Foreign Trade

Since Aug. 1, more than 170 ships have carried over 4M tonnes of agricultural products through grain corridor… Six more ships have left Ukrainian ports under the historic Istanbul grain export deal, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Saturday.  A ministry statement did not disclose the ships’ points of …

Ali Eroğlu, Chairman of the Central Council of the Turkish Veterinary Medical Association (TVHB), stated that the decision to ban the export of milk powder until the end of 2022 could adversely affect the livestock sector and asked for the ban to be lifted. Eroğlu, in his statement, underlined that …

As dominance over food markets shifts east towards countries like India and China, four to six companies influence the global market in key sectors, agricultural research and policy decisions, a new report by ETC group has found. The Food Barons 2022 report, which has been released just weeks ahead of …

ANKARA A survey of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Türkiye found that most consider the green deal an opportunity, while some fear it instead might be a risk, showing a lack of awareness, according to a report released Thursday at a Green Transition summit in the capital Ankara.  Türkiye …

Across Northern and Western Europe, vegetable producers are contemplating halting their activities because of the financial hit from Europe’s energy crisis, further threatening food supplies. Surging power and gas prices will impact crops grown through the winter in heated greenhouses such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, and those which need …

Flower growers in the southern provinces of Antalya and Isparta are still busy trying to meet soaring demand from the U.K. amid the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Demand from the florists in Britain for cut flowers in Antalya has soared 90 percent and planeloads of carnations have already been sent to the U.K. This …

The looming energy crisis in Europe and the war in Ukraine that hampers production in the continent offer huge opportunities for Turkish agriculture products exporters, according to people from the industry. There have been reports suggesting that farmers in Europe stop production and greenhouses are closing. But at a time when farmers in the …

Press release… Promotion attack from the aquaculture and animal products sector… The Turkish fishery and animal products sector, which exceeded its 2023 export target of 3.5 billion dollars in February 2022 and increased its exports by 33 percent to 4 billion 56 million dollars in the last one-year period, strengthens …

Press release…. Seedless raisin exports exceeded 250 thousand tonnes… Türkiye, which is by far the world leader in the production and export of raisins, earned 441 million dollars from seedless raisins in the 2021/22 season with an increase of 3 percent. Seedless raisin exports, which started the 2021/22 season on …

US says Russia has exacerbated global food security crisis… ISTANBUL The US said late Thursday that the historic Istanbul grain agreement for safe exports from Ukrainian ports brought down global food prices by bringing over 2.7 million metric tonnes of grain to world markets. In a press release, the State …