Agricultural Economy

Oregano (thyme) harvest started early in Eastern Aegean province of Denizli. Denizli meets 89.6 percent of oregano production and has an important place in the world crop trade. In 2024, 12-14 thousand tonnes of thyme yield is expected. The first and only country that comes to mind when it comes …

Average price of no-name litre of extra virgin olive oil jumped from 3.70 to 10.13 dollars since 2021… June, 25… OVIEDO, Spain.. Spain announced on Tuesday that it will eliminate sales tax on olive oil, a key product of Spanish cuisine, after a massive price spike in recent years. The …

No place for exploitation of consumers’ environmental sensitivity! No mercy for greenwashing! The Advertising Board, which continues its efforts to prevent the exploitation of consumers’ sensitivity to nature through greenwashing, decided to impose administrative sanctions on 4 different companies operating in the food, clothing and durable consumer goods sectors on …

It has been determined that the production of fruit, beverage and spice plants and vegetables in the Eastern Anatolia Region is not sufficient. It was also emphasised that the production of field crops should be expanded. It has been determined that the production of fruit, beverage and spice plants and …

An increase is expected in the yield of Zara Honey, which is registered in Zara district of Central Anatolian province of Sivas. Honey production, which declined to 600 tonnes due to heavy rainfall in the previous year, is targeted between 900 and a thousand tonnes this year with favourable conditions. …

Press release… Aegean cereals, pulses and oilseeds exporters in the list of export champions with 4 companies The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which alone accounts for 47 percent of Türkiye’s food exports and will bring 12.4 billion in foreign currency to the country in 2023, is strongly represented …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı said, “With the investments to be made in 2024, we aim to ramp up the area opened to irrigation from 7.1 million hectares to 7.23 million hectares and the amount of area with completed consolidation from 7.3 million hectares to 7.9 million hectares.” …

Press release… While the fisheries and animal products sector is represented by 21 companies in the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Top 1000 exporters list, Aegean aquaculture and animal products exporters dominated the list with 11 companies. Sinan Kızıltan Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they exported 181 million dollars in May with an increase of 22 percent compared to the same period last year.Stating that the product they exported the …

A demonstration of how new technologies can be used in 21st century crop breeding comes from just published research that combines laser scanning and 3D printing to create a detailed 3D model of a sugar beet plant. A 3D printed reference model for sugar beet in included in field experiments. …