Engage, University of Cambridge – has concluded. Controlled environment agriculture The Foresight study, compared the …