Agricultural Economy

The tomato exports from Türkiye in 2023 surged by 42.8 percent compared to the year earlier, reaching 538.7 million dollars (TL 16 billion), according to the data compiled by Anadolu Agency (AA) Saturday. Türkiye exported tomatoes worth some 377.19 million dollars in 2022 to 54 countries, according to the data …

Türkiye earned 1.86 billion dollars from hazelnut exports in 2023, a regional trade association announced on Friday.  The country exported 283,519 tonnes of hazelnuts last year, down 9.29 percent on a yearly basis, Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMIB) said. On a value basis, the country’s hazelnut exports …

Press release… Aegean exporters, who brought Türkiye 42.6 billion dollars in foreign currency in 2023, described 2024 as “A Year of Hope”. Speaking at the “2023 export performance evaluation and 2024 predictions meeting”, Jak Eskinazi Coordinator Chair of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), said: “In 2024, our goal will be …

10 NOVEMBER 2022… Your friend’s address. A family holiday as a child. The name of that lady you see at work every day. Memory is our ability to recall information from the recent or distant past. But can what we eat affect how well it works? Kimberley Wilson, a psychologist …

Press release… Benchmark measure of world food commodity prices ends 2023 about 10 percent below its year-earlier level… 05/01/2024 Rome– The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, with the sharpest drop in international sugar quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the …

The National Water Council held its inaugural meeting to address the pressing issue of depleting water resources, with Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı underscoring the widespread misconception of water as an unlimited global resource. Yumaklı highlighted the diminishing availability of clean water due to rapid consumption, pollution, industrialization, urbanization, climate change and …

Nihat Çelik, Head of the Türkiye Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Central Union (TÜDKİYEB) said that the only way to minimise the problems in the red meat sector is through ovine breeding. “Increasing the share of ovine, which is 27 per cent in red meat production and encouraging its consumption, increasing …

Press release… In 2023, 284 thousand 141 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye and 1 Billion 866 Million 735 Thousand 417 Dollars of foreign currency inflow was provided in return. According to the latest data, issued by Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), last year, there was a 9 …

General Manager of Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Ahmet Güldal, said that the breeding works carried out in seed highly contributed to farmers and production. Ahmet Güldal “The legal regulations and supports provided have been very effective, but the biggest effect is in breeding studies. Then the efforts of our colleagues …

Tevfik Keskin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Milk Producers of Türkiye (SÜTBİR), made a written statement regarding the milk prices on the agenda of milk producers. Stating that according to their calculations, the cost of raw milk production is 12.43 liras and the producer …