Farming

Press release… Historical record in table olive exports! Türkiye reaches 210 million dollars in table olive exports… Davut Er Türkiye, which entered the 2024/25 season with the goal of world leadership in table olives, left the 2023/24 season behind with a historical record in exports. Türkiye’s table olive exports soared …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), said that the sector converted 208 thousand 714 tonnes of products into value in the AHBİB responsibility area in September. Pulses “Pulses ranked first in the product group …

Türkiye, the world’s largest flour exporter has eased its wheat import rules ahead of the scheduled expiry of a ban at midnight on Tuesday, according to the top millers’ association in the country. In June, Türkiye suspended wheat imports until Oct. 15 to protect farmers from low prices, promote domestic procurement of …

The year 2024 has been determined as the hottest year recorded in Türkiye since 1971 with an average temperature of 16.8 degrees Celsius. There were 900 extreme natural events in 8 months; among these events, the forest fire in Izmir province, heavy rainfall in Antalya province and lightning strikes in …

By Nazrin Abdul, AZERNEWS The UN General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution designating 2026 as the “International Year of Women Farmers,” highlighting the challenges encountered by women in agricultural systems worldwide, Azernews reports. The resolution underscores the importance of addressing these obstacles and emphasizes initiatives aimed at promoting awareness, implementing effective policies, …

The theme for the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”, highlights the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems of the world. From production of crops to processing, preparing and distributing foods, women’s labour – paid and …

Members of the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations exported a total of 241 million 49 thousand dollars of dried fruits to 94 countries in 9 months of 2024. Exports of many products, especially dried apricots and pistachios, showed significant increases. Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAİB) member companies exported 241 million 49 …

Press release… Export champion tangerine’s 2024 target 600 million dollars export… Harvest and export time has come for satsuma tangerine, the harbinger of autumn and the natural healing store of flu and colds. As a result of the examinations carried out by the ‘Commission for Determining the Cutting and Export …

Türkiye exported tea to 116 countries in 9 months… Türkiye exported 3,642 tonnes of tea to 116 countries in the first 9 months of 2023, generating 18 million 23 thousand 919 dollars in revenue. While 45 percent of the exports were carried out from Black Sea’s province of Rize. Belgium, …

Harsh weather affecting major global exporters is reducing wheat output and cutting inventories that have already been projected to hit nine-year lows while fuelling a sudden uptick in prices. Dryness afflicting suppliers from Russia, the world’s biggest, to Argentina, is making food production vulnerable as recent Russian attacks on grain ships …