Grains and Pulses

Oba Makarna (Pasta), which achieved an export revenue of 394.6 million dollars in 2023, became the leader in the “Türkiye’s Top Thousand Exporters 2023” survey. Alpaslan Özgüçlü Oba Makarna CEO Alpaslan Özgüçlü stated that they realise 25 percent of pasta production in the country and said, “As Oba pasta, we …

Chicago wheat fell again Monday, remaining close to Friday’s five-week lows, as Türkiye’s ban on imports triggered worries about reduced demand and intensified competition with Black Sea supplies in export markets. Corn rose after Friday’s losses, while soybeans fell. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active wheat Wv1 fell 0.4% …

The foreign dependency of the Turkish pasta sector in production has ended thanks to the high yield of durum wheat in recent years. Aykut Göymen, Head of Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD), said that around 4 million 300 thousand tonnes of durum wheat was harvested last year. Göymen stated that …

Türkiye on Friday announced it would halt wheat imports from June 21 until at least mid-October to safeguard farmers from price fluctuations, secure domestic procurement of raw materials and create a favorable market for producers. U.S. and European wheat futures dropped sharply on the news, both falling around 2%, with …

Press release… Cereals exports reached 5.0 billion dollars in the first 5 months… The total exports of the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which includes basic food products such as biscuits, wheat flour, vegetable oils, sugary and cocoa products and pasta, soared by 7.3 percent to 5.0 billion dollars …

Immediately after China authorised the production of the first genetically modified wheat variety, a major trial of genetically modified wheat has been launched in Australia… Australian seed breeding firm Integrain has launched a trial to grow genetically modified seeds in a greenhouse environment. Earlier this year, the Perth-based company, majority …

Global grain production projected to increase by 8 million tonnes year-on-year in 2024, says head of International Association of Operative Millers Eurasia (IAOM)… Despite the continuing Russia-Ukraine war, global grain production is expected to increase by 8 million tonnes year-on-year in 2024, according to the head of the International Association …

In Türkiye, where only 2 thousand tonnes of the 40 thousand tonnes demand could be produced, buckwheat trial planting was carried out for the first time in Black Sea’s province of Ordu under the leadership of the Metropolitan Municipality in order to create an alternative source of income for the …

Wheat buyers in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, which account for two-thirds of global imports of the staple, have been caught out with relatively little supply after adverse weather in Russia and Europe unexpectedly sent prices surging 30 percent since April. Ole Houe Importers who had been buying cargoes …

The Chinese government has authorised the production of the country’s first genetically modified wheat strain. This is the first important step towards the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) food products. Despite rapid advances in areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, telecommunications, renewable energy and electric vehicles, Asia lags far behind …