Agribusiness

Press release… The target for exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds to the USA is 1 billion dollars… “Anatolia, which is believed to be the homeland of agriculture, has very old stories to tell,” said Mustafa Terci, head of Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association. Stating that wheat …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) have been successfully continuing the “TURQUALITY Project” supported by the Ministry of Trade with the participation of 6 food exporters’ associations under its roof for 2 years. Aegean Exporters’ Associations also ensured that Turkish cuisine is included in the curriculum of the William F. …

World’s biggest hazelnut supplier, Turkey reaps $1.3B from hazelnut exports in September-March, says trade group… Turkey exported 185,147 tons of hazelnut in the first seven months of the export season, a regional trade union said on Thursday. It was down from 249,971 tons in the same period of last season, …

Press release… Vinegar manufacturers came together and founded SirkeDer. The vinegar industry turnover reached 263 million TL in 2020 and continued to grow with the impact of the pandemic across Turkey. The leading brands of the industry, Fersan, Carl Kühne, Ajinomoto, Tariş, Kavaklıdere and Yakamoz were the founding companies of …

Turkey’s military pension fund, Oyak applied to the Turkish Competition Board (RK) to acquire the Tadelle, Sarelle and Gol brands along with Sagra, a brand renowned for its hazelnut and chocolate products in Turkey, adding to them to the Oyak Group of companies by inking a sales agreement with Sanset …

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak said that exports of tropical fruits increased by 40 percent over the last three years. Uçak said, “The way to branding as a country in agriculture and food is to produce value-added crops and to produce what the …

Stakeholders in the famous hellim (halloumi in Greek) cheese sector in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ (TRNC) have written an open letter to the European Commission Structural Reform Support Director General Mario Nava regarding the protected designations of origin (PDO) process of the cheese. They said the proposed laws …

Russia’s agricultural product exports, between January – March 21 2021, rose to 6.1 billion dollars, while Turkey’s imports also registered an increase of 46.8 percent. In 2021, Russia’s exports of agricultural products soared by 22.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 6.1 billion dollars …

Branding and geographical indication has been increasing in olive oil across Turkey in recent years. The number of brands that received approval from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPMK) reached 688 as of March 23, 2021 and the number of geographically marked olive oils reached 16. Reşit Özer, Chair …