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Press release… Tobacco, one of Türkiye’s traditional export sectors, is celebrating both exceeding 100,000 tonnes in production and surpassing 1 billion dollars in exports after an 8-year hiatus. This double record was highlighted at the General Assembly of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters Association, which brings together tobacco and tobacco product …

April 17, 2026… Supply chain disruptions amid escalating Middle East conflict drive up cotton prices 18.5 percent… Cotton prices have surged nearly 20 percent since the onset of the Middle East war in late February, despite expectations of a global economic slowdown and contracting demand. Before the US and Israel’s …

Press release… The Selim Jimi era at the Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association… Selim Jimi was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors at the General Assembly of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association. Selim Jimi had been serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ …

The National Agricultural Promotion Centre, Loc Troi Group and Newgreen Co., Ltd. (Japan) held a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in research, piloting and application of advanced Japanese technological solutions in high-quality, low-emission rice cultivation in the Mekong Delta. Representatives of the National Agricultural Promotion …

Press release… Fevzi Çondur, Chair of the Turkish Cotton Council (UPK) stated that he would like to draw attention to the devastating effects of climate change on agriculture. Çondur also emphasised that cotton producers are facing serious yield losses, particularly due to increasingly severe droughts in recent years. Underlining that …

Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Commodity Exchange, announced that due to adverse weather conditions and heavy rainfall, the 2025/26 season cotton harvest in the Aegean Region is expected to be approximately 10-15 percent below the expected value. “As is known, the determination of cotton-planted …

Feed industry calls for incentives for oilseed cultivation… Ülkü Karakuş, Chair of the Turkish Feed Industry Association (TÜRKİYEM-BİR), has called for incentives to encourage the cultivation of oilseeds, which are not produced in sufficient quantities in Türkiye. Ankara… Karakuş, in an assessment to an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent on how …

Press release… The Joint Council Meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) was held in Ankara, chaired by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and attended by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz along with a large number of council members. Fevzi Çondur, TOBB Trade Exchanges Council Vice …

Press release… Stating that Türkiye’s annual cotton requirement is approximately 1.6 million tonnes, Fevzi Çondur, Chair of the Aydın Commodity Exchange and National Cotton Council, said, “Cotton is the raw material for the textile and ready-to-wear clothing sector, which is one of the driving forces behind our country’s exports and …

Press release… Fevzi Çondur, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aydın Commodity Exchange (ATB) and the National Cotton Council (UPK), highlighted the strategic importance of cotton for Turkish agriculture and industry in a statement made on 7 October, World Cotton Day. Emphasising that cotton production is not limited …