Agribusiness

Food inflation was 16 percent while fruit and vegetable prices increased by 20 percent in October… According to October inflation data announced by TURKSTAT, the annual food inflation was 16.51 percent. While there was a raise of 7.54 percent on a monthly basis in fresh fruit and vegetables, this rate …

Press release… Hilmi Sürek, Chairman of the Tariş Olive and Olive Oil Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union, said that they have determined the price level that aims to satisfy the producer by making the best use of all the possibilities of the Union. Stating that they have set a price of …

Mersin Province Citrus Producers’ Association Chairman Ahmet Dursun Şahin said that Turkish producers have started to strengthen their place in the European market in recent years. Pointing out that the increase in exports to Italy is an important development, Şahin said: “Italy as one of the citrus producing Mediterranean countries …

Turkish Grain Board (TMO) General Manager Ahmet Güldal said that in the 2019-2020 season, an agricultural export record of 2.3 billion dollars in hazelnuts has been attained. TMO General Manager Ahmet Güldal visits TMO’s hazelnut purchasing points. Stating that the export figures from the Black Sea Region increased in the …

Press release… Yaşar Holding Has Published Its 2019 Sustainability Report… Dr. Mehmet Aktaş, Yaşar Holding Chief Executive Officer said, “Bringing all values ​​together in a common ‘golden ratio’ that adds value to life and taking good care of our business, our employees, society, our business partners and the environment will …

Press release… EIMA International: The “green corridors” for foreign businesspeople are coming The organizational offices of the world exhibition of agricultural machinery launch the procedures required to authorize the arrival of foreign businesspeople to the exhibition. Due to the small number of nations that cannot benefit from the preferential route …

AHBİB Chairman Hüseyin Arslan, drew attention to the food waste and said that instead of the expiry date (STT), the recommended consumption date (TETT) should be implemented in dry food products with a long shelf life. Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB) Chairman Hüseyin Arslan reminded …

Olive harvest has begun in Akhisar district of Manisa province which is one of the most important table olive and olive oil production centres across Turkey. Producers who collect their olives especially with traditional methods along with machines as well are troubled by the dry season. Subsidy to continue on …

Ziraat Bank CEO and Member of the Board Hüseyin Aydın said that the agricultural loans balance, which was 18 billion TL at the end of 2012, reached 76 billion TL as of September 30, 2020 and that the share of agricultural loans in the sector increased to 65 percent. Aydın …

Wheat took on greater strategic importance amid the pandemic, when countries focused on domestic consumption rather than foreign trade, and countries’ wheat stocks rose significantly. Trade relations and supply chains were affected by the protectionist policies that got stronger during the COVID-19 pandemic, which first appeared last December in China. …