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Food and Agriculture Organization forecasts 22.9% hike in cocoa, coffee, tea import expenditures, contributing to overall increase… The global food import bill is estimated to increase 2.2% year-on-year to over $2 trillion in 2024, according to the Food Outlook report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday. …

Press release… Stating that the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association (EKMMİB) maintained its leadership in dried apricot exports with a share of 49 million dollars, Mehmet Ali Işık, Head of EKMMİB, said, “The biggest demand for Turkish apricots comes from the USA, Germany and France.” “While the United …

Eyyüp Ergan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trabzon Commodity Exchange, stated that hazelnut has become the biggest foreign currency earning product of Türkiye’s agriculture and emphasised that the potential in hazelnut exports is much higher. “We are in a position to earn 4-5 billion dollars in foreign currency …

Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (BAIB) Chairperson Ümit Mirza Çavuşoğlu stated that Türkiye has an important share in tomato production across the world. Ümit Mirza Çavuşoğlu Stating that more overseas sales can be made from Türkiye, Çavuşoğlu said, “Our region meets almost 50 percent of the country’s exports. A large part …

Türkiye exported more than 361 million dollars worth of tomatoes to 52 countries in 10 months of the year. While Mediterranean coast province of Antalya plays an important role in tomato production, export revenues decreased by 14.41 percent compared to last year.In 10 months of the year, Türkiye exported more …

Press release… The olive oil sector exported 70 thousand 750 tonnes of olive oil along with the difficulties in the 2023/24 season with restrictions and quotas, earning Türkiye 506 million 374 thousand dollars in foreign currency. In the 2023/24 season, pomace oil exports were recorded as 11 thousand 38 tonnes …

Press release… The 10-month exports of the cereals, pulses, oil seeds and products sector, which includes basic food products such as biscuits, wheat flour, vegetable oils, sugary and cocoa products and pasta, were announced as 9.7 billion dollars. Ahmet Tiryakioğlu Despite the 11.9 percent monthly decline in October, the monthly …

Press release… Türkiye’s dried apricot exports in the first quarter of the 2024/25 season revealed a successful graphic. In the first quarter of the 2024/25 season, which started on 1 August 2024, the country’s dried apricot exports were 25 thousand 461 tonnes, while the amount of foreign currency obtained from …

The Guardian’s analysis of agricultural income data shows that the income gap between Europe’s largest and smallest farms has doubled in the last 15 years. At a time when the number of small farms is shrinking, large farms are making record profits, while small farms are struggling to survive on …

In the shadow of wars, disasters and competition, the world’s leading countries shape their agricultural policies in line with the principles of ‘food supply security’ and ‘sustainability’. The recent epidemics, wars and crises in the world have brought new practices in the agriculture and food sector, as in many other …