Agricultural Economy

Marmara Lake, known as the western province of Manisa’s “bird paradise,” has completely dried up, disrupting the local ecosystem and economy and inflicting substantial hardship upon villagers in the vicinity. Once home to 20,000 water birds of 101 different species, including endangered crested pelicans and cormorants, the lake’s water loss led …

Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the OECD and the U.N.’s food agency said in a joint report Tuesday. Around a third of food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted globally, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization — resulting in useless emissions …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry aims to increase the catches of Turkish vessels and obtain new fishing grounds, especially in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, by completing fisheries agreements with 12 African countries and continuing negotiations with 15 more countries. The ministry is actively negotiating fisheries partnerships with Gabon, Djibouti, …

Türkiye’s olive producers, who faced significant challenges last year with low yield and olive oil prices surpassing 300 Turkish Liras (9 dollar), are optimistic about the upcoming season. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK – TURKSTAT) forecasts a remarkable 90.8 percent increase in olive production. Mustafa Tan Experts in Türkiye’s olive-growing regions predict yields …

Produced with milk from cows who grazed in Muş’s lush highlands and aged for six months, the province’s aged cheese embodies superior quality rooted in the region’s rich agricultural diversity… The market for “Muş eski kaşarı” aged cheese, produced in Muş provınce in eastern Türkiye, where livestock farming is widespread, …

TUSAF Chair Tezcan: New era awaits us in flour industry and exports Haluk Tezcan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TUSAF), said about the grain purchase prices announced by Turkish Grain Board (TMO), “The new purchase prices and additional supports will have a positive impact …

Press release… Türkiye participated in the “55th International Algiers Fair (FIA)” held in Algeria between 24-29 June 2024 with the status of “Guest of Honour Country”. Bedri Girit 55th International Algeria Fair (FIA 2024) was attended by Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association as the Coordinator Association representing the …

Global cereal output forecast to reach an all-time high in 2024… FAO updated its forecast for global cereal production in 2024, now pegging it at 2 854 million tonnes, a new all-time high. The Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, issued by FAO today, attributed its raised projections to a better harvest …

Press release… Five billion dollar food export target to the USA… Turkish Food Sector Advances to Big Targets in the USA… Between 2019 and 2023, the total food imports of the USA soared by 35 percent from 156 billion dollars to 211 billion dollars, while Türkiye’s food exports to the …

Price hikes for vegetable oils, sugar, dairy products offset decline in those for cereals, UN food agency report shows… The index for global food prices remained stable in June as hikes in prices for vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products offset a decline in those for cereals, according to the …