Foreign Trade

Press release… Pointing out that the farmer will continue to produce and efforts should be made to increase exports by decreasing imports, the Chairpersons of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) called for agriculture to be supported with comprehensive policies. Making evaluations about the World Farmers’ Day, the Chairpersons of the Board …

Stating that registered products are sold at an average price of 2.1 times higher than unregistered ones in the European Union, İzmir Commodity Exchange Chairwoman Işınsu Kestelli said, “Turkiye exported 25 billion dollars of agricultural products in 2021. However, if we can evaluate our potential in the field of geographical …

Countries move to ban or limit exports of food products, including wheat, oil, sugar… ISTANBUL Countries around the world have been taking protectionist measures as fears of a global food inflation crisis rise. This has propelled food prices to record levels, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food …

Agricultural commodity prices increase amid Russia-Ukraine war, unfavorable weather conditions… The selling pressure in the commodity market continued for weeks, amid geopolitical risk and Fed’s “hawkish” policies. Wheat Although the commodity market was dominated by geopolitical risks and rallies in March, the fact that the world’s leading central banks, especially …

Minister Kirişci: 1.7 billion flowers are produced in Turkey Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci, said, “1.7 billion flowers are produced in Turkiye. Our export in return for this production has increased to 121 million dollars by 2021.” Minister Kirişci continued as follows: “Our export in return …

According to the Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkiye (TGDF) Digital Data Panel prepared by Agrimetre, based on the Foreign Trade Data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in the first 3 months of 2022, the agriculture, food and beverage industry realized exports of 6.4 billion dollars …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has dismissed claims in some media outlets suggesting that Turkiye is importing wheat from India. “Turkiye is self-sufficient and one of the top 10 countries in the world in agriculture production. It easily meets food demand from its growing population, thanks to its strong agriculture infrastructure,” the ministry said in …

Global wheat prices increased after India banned wheat exports on Friday. Wheat futures prices traded in Chicago rose 5.9 percent to $12.47 and hit the highest levels of the last two months. According to the news of the Reuters agency, corn prices increased by 2 percent and soybean prices increased …

Fruit and vegetable growers in the southern province of Antalya have been enjoying a revival in demand for their produce from Russia. Initially, Farmers in the provinces were adversely affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine. Exports from the western Mediterranean region to Russia, a major market for Turkiye, declined by 45 percent in …

Press release… The 2.5-year longing for exports in white poppy, one of Turkiye’s traditional export products, is over. Turkish white poppy received export visa to India, the largest export market. Exporting companies loaded their products on ships to send them to India after a break of 2.5 years. The sector …