Press release… The statement made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in which product purchasing would be made by TMO (Turkish Grain Board) during 2020-21 season, has led to great joy for raisins, dried figs and dried apricots sectors when entering the new season. Stating that they have been dominating the …

Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak said that black figs are mostly sent to European countries and that efforts to expand the market continue, especially they are working overtime to increase the export figures in the Far East market. Uçak said, “The world’s best quality figs …

Press release… Aegean University Biomass Energy Systems and Technologies Application and Research Centre (BESTMER) Director Professor Dr. Günnur Koçar made evaluations regarding the biomass potential in Turkey and the studies conducted within BESTMER. Dr. Koçar said, “Considering the biomass potential in our country, theoretically, we have such a high potential …

The fresh fruit and vegetable exports of Turkey’s Aegean region almost doubled in the first half of 2020 and reached $137 million (TL 938 million), according to the leading exporters’ group. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak said Sunday the region’s exports of fruit and vegetable …

Beekeepers expect the increase of yield compared to last season in Ordu province where one of the leading honey producing regions across Turkey. In Ordu, where the most important source of livelihood after the hazelnut is beekeeping and 2 thousand 700 active beekeepers produce honey in approximately 530 thousand hives. …

Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology Lecturer Dr. Seyda Şahin stated that there is no case showing that the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) is transmitted from sacrificial animals to humans and the disease is infected from person to person. In his written …

The Union of Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives (FİSKOBİRLİK) invited all hazelnut producers to become partners and give their products to the Union during this purchase season. In a written statement from FİSKOBİRLİK, it was reported that the Union’s Central and Eastern Black Sea Cooperatives Consultation Meeting was held. At the …

İZFAŞ (İzmir Fair Company) General Manager Canan Karaosmanoğlu Alıcı said that within the framework of pandemic rules after exhibitions can be held in closed areas after September 1, 2020. Alıcı said, “The Ecology Exhibition, the only certified organic products fair in Turkey, will be preparing to open its doors for …

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased by a record 25 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2020, official data released on July 10 showed, increasing pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to abandon his plans to develop the region. Some 3,069 square kilometers (1,184 square miles) were affected by deforestation, the highest figure …

In Turkey, the country where the highest raisin production is made across the world, export figures make business circles happy. According to data of Aegean Exporters’ Associations and Manisa Commodity Exchange, as of July 4, 2020, 280 thousand 403 tons of grapes have been registered in the ongoing 2019-2020 season, …