Grains and Pulses

The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), established as part of a landmark deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine, has started work in Istanbul, Russia’s defense ministry said on Tuesday. The center will be officially opened in a ceremony on Wednesday, Turkiye’s Defense Ministry said separately on Tuesday. Ukraine, Russia, Turkiye …

Turkiye is “optimistic” that a deal could be reached soon on resuming Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, its top diplomat said Thursday. Talks between Turkiye, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations about a Black Sea corridor are “going well so far,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told public broadcaster …

The first meeting in months between Russia and Ukraine took a critical step toward ensuring the export of desperately needed grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to help ease the global food crisis. Turkey announced a deal with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations on Wednesday aimed at resuming Ukrainian …

Parliamentary Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member, Ayhan Barut, Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy, stated that the grain corridor summit in Istanbul is important and said, “The whole world saw once again in the pandemic that there is no life without agriculture. Agriculture is a strategic sector. Therefore, our …

Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the establishment of secure corridors for exporting the Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea, the Turkish defense minister has said, adding that the sides will sign an agreement during the next week’s meeting again in Türkiye, announcing that a months-long impasse is broken at the Istanbul meeting on July 13. …

Kyiv and the United Nations are set to join Russia and Turkey in consultations on grain exports from Ukraine, as a fresh round of talks is set to take place on Wednesday, a senior official said. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar’s remarks on Tuesday come shortly after Interfax news agency, citing …

Turkiye could re-export grain products like wheat, oat and barley from the Black Sea to countries in need after talks with Russia and Ukraine, the country’s president said Friday. Speaking after Friday prayers in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would discuss the matter with both Russia and Ukraine …

Millets and sorghum are grains that are nutrient-rich, drought-tolerant crops and can support communities around the world. The International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) estimates that more than 90 million people in Africa and Asia depend on millets in their diets, and 500 million people in more than 30 countries depend …

Veysel Memiş, Chairperson of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), evaluated the export figures of the sector in Turkiye along with AHBİB in cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products for May. Veysel Memiş announced that the region’s exports reached 134 million dollars with an increase of 19.7 …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), stated that the announced grain purchase prices are at a level that will meet the expectations and that the projections for an increase in crop production estimations despite the …