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Rice prices have risen in the wake of new trade restrictions, a few weeks ahead of an October meeting of WTO senior officials that is intended to lay the groundwork for progress at the trade body’s thirteenth ministerial conference in five months’ time. Markets around the world have reacted to …

Mayor of Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Selahattin Gürkan examined the works carried out in the World Apricot Trade Centre. Selahattin Gürkan Gürkan stated that with the activation of the World Apricot Trade Centre, important steps will be taken to turn apricot into an industrial product and emphasised that the income obtained …

Press release… EIB Coordinator President Jak Eskinazi evaluated the export target in the MTP! Evaluating the announced Medium Term Programme (MTP) targets, Jak Eskinazi, Coordinator President of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), pointed out that in order to reach the export target of 302.2 billion dollars, it is necessary to …

Press release… Director-General addresses International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan… Samarkand, Uzbekistan – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today renewed calls for the transformation of global agrifood systems at an International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan. 07 September 2023, Samarkand, …

Press release… 08/09/2023 Strong supply conditions push international commodity quotations lower except for rice and sugar… Rome – International food commodity prices declined in August, led by staples other than rice and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes …

Press release… USA is the leader in dried fig exports… In the 2022/23 season, the United States was at the top of dried fig exports from Türkiye with an amount of 39.7 million dollars. Dried figs to the USA were 31.9 million dollars in the same period in the 2021/22 …

Press release… Turkish fishery and animal products sector has Kenya on its radar… Aquaculture and animal products sector set an export target of 100 million dollars to Africa… Sinan Kızıltan The Turkish aquaculture and animal products sector, which is the only sector to meet the 2023 targets set for the …

Türkiye’s flour companies are ready to handle the Russian grain to be sent to African nations if the plan goes through, say representatives from the industry. Kazım Taycı Kazım Taycı, the president of the Istanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) said that Turkish companies have enough capacity to …

Press release… While cotton prices abroad are at the level of 58-59 liras, the price of 45-46 liras in the country makes producers brooding. Unprecedented negativities threaten the sustainability of cotton production… As the 2023/24 harvest season approaches, cotton, which is called white gold, is experiencing difficult days. Despite the …

Intelligent farming is the use of advanced technologies and data-driven insights to improve the efficiency, quality, and profitability of agricultural production. From small-scale farmers to large-scale agribusinesses, intelligent farming can help them anticipate market trends, optimise processes, prevent risks, and adapt to changing conditions. By the year 2050, the global …