Agricultural Economy

Turkey will be exporting pictachio nuts to China… During his visit to Beijing, Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan recalled that 25 tons of Turkish cherry entered China after a long period of time and said that pistachio nuts are also allowed to be sold to this country. 39 companies to …

Research showed that Turkey was situated on the 10th of waste crisis list… PRNet, the media monitoring and reporting agency, reviewed the research report on the impact of countries’ waste crisis. According to PRNet’s Maplecroft data and media reflections, the countries that caused the waste crisis in the world have …

Chairman of Turkish Flour Industrialists Federation (TUSAF) Günhan Ulusoy said that about 19-20 million tons of wheat produced annually but Turkey should prepare for drought years in wheat… He said: “An arid year can reduce this amount by 20 percent. Our production should be raised to 21 million and building …

With the commencement of harvest in Konya Plain, 13 thousand 661 tons of products were traded in Konya Commodity Exchange (KTB) Electronic Sales Hall in one day. On the same day, in the BorsaKonya ELÜS (Electronic Product Certificate) Transaction Market, 41.5 million TL transactions were made in return 33 thousand …

Turkish cherry surpasses China wall… Cherry exports reach 155 million dollars… Turkey, world leader in the production of cherries, has been fighting to export this product to China since 2010 that imports 800 million dollars of cherries annually, reached a happy ending. Turkey exported cherries to China for the first …

In our interconnected, globalized world, trade can provide consumers a wide variety of safe and quality food products while giving farmers and food producers a stable and growing source of income. For this reason, promotion of those food products with competitive advantages is high on government agendas everywhere. To aid …

Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said that long term negotiations on trade in agricultural products with China have begun to bear its fruits… “25 tons of cherries for the first time from Turkey to China of which 20 tons to Guangzhou, 5 tons reached Shanghai. Hopefully fruits, vegetables, fish and dairy …

Raspberry harvest began in Bursa region… The harvest began in Bursa, where ninety percent of the production of raspberries grown in Turkey. Raspberries, whose price increased by 100 percent compared to last year, satisfied the expectations of producers. Raspberries grown in 24 villages in Bursa, are sold at 10 liras …

5 ways to feed 10 billion people in 2050… Greg Foot – BBC Future… The world’s population continues to grow. According to some estimates, the global population will reach 10 billion by 2050. It will take record-breaking food to feed all these people. What kind of changes are needed in …

National Hazelnut Council (UFK) President Sebahattin Arslantürk said that they might easily reach the export of 4-5 million dollars if they could increase productivity and quality of the product while reducing costs… In his written statement, Arslantürk stated that the most important agricultural export product should be followed by stable …