Agribusiness

Country’s February export reaches $99M, says head of sector board… İstanbul… Turkey posted a 17% year-on-year rise in export of fishery products this February reaching $99 million, said the head of Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). Sinan Kızıltan told Anadolu Agency that exports in …

Press release… Early estimate for 2021 wheat output positive but 45 countries in need of external assistance for food… 4 March 2021, Rome – Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, the Food and Agriculture Organization …

The export revenue obtained from dried figs, defined as the fruit of paradise, in the 2020/21 season reached 158 million dollars with an increase of 2 percent. Turkey, as known, is the world leader in the production and exports of dried figs. The country has experienced a pleasing development in …

Press release… The exports of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) in February increased by 16 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and were recorded as 1 billion 172 million dollars. As for Turkey’s exports, it amounted to 16 billion 12 million dollars in February. EİB, which …

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 …