Agricultural Economy

Turkey’s exports of pasta, compared to the same period last year January-June period, increased by 4.3 percent as the amount stepping up to 613 thousand tons, while being limited to 3 percent increase in value was 287 million dollars. Pasta Producers and Industrialists Association (MÜSAD) said, in a statement, pasta …

According to data of Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, fruit juice and concentrate exports increased by 2.8 percent in the first 6 months of this year from 144.3 million dollars to 148.4 million dollars. While Turkey in the same period of last year exporting 85.1 thousand tons of …

Turkey: Overview of the world’s seventh-largest agricultural producer Agriculture comprises around 23 percent of the Turkish economy. Approximately 4 million farmers look after 24 million ha of productive land. Average farm size is around 60 decare [a unit of surface measure equal to 10 acres, or 1000 square meters: equivalent …

Export target of 900 million dollars in citrus… Indispensable in the winter months and vitamin C store citrus products yield in the Aegean Region in 2019/20 season is estimated to be 442 thousand 349 tons. Expressing that the product quality is good enough, Chairman of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable …

The global tea industry has been registering tremendous growth. The overall increase in domestic consumption has been driven by demographic growth, faster urbanization and rising incomes and standard of living in the emerging and developing economies. Persistence Market Research (PMR) expects the global market to expand at 5 percent at …

Farmers in South-America have been growing quinoa for thousands of years. In the Netherlands the crop is cultivated on a commercial scale only since April 2014. Since it is such a new crop, Dutch Quinoa Group could set up a local value chain from scratch. Therefore, it is sustainable in …

Greetings from Mexico City! This week, Food Tank is celebrating initiatives redefining food and agriculture around the world. While new challenges from population density, urbanization, conflict, and climate change transform food systems, we’re scanning the globe for stories of hope and perseverance. In the Middle East, the region once rich …

Şemsi Bayraktar announced the sacrificial prices… Turkey Union of Chambers of Agriculture (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar held a press conference yesterday. Bayraktar said: “This year, we estimate that 3 million 600 thousand animals will be slaughtered, approximately 900 thousand bovine and 2.7 million ovine. We also estimate that the amount …

Turkey’s hazelnut exports hit nearly 262,000 tons from last September to this July, a regional trade union announced on Friday. The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Union reported that Turkey earned 1.54 billion dollars from hazelnut exports during the first 11 months of the season. With nearly 75.3 percent …

Exporters of fruit and vegetable products will focus on Far East market with URGE Project… With URGE (Product development) Project, they will make Far Easterners love Turkish tastes and delicasies… Fruit and vegetable products sector which exports 1.6 billion dollars annually by processing surplus supply of fresh fruits and vegetables …