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Press release… Dried fruit sector exceeded 1.5 billion dollars for the first time Super foods with high nutritional value, of which Turkiye is the world leader in production and export; Seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs exceeded 1 billion dollars in 2021. Explaining that the exports of dried fruits …

Country sees hen egg production of 19.3B units last year… ANKARA… Turkiye’s chicken meat production rose to 2.2 million tonnes in 2021, according to the country’s statistical authority on Monday. The figure posted a 5.1% year-on-year increase last year, TurkStat said in a statement. The country saw 51,301 tonnes of …

The Turkish flower sector has sent 65 million cut flowers to 24 countries for Valentine’s Day, a traditionally busy period for cultivators. İsmail Yılmaz The atmosphere is hectic at greenhouses in the southern Mediterranean city of Antalya, the flower production hub of the country, in the runup to Feb. 14. Sector …

Turkiye announced a significant reduction in taxes on basic food supplies Saturday to counter soaring inflation while also unveiling a new credit guarantee fund package and a new model to bring “under-the-mattress” gold into the economy. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the value-added tax (VAT) would be lowered to 1% …

Russia may increase the quota of tomatoes imported from Turkiye by 50,000 tons, according to reports. Russian news agency Interfax said the country may increase the tomato import quota from Turkiye, which is currently 300,000 tons, to 350,000 tons. Russia’s Agriculture Ministry is preparing a new draft regarding the import …

The American agricultural industry posted its highest annual export levels ever recorded in 2021, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced. The final 2021 trade data published by the Department of Commerce shows that exports of U.S. farm and food products to the world totaled $177 billion, topping the 2020 total …

Ordu will come to the fore in medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation… “Development of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Breeding Project” has been put into practise by Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Department of Agriculture and Livestock Services. It is aimed to use medicinal and aromatic plants, which started to be produced in …

News release… Akhisar Commodity Exchange Chairman of the Board Alper Alhat said that with a 7 percent reduction in olive oil, both the producer, the consumer and the state will win. Alhat said, “Consumption, which has fallen to the level of 1.4 kilograms per capita, will increase again. Production will …

Press release… Exports from the provinces of the Eastern Black Sea Region (Trabzon, Artvin, Rize and Gümüşhane) which is under the jurisdiction of our General Secretariat of Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), amounted to 106 million 783 thousand 758 dollars in January 2022. Exports from our Region in January …

Stating that the edible insect trade in the world constitutes a market of 55 million dollars, Assoc. Dr. Davut Şirin said that edible insects could be an alternative to meet the food needs of the increasing population. Dr. Şirin said, “Today, it is not surprising that this dietary habit, which …