Farming

Press release… In the first 2 months of 2024, 32 million 347 thousand 502 dollars of fresh fruit and vegetable exports were made to 27 countries from the Eastern Black Sea Region for 68 thousand 987 tonnes. While the first 3 countries with the highest exports were the Russian Federation, …

Agriculture is done with local seed; domestic seed stamp on production… With 911 indigenous seeds, Türkiye reduced the dependence of farmers on foreign seeds while protecting its biological wealth. In Türkiye, 57 per cent of bread wheat, 63 per cent of durum wheat, 68 per cent of barley, 50 per …

Press release… Food exports to Japan soared by 42 percent in the two-month period of 2024… Turkish food exporters, who set an export target of 1 billion dollars to Japan, returned home with commercial connections that will reach the export target of 1 billion dollars from the Foodex Japan Fair …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in February reached 319.5 million dollars with a hike of 4 percent compared to the same period last year. Stating that as the …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, said that that such periods, when global prices decline while production increases, also provide opportunities for raw material imports. Sunflower seed “Sunflower seed is more abundant compared to previous years. Considering …

Press release… Turkish food exporters who want to grow in the US market are travelling to California… Turkish flavours will be showcased in California… The Turkish food sector has set a target of 5 billion dollars for the United States market, which has doubled in the last 5 years and …

Ursula von der Leyen did not forget about angered EU farmers during the launch of her election campaign for a second mandate at the European Commission on Thursday (7 March) but omitted all reference to the agricultural policies she penned during her five-year term. Ursula von der Leyen Unsurprisingly, von …

COUNTRIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD… FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food. Conflicts in Near East Asia and in West and East Africa are driving alarmingly …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they exported 184.4 million dollars in February with a hike of 29 percent compared to the same period last year. Veysel Memiş Stating that the countries …

Ahmet Hacıince, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Red Meat Council (UKON), said that the main reason for today’s high prices of red meat is the high cost of production. Underlying the high cost of production is the hike in the prices of young male cattle to …