Farming

Press release… Expressing that this year’s yield and product quality are better than last year in seedless table Sultani grapes, which showed an export performance of 110 million dollars in 2020 and 160 million dollars in 2021, Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak said that …

Press release… The highest fresh fruit and vegetable exports are to Russia, Romania and Germany… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that Turkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached the level of 1.45 billion dollars in the first half of …

The first vessel carrying grain for the people in Africa from Ukraine as part of a recently signed deal mediated by Türkiye and the United Nations to prevent a global food crisis docked in Ukraine on Friday, the United Nations said. The MV Brave Commander, which left Istanbul on Wednesday, arrived in …

Cereal sector in Turkiye grew in the first half of the year with an export focus. With the products sent from the country to Iraq, the USA and Israel, amounted to a total of approximately 5.5 billion dollars. In the first half of this year, the cereal industry realized an …

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar, in his written statement, said, “Stubble burning, which has never been an agricultural practice and paves way to serious damage to soil fertility in the long term, causes the loss of sustainable productivity in agricultural lands.” Şemsi Bayraktar Stating …

Rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’, according to new research. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down in the environment. They have non-stick or …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has prepared an action plan that envisages simplifying the incentives scheme and changes in the support provided to farmers. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişçi made a presentation regarding the new model at a meeting with senior members of the ruling Justice and Development Party …

By Jenna Hoffman, June 28, 2022 Farmland prices continue to soar, as a new record Iowa land sale occurred in Dubuque County, Iowa last week with High Point Land Company claiming it auctioned off 60 acres for $30,000 per acre. With the financial stakes so high, who can afford to make these …

Prices of land plots have soared as people with limited funds increased their demand, seeking alternative investments. Strong demand for detached houses in the wake of the pandemic also gave a boost to the market. Prices of land plots across Türkiye increased as much as 78 percent over the past year, according to …

Press release… Harvest time for fresh figs, which are defined as sacred fruit in all monotheistic religions and recommended in diets with low calories. The first cut and export dates have been announced for the Sarılop variety fresh figs grown in Aydın province and the black fig, defined as the …