Agricultural Economy

Chicken, turkey meat production down, while egg production up, says Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)… Chicken meat production in Türkiye fell 3.7% in 2023 on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority announced Wednesday. Chicken meat production totaled 2.3 million tonnes in 2023, while turkey meat production dropped 11.3% to 47,575 …

What is the Development of International Competitiveness Project (UR-GE Project) ? The Ministry of Trade implemented the “Communiqué on Supporting the Development of International Competitiveness” on 23 September 2010 in order to boost the competencies and competitiveness of companies by clustering. The Ministry of Trade supports 75 per cent of …

Emphasising that the global food sector started 2024 hopeful despite various risks brought about by recession expectations, regional wars, climate crisis and cost increases, Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, evaluated the developments as follows: Ahmet Tiryakioğlu “Although agricultural …

Cow milk production up 4.8% in 12-month period, according to Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)… ISTANBUL… Türkiye collected 10.2 million tonnes of cow milk in 2023, the country’s statistical authority announced on Wednesday.
 Cow milk production rose 4.8% year-on-year last January-December, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). In the 12-month …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), stated that in Türkiye, where pulses production is limited to 1.2 million tonnes, exporter companies with a processing capacity of 4 million tonnes are experiencing a shortage of …

The price of sugar, which is widely used in the food industry, is increasing day by day. How will this affect food producers and consumers? Russia’s operation in Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent process led to a sharp hike in the cost of ingredients such as wheat, vegetable …

Press release… Jak Eskinazi, Coordinator President of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), described the exports of 42.6 billion dollars from the Aegean Region as a great success in 2023, when the recession in the world economies and the high inflation and low exchange rate spiral in the Turkish economy. Eskinazi …

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) within industrial-scale greenhouses could make the UK a significant exporter of horticultural produce within ten years, a review of the sector – published by Defra and produced by Camrosh Ltd and the Institute for Manufacturing Engage, University of Cambridge – has concluded. Controlled environment agriculture The Foresight study, compared the …

India’s agriculture exports, which stood at over 50 billion dollars at present, are expected to double by 2030 and reach 100 billion dollars, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday. Sunil Barthwal He said that the country is targeting 2 trillion dollars worth of exports of goods and services by …

Press release… Haluk Tezcan, Vice Chair of Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye is the world leader in flour exports. Haluk Tezcan “Indeed, this leadership is a leadership that suits us. We touch 8 billion people in some way. Last year, Ukraine-Russia grain corridor …