Farming

ANKARA Türkiye’s agricultural sector is expecting a strong year for grain production in 2026, supported by favourable temperature trends, rainfall distribution in May and continued low drought risks, a sector representative told Anadolu. Yaşar Serpi, chairman of Ankara-based National Grain Council (UHK), said this year’s production season had been one …

Press release… Türkiye is gearing up for a bountiful season for peaches and nectarines. The first harvest ceremony of the season for peaches and nectarines took place in the Selçuk district of İzmir province. Over a four-month period in 2026, exports of peaches and nectarines rose by 347 percent to …

Rising oil prices and concerns over energy supply have reignited interest in biofuels, whilst the impact of this situation on food prices has once again become a topic of debate. In particular, the increased use of agricultural products such as maize, sugar cane, palm oil and vegetable oils in energy …

Press release… VEYSEL MEMİŞ: DJIBOUTI, IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, JORDAN AND TUNISIA ARE DRIVING NEW MOMENTUM IN EXPORTS Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they had achieved exports of 173.3 million dollars in April. Emphasising that …

Press release… Şemsettin Özgür, Chair of the Sectoral Council of the Turkish Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Associations, emphasised that they would be concentrating on China and India as target markets and that one of their key priorities would be to improve quality and food safety. Chairman Özgür, who stated …

Press release… Strawberries, a value-added product within the fresh fruit category exported to around 40 countries in both fresh and frozen forms, saw a 56 percent spike in exports across Türkiye during the January–April 2026 period. Türkiye’s total strawberry exports rose to 20,871,000 dollars in the first four months. Cengiz …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, has been elected Chairman of the Turkish Fruit and Vegetable Products Sector Council for the 2026–30 term. The Council is expected to generate 2.5 billion dollars in foreign exchange for Türkiye …

May 2026… A Turkish entrepreneur has launched a trial coffee cultivation project in the southern province of Adana, aiming to introduce coffee farming to the fertile plains of Çukurova, one of Türkiye’s most important agricultural regions. Machine engineer and greenhouse investor Engin Hazar planted 100 coffee saplings in a 1.5-decare greenhouse in the Sarıçam …

Türkiye’s agricultural input price index rose 34.26 percent year-on-year and 3.89 percent month-on-month in March, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). In the previous month, annual and monthly increases stood at 31.55 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively. On a monthly basis in March, the index for goods and services consumed …

Türkiye’s crop production is expected to increase significantly in 2026 compared with the previous year, according to estimates released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). Wheat The outlook follows comments by Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı last week, who said agricultural production affected by frost and drought in 2025 is expected …