Agricultural Economy

Organic honey production is becoming widespread with the support of the state… In Türkiye’s Southeastern province of Batman, 594 beehives with pollen traps with 70 percent grant were distributed to 66 beekeepers within the scope of efforts to ramp up organic honey production and popularise bee breeding. In order to …

Wheat buyers in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, which account for two-thirds of global imports of the staple, have been caught out with relatively little supply after adverse weather in Russia and Europe unexpectedly sent prices surging 30 percent since April. Ole Houe Importers who had been buying cargoes …

Press release… Türkiye exported 255 billion 800 million dollars in 2023, while Germany made an import of 21 billion 79 million dollars. Germany was represented with a share of 8.3 percent in Türkiye’s exports. After Germany, the country Türkiye exported the most was the United States of America with 14.8 …

Press release… Akhisar (District of Aegean province of Manisa) Commodity Exchange Chairman Alper Alhat reported that they are experiencing a wonderful flowering period in terms of olive production. “We expect a record yield this year,” Alhat said. Alhat underlined that good news came from all over Türkiye this year. Pointing …

Press release… The Turkish fishery sector, which has become one of the locomotive sectors of exports in Türkiye since the beginning of the 2000s, has ramped up its exports by 65 percent in the last 5 years, from 1 billion to 1.7 billion dollars. Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sector …

Press release… Pınar Dairy’s New Generation Packages are on the Shelves with Modern Design! 300 Million Liras Investment from Pınar Dairy… Pınar Dairy (Süt), Türkiye’s leading brand in the dairy sector, continues to maintain its health, quality and innovation-oriented approach with more than 50 years of experience. Carrying out its …

Press release… Great Success from the Innovative and Sustainable Clustering in Olive Value Chain Project (OASIS)… The OASIS Project was one of the two projects entitled to be financed under the European Agri-Food Sustainability Cluster Partnerships call under the Single Market Programme (SMP COSME). Işınsu Kestelli Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of …

Honey forests contribute to the national economy… As of the end of last year, the number of honey forests reached 794, creating an opportunity to host approximately 1 million hives. Türkiye’s honey production reached 115 thousand tonnes thanks to the support given to beekeeping activities and honey forests. In addition …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that 97 out of every 100 units of seeds used are produced in Türkiye. “We have 1.3 million tonnes of production. Türkiye has now entered the literature as a seed producing country in the world. We export seeds to 117 countries,” Yumaklı …

The Chinese government has authorised the production of the country’s first genetically modified wheat strain. This is the first important step towards the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) food products. Despite rapid advances in areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, telecommunications, renewable energy and electric vehicles, Asia lags far behind …