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Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they realized an export of 1.45 billion dollars between January and September 2022 with an increase of 38 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Emphasizing …

New Zealand’s government yesterday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly …

Press release… In dried figs of which Türkiye is the world leader in production and export, the 2021/22 season was left behind with 70 thousand 647 tonnes of exports. The amount of foreign exchange the country obtained from dried fig exports reached to 258 million dollars. Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair …

Press release… There is a call from Ödemiş, the centre of milk: “Let our milk, which is valuable while drinking, find its value when selling it. Our cows should not be slaughtered!” Mehmet Eriş, the educator mayor of Ödemiş, the district with the highest milk production in Türkiye's Aegean coast …

While the price of olives decreased in Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast province Mersin, where the harvest has begun, the price of olive oil doubled. One kilogram of olive fell from 6 liras to 4 liras, the weight of large olives decreased from 14 liras to 13 liras and the weight of …

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 …

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 …

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 …