Turkey is not expected to face any major problems in its short- or mid-term food supply or food security despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday. “As one of the major players in the agriculture and food sector, Turkey can be affected by …

Press release… May 6, 2020 BASF Corporation will join COVID-19 hunger relief efforts with a $170,000 donation to Feeding America. The company’s North America Agricultural Solutions employees in the U.S. hosted a virtual food drive in March and April to support Feeding America food banks across the country. The contribution …

Haluk Okutur, Chairman of the Board of Istanbul Grain, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR), said that 100 billion dollars for agricultural product exports is not a dream… May 11, 2020, Emphasizing that the world is rapidly moving towards a new era that will take shape over food …

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Turkey’s fruit producers are entering Thailand’s $210 million (TL 1.4 billion) apple market, widening their new market opportunities in Asia after beginning exporting cherries to China last year. Exporters who have been in search of new markets and recently opened to East Asia have begun to gradually receive positive feedback, …

Turkey on May 12 announced that tea producers will be allowed to travel to the cities their fields are located in with a special permit as partial restrictions continue in the country. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said that tea producers will be allowed as of May 19 midnight following …

The green pepper, which is produced in Mersin’s Tarsus district and known as rich in vitamin C and antioxidant, has become the favourite of exports due to the indispensability of the Russians during the epidemic. Bell pepper exports continue during the epidemic period. Pepper cultivated in the Tarsus district of …

It has been reported that a new format has been added to the agricultural training and extension activities for farmers, producers and forest villagers under the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) measures. Within the scope of the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) measures, a new format, named Agriculture Forestry Academy, …

Grain:  World Markets and Trade Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board/USDA  May 2020…  Record Corn, Wheat and Rice Crops Build Stocks in 2020/21  Global corn production in 2020/21 is projected up, primarily driven by a recovery in area for the United States. For major exporters, the United States, Brazil …

Turkey exports flour to 164 countries around the globe, meaning that 90 percent of the world’s population consumes Turkish flour, a top flour industry official told Anadolu Agency Tuesday. Turkey earns over $1 billion from flour exports annually, said Eren Günhan Ulusoy, director of the International Association of Operative Millers …