Farming

In the plateaus that stand out with their rich vegetation in Muş (a province of Eastern Anatolia region) migratory beekeepers began their organic honey shift. With its natural water resources and rich flora, producers have embarked on organic honey in the high-altitude plateaus that host beekeepers from different parts of …

It is demanded that sunflower imports, in which there is a production inadequacy, should be banned and thus producers should be supported while avoiding 500 million dollars of import. Sunflower is one of the agricultural products in which Turkey has a production deficit. Despite the annual production of 2 million …

Press release… 20.08.2020- Ankara Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said that they expect to decline in grape yield this year due to adverse climatic conditions along with effective pest and diseases. Bayraktar said, “The price of raisins should be announced as at least 13.50 liras so …

Chairman of Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association Birol Celep made a written statement. Evaluating the future of dried fruit industry, Celep continued as follows: It was already known before the Covid-19 epidemic that sectors such as agriculture and food had a strategic importance and because of this epidemic …

Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 41.4 percent in July compared to the same month of the previous year and reached $186.2 million, with more than half of the exports being sent to Russia and Germany. According to data by the Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters’ Association, fresh fruit and …

Press release… Ankara-August 18, 2020 Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers President Şemsi Bayraktar said that sauceboat tomato prices fell up to 30 kurush and table tomatoes to 60 kurush. Bayraktar stated that if the decrease in prices continues, the tomato producer may withdraw from production or turn to alternative products. …

Press release… Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairman of Aegean Furniture Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, made an evaluation of January-June period of 2020… “At the end of 2019, which was a successful year for the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, we said that for the year 2020, …

In Ceylanpınar Agricultural Enterprise, affiliated to the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises, sunflower is harvested on 57 thousand 963 decares of land. In Ceylanpınar Agricultural Enterprise, which is one of the largest agricultural enterprises in the world, a large number of products are grown from barley to wheat, from lentil …

Press release… Akhisar Commodity Exchange President Alper Alhat called on the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization to exclude Olive Oil from GEKAP. The Regulation on Recycling Participation Share (GEKAP) published by the General Directorate of Environmental Management of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization entered into force. Although the Ministry …

Press release… “We will reach the 1 billion dollar export target together with our producers” While the production and export figures in many sectors declined during the pandemic period, Aegean exporters of fresh fruits, vegetables and products increased their exports by 17 percent in the January – July period of …