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SUGAR PRICES TO BE FIXED FREELY WHILE BEET PRICES TO BE SUBJECT TO AGREEMENT…

The beet purchase price is agreed between the companies and the producers; Sugar sales prices will be freely determined by the companies. According to the regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the beet purchase price is agreed between the companies and the producers; Sugar sales prices will be …

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‘CROW DETERRENT’ PROTECTS CROPS FROM BIRDS IN IĞDIR REGION!

With the start of the cherry harvest season in Iğdır in Eastern Anatolia, farmers are protecting their crops from crows and other bird species with a solar-powered machine they call the “crow deterrent,” (karga savar in Turkish). The mechanism works with solar energy and can be set to work on …

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BERTAN BALÇIK: COTTON INDUSTRY FEELS UNEASY ABOUT THE COMMUNIQUE OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE!

Press release… The fact that cotton exports have been put under registration with the Communiqué of the Ministry of Commerce caused uneasiness especially among the producers and traders. Although this communiqué does not mean that cotton exports will be banned or restricted in its current form, it is met with …

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BİROL CELEP: RAISINS, DRIED APRICOTS AND FIGS EARNED 798 MILLION DOLLARS

Press release… Super foods with high nutritional value, of which Turkey is the world leader in production and export; seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs are approaching 1 billion dollars towards the end of the season. Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Birol Celep said that the …

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FAO: GLOBAL FOOD PRICES RISE AT RAPID PACE IN MAY

Press release… FAO Food Price Index posts fastest monthly increase to reach highest value since September 2011… 03 June 2021, Rome – Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, even as world cereal production is on course to reach a new record …

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TURKEY’S HAZELNUT EXPORTS BRING 1.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN 9 MONTHS…

Country earns 1.6B dollars from hazelnut exports from last September to this May, says regional trade association… Turkey’s hazelnut exports totaled 231,595 tonnes in the first nine months of the export season, a regional trade association announced on Wednesday. The figure was down 21.1 percent from the same period in …

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“WE WELCOME RUSSIANS’ DECISION ON RAISING THE LIMIT FOR TOMATO IMPORTS”

Producers and exporters in Turkey welcomed Russia’s decision on Tuesday to raise the upper limit for tomato imports from Turkey. The fresh fruit and vegetable sector, which holds a large share in contributing to Turkey’s national economy, applauded the news that the Russian Ministry of Agriculture had decided to increase …

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“PICKLE EXPORTS BREAK A RECORD THIS YEAR!”

Press release… According to the data compiled from the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB), Turkey’s pickle exports in 2020 increased by 23 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 277 million from 225 million dollars. This figure has been recorded as the highest pickle export figure in the history of the …

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TWO-THIRDS OF NESTLE’S PRODUCTS LACK NUTRITION!

Food giant Nestle announced Monday that it is seeking to develop a new health strategy after an internal document made headlines around the globe as it showed that almost two-thirds of its products lack nutrition. An internal presentation circulated among top executives earlier this year revealed that more than 60% …

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DARDANEL ACQUIRES GREEK SEAFOOD COMPANY KALLIMANIS…

Turkish seafood, frozen and canned food producer Dardanel has completed nearly all necessary regulatory and financial processes to acquire Greek seafood giant G. Kallimanis SA, the former informed Turkey’s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) Monday. The company, based in northwestern Çanakkale province, has reached the final stage in the takeover process, …

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