Agribusiness

Turkey’s ice cream exports expanded in 2020 despite the pandemic that has taken the hold of the whole world. Ice cream exports increased by 7 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 35.7 million dollars. Kahramanmaraş province of Turkey produces 17 percent of the ice cream across the country and …

An institute affiliated to a Turkish university is developing a reasonable-priced solution to be used in artificial meat production as the world has been working on alternative protein sources due to growing population and dwindling resources. While it is possible to produce “clean meat” in laboratories using one or two centimeter-sized biopsies …

Press release… According to the UN, World Economic Status and Prospects Report; while the economies of developed countries shrunk by 5.6 percent last year, the economies of developing countries also contracted by 2.5 percent. The pandemic caused 4.3 percent shrinkage in the world economy last year. Turkey’s economy, while the …

Press release… Mustafa Terci, Chairperson of the Aegean Cereals Pulses and Oil Seeds and Products Exporters Association, said that they have a wide range of products from cereals, milling, confectionery, chocolate products along with vegetable oils to spices. Terci said, “Our sector brought 7.3 billion dollars in Turkish economy last …

Turkey’s exports increased by 2.3 percent compared to the same month of the previous year in January 2021 to 15 billion 45 million dollars, while imports decreased by 5.9 percent and amounted to 18 billion 79 million dollars. Turkey Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) has announced foreign trade data of the January …

Pasha Bank provides $6.4M for agricultural fintech firm Tarfin to back advanced investors in Turkey… Azerbaijan’s Pasha Bank has provided 46 million Turkish liras ($6.4 million) of funds for Turkish fintech firm Tarfin to support advanced investors in the agricultural sector, according to a statement on Thursday. The bank issued …

TürkTraktör realises 68 percent of Turkey’s total tractor production and 86 percent of tractor exports by itself. TürkTraktör has also achieved success in domestic production of construction equipments which started in 2020. The company, which produced 34,337 tractors in total last year, increased its production by 51 percent and reached …

After 2021 is declared as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables by the United Nations (UN), exporters focusing on new markets aim to contribute more to the country’s economy. Nejdat Sin, Chairman of the Board of Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said that there were significant developments …

Press release… 1 billion 276 million dollars export from the chocolate and confectionery sector… Turkish chocolate and confectionery products have been exported to 185 countries. Turkish confectionery and chocolate industry sweetened the mouth of the world. Turkish chocolate and confectionery exporters succeeded in exporting 1 billion 276 million dollars in …

Press release… The pomegranate fruit, the symbol of fertility, had a prosperous year in exports in 2020. Turkey’s pomegranate exports rose by 29 percent in 2020 and reached from 97 million 489 thousand dollars to 126 million and 54 thousand dollars. The export of pomegranate broke a historical record with …