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Apricot prices have skyrocketed… Ramazan Özcan, Chairman of Malatya Commodity Exchange, said that a hundred percent spike in dried apricot prices was due to the low yield in the last three years. Özcan, however, stated that with the burning of the apricot in Central Asia, which feeds the Chinese and …

Stating that Turkey is a net exporter while being self-sufficient in agriculture, Minister Pakdemirli said that a record was broken with 337 billion TL in agricultural output. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli announced that Turkey’s exports of agricultural and food products are increasing every year. Speaking at the …

Press release… The export price of Turkish olive oil soared by 26 percent in dollar terms in the 2020/21 season. While the average export price of olive oil was 2,429 dollars in the 20219/20 season, it increased to 3,644 dollars in the 2020/21 season. Turkey earned a total of 293 …

Press release… Growtech, the Biggest Exhibition for the Greenhouse Industry Opens Its Doors to Visitors in Antalya on 24 November Growtech 20th International Greenhouse, Agricultural Technology and Livestock Equipment Fair, world’s biggest exhibition for the greenhouse industry will be held at Antalya Anfaş Expo Center from 24-27 November 2021. 510 …

The global halal market – mostly catering to Muslims but also attracting those who prefer thoroughly inspected products – currently stands at $7 trillion, Turkish sector officials said Thursday but added that Turkey needs to do more to acquire its fair share of the market. “Projects in this field gained …

Press release… Increase the support for the organic sector and announce it on time… A call from the organic sector to “Introduce organic lessons in schools”… The organic sector will put children on its radar… The trend towards healthy, high quality and reliable food and textile products with the pandemic …

Press release… Turkey’s fresh table grape exports soared by 36 percent from 118 million dollars to 160 million dollars in the 10-month period of 2021. Sultana grapes alone represented 78 percent of fresh grape exports. Hayrettin Uçak Superior grape, which is preferred by diabetes patients due to its low sugar …

Press release… A field day event was held in Dikili district of İzmir province with the aim of promoting and popularizing the use of subsurface drip irrigation system in cotton. The “Underground Drip Irrigation System” of the “Cottons are Drip Irrigated in Dikili” project, which is one of the 35 …

Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TUSAF) President Eren Günhan Ulusoy stated that he believes the pasta industry will exceed the 1 billion dollar threshold in exports within two years. Eren Günhan Ulusoy, President of the Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TUSAF), said that the pasta industry in Turkey develops itself more and …

While EU countries’ agricultural output in 2020 totaled $472B, France took the largest share… İSTANBUL The 27-member EU posted a decline in agricultural output in 2020, when pandemic measures hit the economy hard. Last year, EU countries’ total agricultural output totaled €414.1 billion ($472 billion), down 1.1% on a yearly …