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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his team are working to extend the Ukraine grain deal, which was mediated by the world body and Türkiye, and could expire next month. Antonio Guterres “We’re trying to remove the uncertainty to ensure that people are publicly saying that ‘yes, this will …

FAO food price index declines 1.1% month-on-month, led by lower vegetable oil prices… Global food prices decreased for a sixth month in a row in September, led by lower vegetable oil prices, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. Averaging 136.3 points last month, the FAO food price …

Türkiye’s only cheese museum hosted thousands of visitors! Located in Kars, a northwestern province of Türkiye and registered as the “18th Cheese Route of the World”, the ‘Cheese Museum’ hosted approximately 40 thousand local and foreign tourists in 8 months. Museum Director Yeşim Koç said that 40 thousand people have …

Coffee prices in the EU were up 16.9% year-on-year in August, according to the latest figures from the bloc’s statistical office. The soaring cost has made “this morning staple almost a luxury,” Eurostat said in a report released on Thursday. The price of fresh whole milk was also on average …

The name “Uşak Baklava” was registered as a geographical product unique to Uşak, upon the application of Uşak Chamber of Commerce and Industry UTSO. Selim Kandemir After Uşak halva and Uşak bridal dessert (bridal halva, red halva), Uşak Baklava was also registered as a Geographical Indication product. The name “Uşak …

On October 3, 2022, the Dutch government announced Mr. Piet Adema has been named the new Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality. Mr. Adema replaces Henk Staghouwer who resigned in September after he informed the Dutch Cabinet and Parliament about his Ministry’s delay in providing a plan for …

Türkiye aims to boost the country’s exports by focusing on a number of products, including tea, hazelnuts and salmon, the head of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan told the Türkiye Exporters’ Summit Tuesday. Speaking at the “2023 Exports Vision and New Opportunities” panel, moderated by Sabah …

Press release… Türkiye has managed to exceed 100 thousand tonnes in table olive exports for the first time. As of September 30, 2022, the 2021/22 Turkish table olive export season has been completed. Compared to the previous season, the country’s table olive exports increased by 24 percent from 88 thousand …

Press release… Experts, food business operators, and decision makers from Europe and Central Asia gather in Istanbul to discuss solutions to food loss and waste… FAO, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye, the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (ECO-RCCFS), and with …

Over 141 million people in the Arab world are exposed to food insecurity, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned Monday. Kristalina Georgieva Georgieva, speaking at a conference in Riyadh, said that the IMF will add its voice to fight food trade restrictions in order to ease the …