Agribusiness

Juices, the leader in finished product exports of fruits and vegetables… Juices with exports worth 279 million dollars takes the peak while Turkey made 1 billion 564 million dollars exports of fruit and vegetable products in 2018. Canned exports was recorded as 230 million dollars. Pickle exports reached 218 million …

High premium expectation in cotton production… Cotton farmer wants a premium of 1.25 TL… Cotton producers expect 1.25 liras premium per kg as for one of the most important agricultural products of Menemen (a county of Izmir) and also Turkish economy. Producers already declared that premium of 0.80 liras announced …

Raspberry harvest began in Bursa region… The harvest began in Bursa, where ninety percent of the production of raspberries grown in Turkey. Raspberries, whose price increased by 100 percent compared to last year, satisfied the expectations of producers. Raspberries grown in 24 villages in Bursa, are sold at 10 liras …

Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak said that Turkey has a 5 billion dollars target in fresh fruit and vegetable exports… Uçak, said in a statement, ”Our country ranks high on cherry, grape, citrus, pomegranate, strawberry, chestnut, tomato production and export in the world market. We, …

Press release… Let’s preserve the value of Turkish raisin together with Turkish Grain Board (TMO), exporter and producer! Exporters enjoy nowadays that the price of raisins, one of the most important agricultural products in Turkey, exceeds 2 dollars per kg after three years. Exporters demand from Turkish Grain Board to …

Konya Food and Agricultural University, with theoretical and practical training given by blending evenly, aims to create a leading group in Turkish food and agriculture sector… Rector of Konya Food and Agriculture University Dr. Cumhur Çökmüş said that they are pursuing to give the most qualified education in the world …

Istanbul Commodity Exchange (ISTIB) Vice Chairman of the Board Ilhan Koyunseven said that food prices were falling with the effect of the season, but while rejoicing, the importance of planned progress in agriculture should not be forgotten, besides not daily, yet long-term effects of structural measures should be taken into …

Chairman of Turkish Flour Industrialists Federation (TUSAF) Günhan Ulusoy said that about 19-20 million tons of wheat produced annually but Turkey should prepare for drought years in wheat… He said: “An arid year can reduce this amount by 20 percent. Our production should be raised to 21 million and building …

Raspberry harvest began in Bursa region… The harvest began in Bursa, where ninety percent of the production of raspberries grown in Turkey. Raspberries, whose price increased by 100 percent compared to last year, satisfied the expectations of producers. Raspberries grown in 24 villages in Bursa, are sold at 10 liras …

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry issued a report of vegetable production in Turkey… According to this report, total vegetable production has increased about 5 million tons thanks to “implemented policies and rising productivity” since 2002. “The amount of production increased by 5.4 percent in cereals and other crops, 2.7 percent …