Agricultural Economy

In the export season which ended in July, 252 million 661 thousand dollars of dried apricots were exported to 115 countries from Malatya province. It is aimed to double the currency inflow from now on. In Malatya, where 85 percent of the world’s dried apricot production is made, 500 million …

Press release… Chairman of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Hayrettin Uçak said, “I think the importance of food production has emerged in all its reality during the pandemic process. This reflected positively on the exports of countries that produce agricultural products like ours.” Stating that when they look …

Stating that there is approximately 4 thousand tons of tobacco production in Selendi District of Manisa province, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said the draft law on tobacco in the Parliament. Pakdemirli said, “We have a law pending in the Parliament on tobacco. There are so many foreign …

Press release… International quotations for sugar, vegetable oils and coarse grains increased from July, while worldwide cereal harvests remain on course to hit annual record… 3 September 2020, Rome – Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in August, influenced by generally firmer demand and a weaker U.S. dollar, …

The interest in Turkish fruit juices continues to increase day by day. Turkish companies’ exports to the world are also increasing. Oğuz Gıda, one of the beverage producers, announced that they export to 103 countries on all continents. Drawing attention to the fact that 15 percent of their total production …

Press release… Celep: We are a market maker, a country that dominates the market Birol Celep, Chairman of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that last year, raisins were exported around 2 thousand 50 dollars per tonne and this year the yield is around 270 thousand tons …

Press release… Aegean grape producers and exporters came together in Manisa where 20 percent of table grapes and 85 percent of raisins supplied. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli attended the opening ceremony of the 2020-2021 season of Manisa Commodity Exchange’s “Manisa Sultani Seedless Grape” via teleconference from Giresun, …

Press release… During the pandemic, where every sector was negatively affected and the economy came to a standstill, Ünlü Ziraat invested 30 million TL. Ünlü Ziraat, which started its activities in Manisa province in 1971 and produces an average of 30 thousand agricultural tools per year, especially the plow, took …

Turkey’s Denizli province is one of the most important production centres in sunflower seeds, the farmers began to harvest in a rush. Quality and price made the producers smile in the province where 20 thousand tons of harvest is expected. Sunflower harvest of the ‘İnegöl Alası’ type has started in …

Press release… Jak Eskinazi, Coordinator of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), said that The Green Deal gives the same message as EIB’s Sustainability Manifesto. Eskinazi said, “Fighting climate change and making Europe climate-neutral by 2050 is one of the main priorities of the European Commission. In support of this priority, the Commission …