While average rainfall across Turkey between October 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020, takes place 6 percent below average, it showed significant changes in different regions. According to the report of the National Grain Council (UHK), the rainfall in question followed a balanced trend for wheat. This compared to last …

Exports of fresh fruits, vegetables and products from the Aegean region climb to 1 billion dollars. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association increased its exports to 343 million dollars with 11 percent in the January-May period of 2020. Despite Covid-19, fresh fruit and vegetable exports climbed from 59 million …

Press release… Traps hung to tackle olive fly which damages fruits… Fruit yields will be increased by natural methods… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) Vice President Dr. Senih Yazgan said that the Covid-19 virus, which affects the world, once again reveals that food and agriculture are indispensable …

04 June 2020, Rome – Global commodity food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, as supplies appear strong and demand weakens due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that hunting season of sea cucumber which is one of the most important seafood export products has ended. Minister Pakdemirli stated that the hunting season of sea cucumbers, which started on 1 January, fed by filtering sand and mud on the sea …

Lütfi Bayraktar, the Chairman of the Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (FİSKOBİRLİK), said that in 2020, they had 500 million liras turnover targets.Bayraktar stated that they made a great effort to keep the union alive at the press conference held at the FİSKOBİRLİK General Directorate. Expressing that they made a …

Press release… WE SHOULD REPAIR AND PROTECT OUR NATURE… HEALTHY LIFE IS POSSIBLE IN A HEALTHY PLANET… We must live in harmony with nature… Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D), drawing attention to disapperance of species along with regeneration and protection of the nature on account of June 5, World …

Taylan Samancı, Beekeeping Specialist Agricultural Engineer (M.S.), pointed out that applications such as heat treatment and excessive filtration applied to honey destroy the nutritional value of honey and said, “Eat products with ‘raw honey’ on the label.” Member of International Honey Commission and the International Standards Organization Turkey representative of …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli said that agriculture is not a sort of investment for enthusiasm. Pointing out that the virus epidemic, which has become a global problem, makes the importance of nature, rural areas and countryside at least twice as much as before, Minister of Agriculture …

Turkey’s hazelnut exports surged 45 percent year-on-year from September 2019 to this May, said a regional trade group on Tuesday. Turkey, the world’s biggest hazelnut supplier, yielded 1.96 billion dollars revenue from the hazelnut exports, according to the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association data. So far this season, …