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Poor rainfall in major rice-growing regions of India has triggered fears of export restrictions on rice, too, after wheat and sugar. Looking to control domestic prices, India had in May banned wheat and sugar exports amid a scorching summer and a global supply shortage. Being the world’s largest exporter of …

Press release… By Chris McCullough PAYING more attention to feed efficiency indexes when selecting sires for dairy herds will help compensate the escalating costs of feed being witnessed today. Across the world feed, fertiliser and energy costs have reached record high levels that are decimating profits on dairy farms. Even …

Mediterranean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ASHIB), which increased its exports the most among the 8 associations under the roof of Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB), awarded its first 15 members, who provided the strongest support from Konya and Karaman to its performance in this period. Ali Can Yamanyılmaz ASHİB …

Press release… TürkTraktör, the first manufacturer of the Turkish automotive industry and the leading brand of agricultural mechanization, announced its half-year financial results covering the first six months of 2022. The company broke the all-time record in the first six months with 8,254 units in exports. TürkTraktör General Manager Aykut …

Press release… THE AGENDA OF THE SECTOR EXPORT OF BULGHUR, CHICKEN, RED LENTILS AND PASTA… Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Associations Sector Board came together in Mersin province under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Trade Özgür Volkan Ağar, hosted by the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB). Ahmet Tiryakioğlu At …

Press release… BioFach, the world’s largest organic food and natural products fair, which focuses on the spread of ecological producers and products, was held for the 31st time in Nuremberg, Germany, between 26-29 July 2022. Turkiye’s national participation organization in Biofach Organic Food Products Fair was held for the 25th …

Destined for Lebanon, Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni to make stopover in Istanbul for joint inspection… ANKARA The first grain-laden ship that departed the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon under a deal to unblock Ukraine’s agricultural exports reached the Black Sea entrance of Istanbul Strait on Tuesday.  Sierra Leone-flagged …

Press release… 46 PERCENT OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORT FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that Turkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached the level of 1.45 billion dollars in the first half of 2022 and …

ATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and leaders of countries thanked Turkiye as they welcomed the news of the first ship carrying grain departing from Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa on Monday. Jens Stoltenberg “I welcome the first shipment of Ukrainian grain from Odessa under the UN-brokered deal. I …

ISTANBUL The past week was a “rally week” for the commodity markets due to the expectation that the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates more slowly along with the decreasing demand for the dollar. Despite the ongoing risks regarding the real estate crisis in China, the rise in the …