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Agriculture, food, related industries contribute over $1.5T, accounting for 5.6% of US GDP, official figures show, while creating 22M jobs… The US farm bill, a package of legislation to support the country’s agriculture, stands out as a leading mechanism in agricultural production worldwide, providing farmers with financing, conservation, and more, …

In Japan, the stock tendency due to natural disasters and the increase in consumption after the influx of foreign visitors caused a rice crisis in the country. While market shelves remained empty due to insufficient stocks held by the private sector, some markets imposed sales limitations per customer. A food …

Press release… WorldFood Istanbul International Food Products and Technologies Fair, which has grown by 75 percent in recent years and reached an area of 40 thousand square metres and visited by 80 thousand people this year, is rapidly running to the size of ANUGA and Dubai Gulfood Fairs, the world’s …

Cereal, meat and sugar prices down in August, while oil and dairy prices increase… Food prices in the world decreased 1.1% year-on-year in August and almost the same from July 2024, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Friday.
 Food prices also decreased by 24.7% from their peak …

Cereal prices worldwide have been on a downward trend for some time. This is the result of the interaction of several factors on a global scale. Let’s take a closer look at the details… While the prices of many global commodities such as cocoa, sugar and olive oil are rising, …

August 30, 2024 First came wildfires that scorched sugar cane fields. Now, the worst drought in more than four decades is threatening coffee and soybean crops in Brazil. Extreme drought in the Amazon From May through August, some key agriculture areas faced the driest weather since 1981, according to natural …

In traditional chocolate production, after the grains of the cocoa plant are removed, the rest is utilised as waste. However, research at the Zurich Federal Institute of Technology has discovered that this waste part is also incredibly useful. The beans taken to produce cocoa are prepared as cocoa and then …

Agriculture was a hot topic in the run-up to the European Parliament election, with parties making promises of better pay for farmers, a tougher stance on trade and less red tape on subsidies.   Notably, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) crowned itself as the “farmers’ party,” and even European Commission President …

Press release… In a period when agricultural products, especially in Türkiye and Mediterranean countries, are adversely affected due to climate change, the countdown has started for Türkiye’s export project Interfresh Eurasia Fair. Murat Özer Türkiye wants to get a share from the fruit and vegetable trade, which is expected to …