Agricultural Economy

“We rank first in raisin exports across the world” Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, said that Turkey is one of the richest countries in terms of biodiversity. Pakdemirli said, “Our country, which is the gene centre of the vine, as in many products; It has an old and …

Press release… Exporters mobilized to improve the quality of dried figs… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association has mobilized to increase the quality, yield and food safety of dried figs, regarded as the fruit of Eden, in which Turkey is the world leader both production and exports. Figs to …

Press release… Cereals, pulses and oil seeds industry raised targets for 2020… The Aegean Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association left 2019 behind as the association that increased its exports the most, with 443 million 455 thousand dollars and an increase of 10 percent. Mustafa Terci, Chairman of …

Research: ‘The world’s population could be 10 billion in 30 years’ According to a new report published, by 2050, more than 1 billion people may be forced to leave their place of residence due to rapid population growth. According to the report of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) …

Bursa – Turkey exported tomato paste to 99 countries during the first eight months of this year, according to an exporter association’s data. The country’s tomato paste exports increased by 4.37% in the eight-month period year-on-year, according to an Anadolu Agency report compiled from data by the Uludağ Exporters’ Association. …

Press release… Ömer Celal Umur, Chairman of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association, made a written assesment for the first half of 2020. Ömer Celal Umur said that tobacco, as one of Turkey’s traditional export products and produced in different regions across the country, is also an agricultural product which maintains a …

Press release… Exports of fresh fruits and vegetables reached 1 billion dollars… Fresh fruit and vegetable product exporters increased their exports by 6 percent between January 1 and August 28, to 1 billion 24 million dollars. Hayrettin Uçak said that during the period of January 1 to August 28, the …

Fresh vegetable and fruit exports from the Western Mediterranean region, which includes Antalya, Isparta and Burdur, in 8 months of the year increased by 26.34 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 389 million 746 thousand dollars. According to the West Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (BAİB) …

Press release… Chairman of Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB) Davut Er said that consumption of healthy products is a rising trend worldwide. Davut Er said, “In this process, there is a continuous increase in the demand for olives and olive oil. While olive oil is consumed by …

Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil, President of the Vegetable Oil Industrialists’ Association (BYSD), said, “The import-dependent vegetable oil sector is affected by the production yields and price fluctuations in the world markets. It is necessary to create a ‘strategic stock’ in oil seeds and derivatives by taking urgent measures. When the stock decreases, …