Agricultural Economy

One million 158 thousand dollars vinegar exports in the first quarter of this year was realized in Turkey. According to the information received by the Uludağ Exporters’ Associations, companies in the sector made the most exports to Saudi Arabia. Exports to Saudi Arabia, where 317 thousand dollars worth of products …

Press release… Cherry Producer, exporter and also Kemalpaşa (a district of Izmir province) Municipality Council Member Ahmet Özken  said that they realized the first shipment of cherries in Turkey along with the beginning of cherry season in 2020… Özken, President of the Kemalpaşa Agriculture Support and Development Association (KEMTAR), said: …

April, 2020 In marketing year (MY) 2019/20, Bulgaria’s total grain harvest was 8.5 percent above MY 2018/19, including almost 4.0 million metric tons (MMT) of corn, a production record. Higher domestic stocks, favorable export demand, and lower domestic consumption, supported the increase in exports. As of early April 2020, wheat …

Press release… Export attack from Pınar Süt… Pınar Süt, the leading dairy company of Turkey, supplies 19 percent of national milk and dairy exports by itself, attained the targets in the first quarter of 2020 despite all market negativities. İdil Yiğitbaşı, Chairwoman of the Board of Pınar Süt, said that …

April – 2020 Sugar beet production and planting area is forecast at 19.2 million metric tons (MMT) and 320,000 hectares (ha) in Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21, assuming favorable growing conditions similar to last year. The production quotas for MY 2020/21 were announced on December 25, 2019, which is identical to …

Supply chains must be shortened and localised, urges FAO… Whilst addressing the Agriculture Ministers of the G20 countries, the FAO Director-General highlighted essential actions that must be taken in order to maintain the supply chains of the future. The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a major public health concern but also …

World Veterinary Day Award 2020 – Environmental protection for improving animal and human health… The WVA and HealthforAnimals are proud to announce the 2020 World Veterinary Day theme: Environmental protection for improving animal and human health. For 20 years, World Veterinary Day has been an opportunity to celebrate the contributions …

Chairman of Black Sea Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Exporters’ Association İlyas Edip Sevinç said that the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has slowed trade and adversely affected the national economies all over the world. Stating that this process has not had any effect on hazelnut exports so far, Sevinç …

Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkey (TGDF), umbrella organization of  food and beverage industry, evaluated the 2020 Global Food Crisis Report… With the latest developments, the statement made clear that no country in the world should consider it exempt from food crises, reiterating its demand for support …

According to the data compiled from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), 1,657 tons of seafood was exported to 10 countries in the first quarter of the year and 8 million 595 thousand 338 dollars were earned in return. In the same period of the previous year, 3 million …