Agribusiness

Press release… Aydın Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Ahmet Ökdem said that Turkey ranks fifth in the world with an annual strawberry production of 546 thousand tonnes. He noted that in Aydın, which is the second largest province in strawberry production in Turkiye, strawberry production is concentrated mostly in …

Press release… BURSA – The February 2022 export of Uludağ Exporters’ Association (UİB), which is Turkiye’s second largest exporter association on the basis of the General Secretariat, was 2 billion 629 million 882 thousand dollars. February 2022 export figures of UİB have been announced… UİB’s exports, which were 2 billion …

Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) achieved an export of 1 billion 442 million dollars in February with an increase of 23 percent. The amount of foreign currency that EİB brought to Turkey in February 2020 was 1 billion 168 million dollars. EİB realised the most successful February performance in its history. …

Five thousand 797 tonnes of dried apricots were exported from Malatya in February… Stating that 28 million 840 thousand dollars were obtained in return for these exports, Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairperson Ramazan Özcan drew attention to the increase in apricot exports despite the covid-19 and the Ukraine-Russia war. Ramazan Özcan …

Press release… While the tomato quantity index decreased by 7.28 percent compared to the previous year, the price index increased by 256.08 percent. While the vegetable quantity index increased by 3.22 percent compared to the previous year, the price increased by 161.03 percent. In fruit, the quantity index increased by …

Press release… Turkiye achieved a great success in strawberry exports in 2021. While it exported 24.5 million dollars of fresh strawberries in 2020, it exported 46.2 million dollars of strawberries in 2021 with an increase of 88 percent. Noting that the project titled “We Know the Pesticides We Use”, implemented …

With some farmers leaving Ukraine and farm staff fighting for their country there are fears the Russian invasion will significantly hurt this year’s Ukrainian harvest. As Russian troops advance to most areas of the country farmers are unsure if they can start seeding spring crops in March to get this …

Export restriction on 3 products from the Ministry of Agriculture! The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which has been authorized to regulate exports periodically, has limited the export of beans, red lentils and bulk olive oil in order to avoid problems in food supply due to the extraordinary situation in …

With Russia’s military occupation in Ukraine, which is known as the world’s leading and Europe’s “bread basket”, wheat prices climbed to the peak of 9.5 years with 9.34 dollars. While it was discussed whether the crisis would affect Turkiye or not, it was a concern whether the two countries, which …

Describing BALIKESİR as the dairy of Turkiye, Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Yücel Yılmaz said that due to its geography, climate and the influence of agricultural products, Balıkesir is a province that satisfies the country in terms of meat and milk. Mayor Yılmaz stated that Bigadiç district is among the main …