Farming

Stating that there is approximately 4 thousand tons of tobacco production in Selendi District of Manisa province, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said the draft law on tobacco in the Parliament. Pakdemirli said, “We have a law pending in the Parliament on tobacco. There are so many foreign …

Turkey provided 1 million 189 thousand dollars of foreign exchange from black cumin by exporting 50 countries in 2019. With this performance, an all-time record was broken in black cumin exports. Black cumin exports in 7 months of the year increased by 219 percent compared to the same period of …

Press release… Celep: We are a market maker, a country that dominates the market Birol Celep, Chairman of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that last year, raisins were exported around 2 thousand 50 dollars per tonne and this year the yield is around 270 thousand tons …

Press release… Aegean grape producers and exporters came together in Manisa where 20 percent of table grapes and 85 percent of raisins supplied. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli attended the opening ceremony of the 2020-2021 season of Manisa Commodity Exchange’s “Manisa Sultani Seedless Grape” via teleconference from Giresun, …

Ali Rıza Türker, Chairman of Tariş Raisins Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union, in his written statement, said that the 12,5 TL purchase price announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli for grape number 9 has been welcomed by the grape producers of Tariş and production region. Stating …

Turkey, reaching an all-time seasonal record, exported 337 thousand tons of hazelnuts. In return for this export, 2.2 billion dollars input was provided to the country’s economy. According to the data obtained from the Black Sea Hazelnut Exporters’ Association, the export figures made in the 2019-2020 hazelnut season reached the …

Apricot seed contributes 20 million dollars to Malatya’s economy annually. In Malatya, the capital of apricots, apricot seed contributes to the economy of the province. In addition to the apricot, its shells and seeds are used in various sectors. Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan said that the annual contribution …

Ünal Erarslan, Director General of KARADENİZBİRLİK, said that the Board of Directors of their Association made maximum effort in favour of the producer considering the current conditions and determined the pre-purchase price of sunflower as 3.20 liras. The Black Sea Oil Seeds Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Association (KARADENİZBİRLİK), headquartered in Samsun …

Turkey expects to export 180 million dollars of table grapes from Manisa province this season. 50 thousand registered farmers in Manisa and its environs produce grapes in about 1 million decares of vineyard. Manisa region provides 60-70 percent of Turkey’s annual 4 million tons of grapes and produces between 2.5-3 …

Press release… Turkish Organic Network (TORA) was launched on August 20… Professor Dr. Uygun Aksoy, the Chairwoman of TORA, said that all institutions and organizations, operating in every stage of the production and consumption of organic products and inputs, came together in order to provide the cooperation and solidarity. TORA, …