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Hazelnut prices soar after frost hits major producer Türkiye!

August, 2025… Wholesale hazelnut prices have surged this harvest season due to frost damage in Türkiye, the world’s leading producer, where the crop yields are expected to shrink this year. In April, a cold snap, unseen in years, affected a variety of domestically produced crops, pushing hazelnut prices higher even before the …

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Aegean region citrus harvest 449 thousand tonnes, 34 percent fall!

Press release… The climate crisis has had a clear impact on citrus production in the Aegean Region. With temperatures reaching -17 degrees in April and 45-50 degrees in July, Türkiye is experiencing the climate crisis very harshly in the agricultural sector. In April 2025, which has been described as a …

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‘Brown salt’ of Sivas adds flavour to Japanese cuisine…

Approximately 50 tonnes of the 350 tonnes of ‘brown’ rock salt extracted from the salt marshes at the foot of Mount Beydağı in the Zara district of Sivas province is exported to Japan. Sivas… The harvest of the spring salt, which is produced in clay pools in the village of …

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Sebahattin Arslantürk: Decline in hazelnut productivity raises alarm!

Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, announced that decline in hazelnut productivity raises alarm! Pointing out that productivity, which was above 100 kg per decare in Türkiye and worldwide between 2012 and 2021, has declined to 100 kg …

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Sinan Kızıltan: Our aim is to export Turkish salmon worth 600 million dollars by the end of the year

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board, announced that Turkish salmon exports, which amounted to 29 million dollars in 2019, surged approximately 17-fold to 498 million dollars last year. The target for 2025 is 600 million dollars… Kızıltan stated that …

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FAO Food Price Index edges up in July…

Press release… Gains in meat and vegetable oil price indices outweigh declines in cereals, dairy and sugar… 08/08/2025 Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 percent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable …

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Climate change driving up global food prices!

European researchers find extreme climate events, such as droughts, floods, heavy rainfall and more, result in both domestic and international price hikes for agricultural products such as coffee, cocoa, rice, among others… August, 2025… Global food prices are on the rise with extreme weather conditions caused by climate change, as …

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“Ten dollars for hazelnuts would not be a surprise!”

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, announced that 300 TL and 10 dollars for hazelnuts would not be surprise! A Record Season is Coming: 300 TL and 10 Dollars for Hazelnuts Would Not Be a Surprise …

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Mehmet Ali Işık: Climate crisis hits apricots, production may fall below 5 thousand tonnes!

Press release… Türkiye’s eastern Anatolia’s province of Malatya, which meets a large portion of the world’s dried apricot demand, is facing its most challenging production season in history. The agricultural frost and cold spell in April 2025 caused significant damage by catching apricot trees in bloom. It is estimated that …

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ASÜD: Ice cream exports are on the rise!

Ice cream, exported from Türkiye to more than 30 countries, accounts for 14.5 percent of total milk and dairy product exports. The Packaged Milk and Dairy Products Industrialists’ Association (ASÜD) announced that traditional Turkish ice cream contributes to the promotion of the country by integrating into the tourism sector. The …

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