Agricultural Economy

Press release… May, 2026 With just a few days to go before Eid al-Adha, Halil Gündoğdu, Chair of the Aegean Leather and Leather Goods Exporters’ Association, has called for the hides of sacrificial animals to be put to economic use. Speaking at a press conference organised by the Aegean Exporters’ …

Press release… Strawberries, a value-added product within the fresh fruit category exported to around 40 countries in both fresh and frozen forms, saw a 56 percent spike in exports across Türkiye during the January–April 2026 period. Türkiye’s total strawberry exports rose to 20,871,000 dollars in the first four months. Cengiz …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, has been elected Chairman of the Turkish Fruit and Vegetable Products Sector Council for the 2026–30 term. The Council is expected to generate 2.5 billion dollars in foreign exchange for Türkiye …

Press release… Exporters from the Aegean region met with commercial counsellors who have served for four years in various parts of the world to help Türkiye achieve its export targets. At the “Commercial Counsellors’ Meeting” organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), 10 commercial counsellors held over 150 bilateral business …

The Turkish Carpet Sector organised the “Malaysia Carpet URGE Delegation” between 11 and 14 May 2026 to strengthen its position in Malaysia, one of its target markets. Nine companies took part in the mission, which was organised as part of the “Carpet UR-GE Project” – an initiative led by the …

May 2026… A Turkish entrepreneur has launched a trial coffee cultivation project in the southern province of Adana, aiming to introduce coffee farming to the fertile plains of Çukurova, one of Türkiye’s most important agricultural regions. Machine engineer and greenhouse investor Engin Hazar planted 100 coffee saplings in a 1.5-decare greenhouse in the Sarıçam …

Türkiye’s agricultural input price index rose 34.26 percent year-on-year and 3.89 percent month-on-month in March, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). In the previous month, annual and monthly increases stood at 31.55 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively. On a monthly basis in March, the index for goods and services consumed …

Türkiye’s crop production is expected to increase significantly in 2026 compared with the previous year, according to estimates released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). Wheat The outlook follows comments by Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı last week, who said agricultural production affected by frost and drought in 2025 is expected …

Press release… Exports from the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and processed products sector—which continues to lead the way with a 31.1 per cent share of total exports from South-Eastern Anatolia—reached 1.2 billion dollars in the first four months of the year. Compared to the same period last year, the region’s grain …

Press release… QU Dongyu praises the Indian leader’s efforts to prioritize agrifood systems and rural development… 20/05/2026 Rome – TheDirector-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India with the FAO Agricola Medal, the Organization’s highest award, in …