Farming

Press release… Ed Musson, a successful and expanding agricultural contractor says he relies first and foremost on the build strength and quality of SlurryKat equipment to ensure a stress-free slurry spreading season. Based at Bardarroch Farm in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Ed Musson runs his successful contracting business, Ed Musson Contracting Ltd.  …

Press release… Germany is the most important trade partner of Türkiye and is one of the countries it exports the most as of 2023. In order to strengthen over 100 years of Turkish-German trade relations and to create new cooperation opportunities, the German-Turkish Economic Day on Food was organised in …

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 …

Ali Kopuz, Chair of the Istanbul Commodity Exchange (ISTIB), stated that the expectation of yield and stock situation in olive oil shows that there is about twice as much oil as the need in the domestic market. Ali Kopuz “For this reason, we believe that bulk exports of olive oil …

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 …

Press release… Türkiye exported 255 billion 800 million dollars in 2023, while Germany made an import of 21 billion 79 million dollars. Germany was represented with a share of 8.3 percent in Türkiye’s exports. After Germany, the country Türkiye exported the most was the United States of America with 14.8 …

Press release… Akhisar (District of Aegean province of Manisa) Commodity Exchange Chairman Alper Alhat reported that they are experiencing a wonderful flowering period in terms of olive production. “We expect a record yield this year,” Alhat said. Alhat underlined that good news came from all over Türkiye this year. Pointing …

Press release… Great Success from the Innovative and Sustainable Clustering in Olive Value Chain Project (OASIS)… The OASIS Project was one of the two projects entitled to be financed under the European Agri-Food Sustainability Cluster Partnerships call under the Single Market Programme (SMP COSME). Işınsu Kestelli Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of …

Honey forests contribute to the national economy… As of the end of last year, the number of honey forests reached 794, creating an opportunity to host approximately 1 million hives. Türkiye’s honey production reached 115 thousand tonnes thanks to the support given to beekeeping activities and honey forests. In addition …