Agricultural Economy

The theme for the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”, highlights the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems of the world. From production of crops to processing, preparing and distributing foods, women’s labour – paid and …

Press release… Northern Ireland slurry equipment manufacturer SlurryKat is exhibiting some of its latest machines at Agritechnica in November. Given the ongoing success of its export business, SlurryKat is also looking to expand its network of dealers across Europe and invites any interested parties to visit the stand at the …

Turkey’s cereals and pulses exports reach 9.2 billion dollars… The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector exported 9 billion 205 million 576 thousand dollars in 9 months of the year. According to the information compiled from the data of the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAİB), the Turkish cereals, pulses, oilseeds …

Diyarbakır Commodity Exchange President Engin Yeşil said that cotton, known as ‘white gold’, has lost its charm and that cotton producers will not be able to plant cotton next year in the face of prices. Speaking at the Cotton Buying-Selling Session held at Diyarbakır Commodity Exchange (DTB), Engin Yeşil stated …

Eggs are currently South Africa’s hottest commodity. The country has been grappling with one of its worst outbreaks of bird flu – millions of chickens have been killed over the past few weeks, supplies of poultry meat have been threatened and supermarkets across the nation have run out of eggs. …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık: We exported 73 thousand 388 tonnes of dried figs The 2022/23 season of dried figs, the fruit of paradise, of which Türkiye is the the world’s leading producer and exporter and also defined as the holy fruit in all heavenly religions, ended with a historic …

Long-awaited EU animal welfare proposals are falling through without an official explanation. Some reports suspect that economic objectives are at play. A raft of highly-anticipated EU animal welfare proposals are overdue, and it seems that the European Commission will fall short on its commitments for the long-promised legislative reforms. Brussels appears to …

Press release… Global recession extends the duration of inward processing authorisations… Due to the global recession, exporters were given the opportunity for additional time due to the global recession in inward processing authorisation documents, which contribute to approximately half of Türkiye’s annual exports of 254 billion dollars, giving exporters the …

Press release… Türkiye’s leading food brand Pınar received full marks from the participants with its award-winning flavours at the Anuga Food and Beverage Fair, where nearly 170 thousand participants from 201 countries took part. İdil Yiğitbaşı İdil Yiğitbaşı, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors Pınar Dairy, said that at Anuga …

The northwestern region of Kırklareli is grappling with distressing consequences of climate change, as several waterfalls, ponds and dams have dried up due to a combination of scanty rainfall in the spring and scorching summer temperatures. The implications of these environmental changes are impacting the local ecosystem and disrupting tourism …