Agricultural Economy

Organised for the second time this year by the Licensed Warehouse Companies Association (LİDAŞDER), ‘Licensed Warehousing in Türkiye and the World, Grain Markets Congress’ was held in Antalya between 16-19 December. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, who attended the congress, stated that they aim to ramp up the …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that up to 75 percent grant support is provided for renewable energy investments in order to reduce the energy costs of agricultural enterprises and to encourage environmentally friendly solutions. This support, provided under the IPARD Programme co-financed by Türkiye and the European …

2024 has been a year of mixed fortunes for the agricultural sector. The mid-summer El Niño-induced drought negatively impacted summer crops, while events like the ongoing animal disease woes, the seemingly endless logistical crisis, high interest rates, and uncertainty about the national government all weighed heavily on the sector. The …

Press release… The 12-month export revenue of the cereals, pulses, oil seeds and products sector, which continues to be the export leader in Southeastern Anatolia of Türkiye by realising 29.5 percent of the total exports of the region, exceeded 3.4 billion dollars. The share of the region, which exports the …

Press release… In the January-December period of 2024; hazelnut exports from Black Sea’s province of Trabzon reached 95 thousand 870 tonnes and 836 million 599 thousand dollars of foreign currency inflow was obtained in return. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, an …

Farmers can utilize remote sensing, big data, artificial intelligence to simulate real-world crop production scenarios​… Jan. 15, 2025 Crop farmers in South Texas are witnessing the future of agriculture unfold with the advent of digital-twin technology. Spearheaded by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, this cutting-edge approach combines remote sensing, big data …

Türkiye earned 229 million 777 thousand dollars from pistachio exports to 96 countries in 2024. Exports, which attracted attention with an increase of 52 per cent compared to last year, were made to many countries, especially Germany. Last year, Türkiye exported pistachios to 96 countries including Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Iraq, …

The General Directorate of Meteorology announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the last 53 years. While the average temperature across Turkey was recorded as 15.6 degrees, precipitation decreased by 6.3 percent compared to normal. The most precipitation was measured in Black Sea province of Rize and the least …

Ancestor Seed Period Begins in Agricultural Credit Cooperatives… 14 January 2025… Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that citizens in Türkiye will be able to access heirloom (ancestral) seeds through Agricultural Credit Cooperatives as of February. Stating that seed exports surged from 17 million dollars to 327 million …

Press release… The fisheries sector, one of the stars of Turkish exports, increased its exports by 20 percent in 2024 from 1 billion 679 million dollars to 2 billion 19 million dollars. Sinan Kızıltan The fisheries sector is proud to surpass 2 billion dollars for the first time. After 2000, …