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Ülkü Karakuş: We expect 7 million tonnes of maize production this year

Feed manufacturers expect 7 million tonnes of corn production this year… Ülkü Karakuş, Chair of the Turkish Feed Manufacturers’ Association (TÜRKİYEM-BİR), stated that they foresee around 7 million tonnes of corn production this year. Ankara… Ülkü Karakuş, Chair of the Turkish Feed Manufacturers’ Association (TÜRKİYEM-BİR), told an Anadolu Agency (AA) …

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Grain movement at Turkish Mercantile Exchange (TÜRİB); wheat on the rise, maize declines!

In the Electronic Warehouse Receipts (EWR – ELÜS) Market of the Turkish Mercantile Exchange (TÜRİB), price movements in wheat, corn and barley, which were the most traded agricultural products during the week of 23-26 June 2025, attracted attention. According to weekly index data, the upward trend continued in wheat, while …

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Ömer Celal Umur: Our goal is to maintain tobacco exports at a value of 1 billion dollars

Press release… In the last year, exports of tobacco, one of the traditional export products of the Aegean Region, soared by 10 percent from 915 million dollars to 1 billion 4 million dollars. Umur: ‘Our goal is to maintain the 1 billion dollar level’ Stating that cigarette consumption has remained …

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Tobacco sector exceeds 1 billion dollars after 7 years!

Press release… Exports of tobacco, one of the traditional export products of the Aegean Region, soared by 10 percent in the last year, rising from 915 million to 1.004 billion dollars. The tobacco sector has surpassed the 1 billion dollar mark in exports after 7 years. The tobacco sector last …

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What Africa’s wheat surge means for global markets?

At the International Grain Conference 2025 (IGC), Vince Peterson, President of U.S. Wheat Associates, delivered a striking reality check: Africa will be the epicenter of global wheat demand growth and the world is not yet prepared.• In 1990, global wheat consumption was 500 million tonnes. Today, it’s 800 million.• By …

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The 4th European Sorghum Congress will be held in Budapest, Hungary…

Press release… • This congress is the flagship event for the sorghum industry, a cereal with many advantages that is becoming increasingly important in the European agro-industrial landscape. • Innovations, markets and success stories: this is the opportunity to discover the 1001 reasons to invest in sorghum. • More than …

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Mantra Agri Solutions joins as Title Sponsor – Global Potato Summit 2025!

Press release… Mantra Agri Solutions – A Joint Venture of Haldiram and SK Group Joins as Title Sponsor of Global Potato Summit 2025, India Mantra Agri Solutions, a joint venture between India’s renowned snack food brand Haldiram and the SK Group, a leading player in the agri-value chain, has joined …

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Hemp offers a strategic opportunity for Türkiye in green transformation…

Press release… Hemp, which stands out with its wide range of usage areas and environmentally friendly features, is shown among the strategic raw materials of the future. At the Hemp for a Sustainable Future Workshop organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) and the Izmir Branch of the Chamber of …

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Uğur Pırlak: Niğde Potato Research Institute has developed the first domestic variety, ‘Uğur’

Niğde Potato Research Institute, Türkiye’s first and only research institution in the field of potatoes, has achieved another important success in domestic and national agriculture. The first domestic potato variety developed by the Institute has been registered under the name ‘Uğur’. In 2023, ‘Uğur’, which was applied for industrial use …

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Thracian region may face its worst drought on record!

Türkiye’s northwestern Thracian region, known for its agricultural output of wheat and barley, faces the risk of its most severe drought in history if rain does not occur in the coming days, warns an expert. İbrahim Toruk “In the absence of rain for the next several days, we predict that wheat crops will fail …

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