Agricultural Economy

Turkish tea has been exported to 105 countries valued at 12 million 182 thousand 162 dollars during the first 9 months of this year. The most tea was sold to Belgium on the basis of countries. According to the compilation made from the data of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters …

The National Milk Council (USK) announced that the raw milk support subsidy for the months of October, November and December was determined as 40 kurush (kuruş). National Milk Council (USK) Stating that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has fixed the raw milk support subsidy as 40 kurush for October, …

Press release… Exports of grapes, figs and apricots in the dried fruit sector exceeded 1 billion dollars… Demand increased during the pandemic period for raisins, apricots and figs in WHO’s (World Health Organization) list of healthy products Demand increased during the pandemic for raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which …

Press release… 200 million dollars is targeted for table olive exports… During the pandemic period, when people stuck at home, it regained breakfast culture. The Covid-19 virus has boosted the demand for table olives that strengthen the immune system, thus a record was set in table olive exports. Turkey has …

In the last 5 years, the number of companies that have developed products and services on financial technologies has increased rapidly. The common purpose of these companies is to design new technologies that aim to improve and automate of financial services and bring them together with the peoples. Hundreds of …

Press release… Stakeholders of the textile and apparel industry, having produced value added over 60 billion dollars in 2019, are not happy with the implemented policies related to cotton as the main raw material of these sectors. Across the Anatolia, which is an ancient cotton geography, 43 percent of the …

Bolu’s famous water buffalo cream was registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and received a geographical indication. Bolu (a northwestern province in Turkey) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Türker Ateş said, “Afyon’s cream is famous. Bolu’s buffalo cream is also famous. From now on, we will say …

World Egg Day is celebrated every year on the second Friday in October. On World Egg Day, events are held across the world celebrating the egg. The first World Egg Day was celebrated in 1996 and since then we have seen a variety of wonderful events taking place internationally, with people …

Press release… 08 October 2020, Rome – The benchmark price index for food commodities rose in September, led by vegetable oils and cereals, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 97.9 points during the month, up 2.1 percent from August …

As many as 115 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty this year due to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned on Oct. 7.     That is a devastating reversal after decades of progress, and higher than the bank previously estimated, even as recently as August, …