Agribusiness

Press release… Turkish food exporters have ramped up their exports to Japan, which imports 80 billion dollars worth of food products annually, by 75 percent in the last five years, from 209 million to 367 million dollars. Turkish exporters have set a medium-term food export target of 1 billion dollars …

The Konya Plain has become the most important sunflower production region after Thrace. Experts stated that since sunflowers are grown primarily in irrigated areas in the plain, they do not anticipate a yield loss as significant as that of grain. They stated that the sunflowers produced are of very high …

Professor Dr. Meral Kekeçoğlu, Director of the Düzce University Beekeeping Research, Development and Application Centre, warned consumers to consume honey that has undergone pollen analysis, stating that they have observed that forest rose pollen has mixed with chestnut honey, whose yield has decreased due to climate change. Professor Dr. Meral …

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat stated that Türkiye has reached a licensed storage capacity of 13.8 million tonnes, saying, “Currently, the trading volume of the Türkish Mercantile Exchange (TMEX) has reached 316 billion lira.” Ankara… Minister Bolat highlighted that the most important feature of TME is to ensure that products can …

US is largest coffee importer, spending 69.2 billion dollars on java, while Brazil exported the most coffee, reaching 62 billion dollars in 2015–2024, according to International Trade Centre data… The world’s coffee consumption – both hot and iced – over the past 10 years reached 370.3 billion dollars, according to …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they achieved exports worth 156 million dollars in July, representing a 13 percent spike compared to the same period last year. Noting that pastry products ranked first …

Professor Dr. Hüseyin Hüsnü Kayıkçıoğlu from Ege University (EÜ) stated that uncontrolled water use, decreased rainfall and global warming have negatively affected crop production, saying, “Wheat, barley and pulses can be grown in the Aegean Region during the winter season under dry conditions. By applying effective irrigation methods in conditions …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Yumaklı responds to claims about ‘artificial meat’… Minister İbrahim Yumaklı stated that claims that ‘artificial meat will be produced in Türkiye’ were made in relation to the Climate Law, saying, ‘There is not a single word about artificial meat in the Climate Law; there is …

To date, information on 450,000 producers has been recorded in the nationwide agricultural census. According to information obtained by an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the general agricultural census launched in July to collect data that plays an important role in determining agricultural policies is …