Agricultural Economy

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı unveiled that farmers who produce in accordance with the production planning and water constraint criteria in plant products will receive up to 100 percent diesel and fertiliser support and said that if crops outside the planning are produced, they will only receive basic …

Press release… Tobacco Experts Association announced the 2023 Tobacco and Tobacco Products Sector Report. In the report, it was noted that the obligation to use domestic tobacco in tobacco products, which started to be implemented with the decision taken in 2020, reflected positively on production and the amount of contracted …

Ege (Aegean) University (EÜ) Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Lecturer Professor Dr. Yusuf Kurucu stated that due to climate change, salinity in the soil has increased day by day, especially since 2010 and this has negatively affected agriculture. Dr. Kurucu said, “Türkiye needs to switch …

Producers and exporters welcomed the granting of a geographical indication registration by the European Union (EU) to Bursa black figs, which are considered ‘the world’s highest quality figs’ with their long shelf life, large and plump outer appearance and taste. Bursa black fig, which is Türkiye’s 26th geographical indication registered …

All Milk, Meat and Cattle Breeders’ Association (TÜSEDAD) issued a statement upon the speculative news in the press for a few days as ‘Milk powder regulation has been stopped’. Underlining that these news do not reflect the truth, TÜSEDAD said, ‘Milk powder regulation continues.’ In the statement made by TÜSEDAD, …

HAZELNUT EXPORTS ENDED ON 31 AUGUST… In a written statement made by the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association, it was informed that Türkiye’s hazelnut exports in the 2023-24 season, which started on 1 September 2023 ended on 31 August 2024. In the statement, it was noted that Türkiye …

Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar made a series of visits in Türkiye’s Northwestern province of Edirne. Pointing out that the countryside is ageing, TZOB President Bayraktar said, “Our countryside is ageing, the average age of the farmers has increased to 58 and we cannot keep our …

Press release… The total exports of the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which covers basic food products, especially biscuits, wheat flour, vegetable oils, sugary and cocoa products and pasta, soared by 0.9 percent to 7.8 billion dollars at the end of 8 months of the year. In this period, …

Temperature-related extreme events will only become more intense if action not taken, warns deputy director of Copernicus… The summer of 2024 has set new temperature benchmarks globally, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) released Thursday. Global average temperatures for June to August reached 0.69C above the …

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 …