Approximately 92 per cent of the world’s pine honey production comes from the red pine forests along Türkiye’s Aegean coast, primarily produced by the Muğla ecotype of the Anatolian bee breed.The sap secreted by the pine woolly aphid (Basra), which lives on red pine trees and feeds on the tree’s …

Press release… As Brazil’s beef industry becomes increasingly competitive and data-driven, producers are showing stronger demand for reliable, traceable genetics to secure consistent results from pasture to plate. According to the Brazilian Association of Artificial Insemination (ASBIA), semen sales for beef cattle grew 5% in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year. …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chair of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Committee, as the sector, they exported 95 million dollars to the US market, where they exported 53.8 million dollars last October, reaching 743 million dollars in this market by the end of the …

Press release… Low Yield, High Quality… Alper Alhat, Chair of the Akhisar Commodity Exchange, announced that the olive harvest to be around 170–180 thousand tonnes. “This year, the yield will be low but the quality will be high. We expect the table olives to be large and the oils to …

Press release… From the city of thecoal to the the bounty of olives! Soma has risen to prominence in olive production… Ertuğrul Özcan Manisa’s district of Soma, known for its coal, has transformed into a new hub for agriculture with 17 new olive oil factories. Established with the support of …

Şekerbank has received an international award for its project promoting digitalisation and sustainable production in agriculture. The bank was awarded the Bronze Award in the “Social, Sustainable and Responsible Banking Innovation” category at the “Banking Innovation Awards 2025” competition, organised internationally by Qorus-Infosys-Finacle, for its innovative digital transformation project that …

Professor Dr. Doğan Yaşar announced that water levels in İzmir have fallen to critical levels and that underground water reserves are being depleted. Water levels in reservoirs are at their lowest point in history, threatening agricultural production. Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Change …

Saffron, a plant whose cultivation area has rapidly expanded in Tekirdağ in recent years, is attracting attention both for its economic value and its medicinal benefits. Mehmet Aksoy, the Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, visited a two-year-old saffron field spanning 20 decares belonging to a young producer in the …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly T(İM) Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Board, announced that classic supply-demand cycles, as well as geopolitical risks and climate conditions, play a role in global food markets. “Following the Russo-Ukrainian War, which affected approximately one-third of global grain trade …

Press release… Chocolate and cocoa-based product exports exceed 1 billion dollars… According to data shared by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which includes chocolate and cocoa products, sunflower oil, biscuits and wafers, confectionery and staple food items such as pasta and wheat flour, …